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- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Shaping the Values of Youth: Sunday School Books in 19th Century America
- Date Issued:
- 1844-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Shaping the Values of Youth: Sunday School Books in 19th Century America
- Description:
- Panelists Marc Bernstein, Michigan State University Professor of Hebrew and Israeli Culture, Robert Anderson, MSU Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, and Abdalmajid Katranji, Islamic scholar and Director of the Katranji Hand Center, participate in a panel discussion entitled Islam and the Qur'an in the Abrahamic Tradition", held at the MSU Main Library. The event is sponsored by the MSU Libraries and the MSU Muslim Studies Program and is conducted in response to the burning of a Qur'an in East Lansing on September 11, 2010. The discussion is moderated by Mohammed Ayoob, Distinguished Professor of International Relations and Coordinator of the Muslim Studies Program at MSU. Dr. Ayoob introduces the discussion by talking about fear of the other. Dr. Bernstein discusses the historical coexistence of Jews and Muslims, the common origins of Jewish and Islamic traditions, and where Islamic theology places Mohammad in relation to Jesus and the Jewish prophets. Dr. Anderson discusses the treatment of Mary and Jesus in the Qur'an and additional stories not found in the Bible. Dr. Katranji comments on the importance of Abraham in Islam, Mohammad's linage, the prominence of Hebrew figures in the Qur'an and their impact on Mohammad, and makes reference to statements about religious freedom by Jefferson and others. The event is introduced by Clifford H. Haka, Director of the MSU Libraries. Part of the MSU Libraries Colloquia Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-10-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump speaks at the annual National Prayer Breakfast. Trump tells several stories of people who have gone through struggles or sacrificed for others but held onto hope and faith. Trump says that America is a nation of believers, together strengthened by the power of prayer.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama speaks at the Fellowship Foundation National Prayer Breakfast held at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. Obama describes his own Christian faith and the role of faith in his life and in society. He describes his childhood and how he came to his faith and how his beliefs give him strength in stressful times. Obama also calls for prayers to give the nation understanding, humility, and peace.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-02-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection