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Whirlwind
Project Past Events
Panel
& Community Dialogue: Passion about the Passion: Luther,
“the Jews” and Bach's St. John Passion with Chester Alwes, Roger
Digges, Rick Layton, Michael Shapiro & Steve Shoemaker.
The focus of the Christian worship tradition during the
season of Lent will be the Passion of Christ. One of the musical masterpieces
of this tradition is Bach’s St. John Passion, which will be performed
by the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH) on Saturday evening,
March 17.
While many view Bach’s music as a work of art to be cherished
in itself, others associate the themes of John’s Gospel with centuries
of anti-Jewish persecution. Many also struggle with the demonization of
Jews in a long tradition of passion plays from Oberammergau, Germany to
Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. Our distinguished panel will try
to shed light on this complex issue by elaborating on the uses and abuses
of The Gospel of John and St. John Passion, on the roots of anti-Jewish
sentiments in Luther’s Germany, and on Bach’s musical interpretation of
this difficult text.
The panel will be moderated by Steve Shoemaker, Executive
Director of the University YMCA and will feature presentations by Chester
Alwes, Music Director of the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana; Roger
Digges, Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church; Richard Layton, Associate Professor
of Religious Studies at the University of Illinois; and Michael Shapiro,
Director of the Program in Jewish Culture and Society at the University
of Illinois.
Monday, March 12 @ 8pm
Grace Lutheran Church
313 S. Prospect Ave., Champaign
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on the subject
Download the press release (pdf)
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(pdf)
Dinner and Dialogue with Whirlwind:
The Promise and Limits of Compassionate Listening
Wednesday, June 20, 5:30-9:00 PM
Provena Covenant Auditorium
1400 W Park, Urbana
RSVP 337-2487 by June 18
Whirlwind Project invites community members to gather for dinner and
dialogue around this year's theme of Compassionate Listening. The evening
will include dinner; a panel from diverse religious, cultural and ethnic
traditions; and community dialogue. The panel discussion will feature
an open-ended conversation among individuals from the Muslim, Christian,
Jewish and Hindu traditions about ways to understand each other and overcome
stereotypes. Tom Duncanson will moderate the discussion. Panelists will
include: Peter Dyck, Hana Inbar, Charles Nash, Suzie Rahn, Rakhi Sen and
Aisha Sobh.
The event will take place at Provena Covenant Medical Center Auditorium,
Wednesday, June 20, 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. There is no charge, but please RSVP
to Vera Duncanson by June 18 at 337-2487. Whirlwind Friends who would
like to prepare a dish for the dinner are encouraged to contact Vera.
Those who would simply like to sample cuisines from several cultures are
also welcome!
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