The Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions

Invites you to the first of the Downtown Luncheon Series:

Why Interfaith Activity Matters More Than Ever

Rachel Bronson oversees the more than 150 programs The Chicago Council on Global Affairs runs annually as well as the increasing amount of intellectual capital that the organization creates.  Prior to that, she served as Senior Fellow and Director, Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.  Dr. Bronson's book Thicker than Oil: America's Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia (Oxford University Press, 2006), has been translated into Japanese and will appear in paperback in May 2008. 

Her writings have appeared in publications such as Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, The National Interest, The New York Times, the Washington Post, and The Chicago Tribune.  Dr. Bronson has served as a consultant to NBC News and the Center for Naval Analyses.  She has testified before the Congressional Anti-Terrorist Finance Task Force, Congress’ Joint Economic Committee and the 9/11 Commission. 

Join us for other lectures in the Downtown Luncheon Series:

October 24, 2008         Reverend Donald Senior        “The Interreligious Mission of Joseph Cardinal Bernardin”

February 26, 2009       Dr. Eboo Patel                        “The Interfaith Youth Core: Cultivating Leadership”

April 22, 2009             Reverend Dirk Ficca               “Our Common Religious Responsibility for the Earth and for Each Other”