Duke Chapel Hosts Interfaith Discussion Feb. 25 on Sacred Space

Campus leaders from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths will discuss their understandings of sacred space during a panel discussion at Duke Chapel at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 25.The event in the chapel is free and open to the public. Parking is available in the Bryan Center parking garage.The conversation, “What is Sacred Space?,” is part of the chapel’s Bridge Panels series that seeks to connect people from various walks of life to discuss issues of shared concern.The panelists include: Ellen Davis, a professor of Bible and practical theology at the Duke Divinity School; Omid Safi, director of the Duke Islamic Studies Center; Christy Lohr Sapp, associate dean for religious life at Duke Chapel; and Rebecca Simons, director for Jewish Life at Duke.The Rev. Luke Powery, dean of the chapel, will moderate the discussion.“Discovering and identifying sacred spaces has a long tradition in many faiths,” Powery said. “How we understand and negotiate those claims among different faiths is as important as ever at this time and in this place.”Duke’s Undergraduate Faith Council is a co-sponsor of the event.