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Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick will discuss faith and modern life as part of "Theology on Tap."
(By Manuel Balce Ceneta -- Associated Press)
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Not Your Normal Barroom Talk
Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, archbishop of Washington, will be the featured speaker Tuesday at "Theology on Tap," a weekly program, set in a local bar, that provides a forum for young adults to discuss issues of faith and contemporary life. McCarrick's topic will be the teachings of Pope Benedict XVI.
The event, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Washington, takes place at Ireland's Four Fields, 3412 Connecticut Ave. NW, a block from the Cleveland Park Metro station. It begins at 7 p.m. with a half-hour of socializing. Admission is free.
Celebrating Jewish Music
Listen to New Orleans-style klezmer, Aramaic rap and Afro-Semitic jazz at the seventh annual Washington Jewish Music Festival May 16 through 24. Among the performers are the experimental jazz group Hasidic New Wave, which will team up with the Senegalese Sabar drum ensemble; Yofiyah, whose music features Indian percussion and the chanting of sacred Hebrew texts; and Rashanim, a trio that draws on Jewish melodies, rock, punk and jazz.
Most events will be held at the Jewish Community Center, 16th and Q streets NW in the District. For a schedule and ticket information, go to http:/
Rebutting 'The Da Vinci Code'
In response to the May 19 release of "The Da Vinci Code," the Hollywood movie based on Dan Brown's best-selling novel, hundreds of evangelical churches across the country will simultaneously host a 90-minute broadcast of a program rebutting the book's depiction of Jesus and discussing the biblical issues it raises.
The May 21 broadcast will feature Dr. Erwin Lutzer, senior pastor of the Moody Church in Chicago, and authors Lee Strobel and Mark Mittelberg. Among the Washington area churches participating in the free 7 p.m. event are Cornerstone Assembly of God, 16010 Annapolis Rd., Bowie; First Baptist Church, 10914 Georgia Ave., Wheaton; and Grace Fellowship Church, 9505 Deereco Rd., Timonium.
For more information, visit http:/
Countering the Religious Right
Religious liberals will convene in Washington May 17-20 to discuss how to counter the influence of the Religious Right with a political agenda that links spirituality with social justice. The Conference on Spiritual Activism will be held at All Souls Unitarian Church, 1500 Harvard Ave. NW.
Among the scheduled speakers are the Rev. Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners magazine; Rabbi Michael Lerner, founder of Tikkun magazine; and Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and founder of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence.
More information is available at http:/
Photos of a Vanished Past
Photographs from the 1920s of sacred sites in western China and Mongolia will go on view May 22 at the National Museum of Natural History. "Vanished Kingdoms: The Wulsin Photographs of Tibet, China and Mongolia" features the work of Janet Elliott Wulsin and Frederick Roelker Wulsin Jr., two American explorers on assignment from the National Geographic Society.
Their photographs portray the people, landscapes, architecture and religious ceremonies of the region as it existed 80 years ago. The exhibit runs through Sept. 30.
An Open-Minded Inquiry
Representatives of Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, Judaic and Native American traditions will participate in a May 19-21 conference at American University called "Globalization and Spirituality: Creating a Language of Possibility."
The conference is sponsored by the Theosophical Society, an organization founded in New York in 1875 to encourage open-minded inquiry into world religions, philosophy, science and the arts.
For details, go to http:/
-- Compiled from staff reports
