Huston Smith’s personal philosophy is the focus of Feb. 25 event

Thursday, February 24, 2005, By News Staff

Huston Smith’s personal philosophy is the focus of Feb. 25 eventFebruary 24, 2005Kelly Homan Rodoskikahoman@syr.edu

The Department of Religion in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences will host a film screening of “A Conversation with Huston Smith: The Wisdom of Faith” followed by a panel discussion on Friday, Feb. 25 from 10:30-noon in the 1916 Room of E.S Bird Library. The event is free and open to the public; pay parking for the public is available in the Comstock and Waverly visitor lots.

The event will consist of a 20-minute film viewing of “The Wisdom of Faith” a PBS-special aired in 1996. The series features renowned religion scholar Huston Smith, who was a member of SU’s religion faculty from 1973-84, being interviewed by Bill Moyers on various aspects of his personal philosophy.

Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion including James Wiggins, professor emeritus of religion and director of the InterReligious Council of Central New York; James Botsford, G’78, director of the Indian Law office of Wisconsin Judicare; and John Caputo, the Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion and the Humanities. Smith will be the respondent.

For more information, contact Professor Philip Phil Arnold at pparnold@syr.edu, 315-443-3861