The speaker for the next CRCS & ICRS Wednesday Forum is Phil Enns.

Phil Enns got his master study from Conrad Grebel College of Canada (1992-1994) and his doctorate study from University of St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto (1997-2006). He had experience as a lecturer in both university: Gindiri College of Theology of Nigeria (1994-1997) and in Brock University of Canada (1990-1991). Phil’s articles were spread in some international journals. To mention some of them are: “The Rule of Theology: Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein on Theology and Truthfulness. ” Conrad Grebel Review, Vol. 21, No. 2, Spring 2003; “Habermas, Reason, and the Problem of Religion: The Role of Religion in the Public Sphere.”Heythrop Journal, early 2008.

The speaker for the next CRCS & ICRS Wednesday Forum is Phil Enns.

Phil Enns got his master study from Conrad Grebel College of Canada (1992-1994) and his doctorate study from University of St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto (1997-2006). He had experience as a lecturer in both university: Gindiri College of Theology of Nigeria (1994-1997) and in Brock University of Canada (1990-1991). Phil’s articles were spread in some international journals. To mention some of them are: “The Rule of Theology: Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein on Theology and Truthfulness. ” Conrad Grebel Review, Vol. 21, No. 2, Spring 2003; “Habermas, Reason, and the Problem of Religion: The Role of Religion in the Public Sphere.”Heythrop Journal, early 2008.

The speaker for the next CRCS & ICRS Wednesday Forum is Dr. Zainal Abidin Bagir, M.A. Dr. Zainal Abidin Bagir received his Ph.D in history and philosophy of science from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (2005); M.A. in Islamic Philosophy from the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization, Kuala Lumpur (1994). Since 2002 he has been a staff at the Center for Religious and Cross-Cultural Studies (CRCS), Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia. His academic interest are mainly in philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, religion and science, and regional and ecology.

The speaker for the next CRCS & ICRS Wednesday Forum is Dr. Zainal Abidin Bagir, M.A.
Dr. Zainal Abidin Bagir received his Ph.D in history and philosophy of science from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (2005); M.A. in Islamic Philosophy from the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization, Kuala Lumpur (1994). Since 2002 he has been a staff at the Center for Religious and Cross-Cultural Studies (CRCS), Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia. His academic interest are mainly in philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, religion and science, and regional and ecology.

In cooperation with Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS), Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies (CRCS) Gadjah Mada University will conduct an intensive discussion with Irshad Manji on Friday, 26 April 2008 at R #306. The discussion which entitles ?Faith without Fear? mainly invites students and faculty members of CRCS and ICRS. Irshad Manji (born 1968) is a Canadian Muslim feminist, author, journalist, and activist. She is the Director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University. The Moral Courage Project will teach young leaders to speak truth to power in their own communities. She is a well-known critic of radical Islam and orthodox interpretations of the Qur’an. The New York Times has described her as “Osama bin Laden’s worst nightmare”.[1] Manji advocates a revival of critical thinking, known as ijtihad in Islamic tradition. To that end, she has launched Project Ijtihad, an international charitable organization dedicated to creating a network of Muslims interested in a liberal reform of Islam.