Dr. Kelly Michelson, M.D., Director of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, will speak on the topic, Ethics and the Coronavirus Crisis.  The coronavirus pandemic has forced everyone to adapt and modify our actions.  It has also led us all to reflect on how we act as [...]

This Sunday we will have special holiday music played by pianist Andrew Blendermann and a surprise or two.  Ami Campbell, Wilmette resident and author, will speak on the topic Love Let Go: Radical Generosity for the Real World.  Generosity is proven to make people happier.  Why, then, don’t more people practice it?  Ms. Campbell will [...]

Dr. Scott Paeth, Professor in Religious Studies at DePaul University, will speak on the topic, Captain Kirk, the Bible, and Hell.  He is the author or editor of eight books, including The Niebuhr Brothers for Armchair Theologians, Religious Perspectives on Business Ethics, Public Theology for a Global Society, and many articles. He is also the [...]

Dr. Stephen Asma, Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Columbia College Chicago, will speak on the topic, Intimacy in the Digital Age: Love and Friendship in the Age of Remote Contact.  Dr. Stephen Asma is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Columbia College Chicago.  He is the author of ten books, including The [...]

The Revd Dr Alan Race will speak on the topic Theology of Religions: Exclusivism, Inclusivism, Pluralism.  Rev. Race is a Christian priest-theologian and specialist in the theology of religions and interreligious dialogue.  He was trained first as a Chemist in the Natural Sciences at the University of Bradford, before being ordained in the Anglican (Episcopalian) [...]

Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Illinois State House of Representatives, 17th District, will speak on the topic, Lawmaking through International Human Rights Framework: Does U.S. Immigration Policy Violate the Refugee Convention?  Ms. Gong-Gershowitz (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 17.  She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.  [...]

Dr. Robert Jan van Pelt, Professor at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture (Toronto) since 1987.  He has held appointments at many institutions of higher education in Europe, Asia and North America, including the Architectural Association in London, the Technical University in Vienna, the University of Virginia, and MIT, among others.  He has published [...]

James Marquardt, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. of Politics, Lake Forest College, Morality in American Foreign Policy: The Future of the International Order

Reverend Erin Walter, UU Minister, Austin, Texas, No Feeling is Final: Holding on in Hard Times-the Writings of Rainer Maria Rilke

Stephen Kinzer, Ph.D., Author, Journalist, New Direction or More of the Same? American Foreign Policy Over the Next Four Years

Jesse Evans-Schroeder, Tucson, Arizona Based Defense Attorney, Defending the rights of Both Detained and Non-Detained Immigrants throughout Arizona