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MFAH Friday-Saturday Lecture: Religion + Violence

Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston at Museum of Fine Arts - Caroline Wiess Law Building

October 29-October 30, 2010

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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents a MFAH Friday-Saturday Lecture: Religion + Violence, at the Caroline Wiess Law Building. Presented by author and commentator, Dr. B. Jill Carroll, (pictured) Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies, Rice University.

Will the ´real´ religion please stand up? While it is widely acknowledged that human history is filled with wars,...

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Will the ´real´ religion please stand up? While it is widely acknowledged that human history is filled with wars, violence, and suffering perpetrated in the name of religion, it is also widely argued that these episodes constitute aberrations from the ´real´ purpose of religion. ´Real´ religion, the argument goes, espouses love, peace, and non-violence.

In this richly illustrated lecture, Dr. B. Jill Carroll examines the role of violence in the teachings of the world´s major religions, in religious ritual and worship, and the glorification of religious violence in art.

Lectures are free with museum admission and open to the public. A reception to meet the speaker follows each program.

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Museum of Fine Arts - Caroline Wiess Law Building

1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, Tx 77005

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Tickets:

Admission is open to the public and free with general museum admission. Museum members always receive free admission.

Museum Admission:
$7.00 adults
$3.50 seniors/children 5-18

Times:

Friday, October 29, 1:30 p.m.
and repeated on
Saturday, October 30, 4:00 p.m.

A reception to meet the speaker follows each program.

Phone: 713-639-7300

Parking:

Museum Parking Garage

Located directly east of the Beck and Law buildings, the MFAH Visitors Center features a four-story covered parking garage.

The easy-to-find parking entrance is on Binz, marked by a large, yellow arrow.

You're always protected from the elements when you park your car in the Museum Garage. From there, you can go to the Visitors Center lobby and find a ticketing desk and up-to-the minute museum information.

As an added convenience, you can enter the Beck and Law buildings from the Visitors Center through security-monitored, climate-controlled tunnels connecting all three buildings.

Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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