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On Thursday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m., UCSB Interdisciplinary Humanities Center and UCSB Arts & Lectures presents The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate: Is ISIS an Existential Threat to the United States? with Monica Duffy Toft and Marc Gopin, moderated by Marj Juergensmeyer at UCSB Campbell Hall.
The world’s most dangerous terrorist regime, ISIS, is quickly losing control in both Syria and Iraq. However, considering its global network of internet supporters, its end is uncertain. With every aspect of it being controversial, does ISIS pose a threat to the U.S., Iran, Russia and other countries? If it is a threat, how do we deal with it? The 2017 Arthur N. Rupe Great explores these issues with experts who do not always have the same views.
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The James H. Laue Professor of Religion, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution and the Director of the Center on Religion, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Gopin has lectured around the world in Switzerland, Ireland, India, Italy and Israel as well as at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Princeton and many other educational institutions. He was ordained as a rabbi at Yeshiva University in 1983 and has a doctorate degree in religious ethics from Brandeis University. Training thousands worldwide in peacemaking strategies for complex conflicts in which religion and culture play a role, Gopin conducts research on values dilemma as they apple to international problems of globalization, clash of cultures, development, social justice and conflict. He has appeared on media outlets, including CNN, CNN International, Court TV, The Jim Lehrer News Hour, Israel Radio, NPR, The Connection, Voice of America and the national public radios of Sweden, Ireland and Northern Ireland. His books include Between Eden and Armageddon: The Future of World Religions, Violence and Peacemaking; Holy War, Holy Peace: How Religion Can Bring Peace to the Middle East, Healing the Heart of Conflict and To Make the Earth Whole: The Art of Citizen Diplomacy in an Age of Religious Militancy. Additionally, he is the creator and chief author of marcgopin.com, a daily weblog.
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—Kathryn Shim
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