Muslim Journeys reading series holds its second session
The talk will explore topics such as the intersection between Eastern and Western philosophies, values, economies and cultures from a historical perspective. In the book, Khalili connects European scientists who worked in the Medieval period, to Muslims.
Glaze is the current Lawrence B. and Jane P. Clark Chair in History at CCU. Since arriving at Coastal in August 2003, she has served as the chair of the Department of History and as co-director of the University Honors Program. In Fall 2014 she is teaching an honors section on "The Middle Ages." Glaze has led multiple CCU study abroad programs to Italy, England and Ireland. She is currently the international programs coordinator for the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts.
The series is in conjunction with "Bridging Cultures," a grant program of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), to familiarize audiences with the people, places, history, faith and cultures of Muslims in the United States and around the world. Kimbel Library is one of the 840 libraries and state humanities councils across the country selected to participate in the project. CCU is also a recipient of the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Award from the NEH in which 25 books, three films and access to the Oxford Islamic Studies Online are awarded.
The Bridging Cultures Bookshelf is a project of NEH, conducted in cooperation with the ALA Public Programs Office, with support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Additional support for the arts and media components was provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts.
The five-part series is scheduled to discuss a new book every two weeks in Lackey Chapel. The next books in the series and can be found in Kimbel Library on the Bridging Cultures Bookshelf or are available by contacting Barbara Burd at bburd@coastal.edu or 843-349-2401.