The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions (LISAR) opened in July, 2005, testimony to the vision and benefactions of Sheldon and Marianne Lubar of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Institute’s mission is to: create better understanding of the Abrahamic traditions and their interrelationships by encouraging ongoing discussion of these traditions among scholars, members of those traditions, and the general public.
LISAR carries out its mission by running programs in two linked spheres, the academy and the community.
What inspired Sheldon (BBA’51, LLB’53) and Marianne Lubar to create the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2005? What are the goals of the Institute? What impact does it make on the lives of students? Hear from students, faculty and University administrators in this new video [...]
In hopes of fostering peaceful dialogue and a greater understanding of American Muslims, three UW–Madison organizations will host a series of lectures, performances and discussion called “Understanding Islamophobia in America.” Sponsored by the Muslim Students Association, in conjunction with the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions and the Muslim-Jewish Volunteer Initiative, the event will take place Friday, [...]
Rohany Nayan, a graduate fellow in the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions, has been named a recipient of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Outstanding Women of Color Award. Nayan is one of four recipients this year, along with associate surgery professor Jacquelynn Dawn Arbuckle, law professor Tonya Lynn Brito and Dawn Bryant [...]
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s participation in a White House initiative to foster interfaith dialogue and service has built a solid foundation for an ongoing discussion on campus, organizers say. The university this year was one of more than 250 schools across the country to take part in the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge, [...]
Rohany Nayan knows what it’s like to feel left out because of her faith. But Nayan, who came to the U.S. from Malaysia in 1985, says being part of Islam is to be part of a bigger community, which is why she’s been active in interfaith activities wherever she lives.
The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions (LISAR) is proud to announce the publication of Volume Three of the annual Undergraduate Journal.
The Abrahamic Moment – a publication produced by the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions – is now available online.
‘Courage Project’ Stresses Importance Of Faith (Channel 3000) – At a time when there are interfaith conflicts happening around the world, some Madison-area teens are taking the time to learn more about each others’ faith in a special project. Featuring the work of the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions.
“What is a courageous act?”
“I can’t think of anything courageous I’ve done in my life.”
These were among the most common concerns voiced at the meeting of twenty Madison-area high school students–Jewish, Christian and Muslim—when they first met this past January to embark on the semester-long “Courage Project.”
The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions (LISAR), in partnership with the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (CIHM), is hosting a daylong symposium on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions has initiated the “Courage Project,” an interfaith activity for Madison-area high school teenagers in grades 10-12.
For its twenty-nine members, the Lubar Institute Undergraduate Forum offers an unparalleled opportunity for intellectual exchange. Meeting regularly for two hours on the second Sunday of the month, these candid students representing the three Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity and Islam—tackle difficult and diverse topics of faith.
LISAR Professor Charles Cohen, Director of the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions, has been invited to deliver a public lecture, “Jews and Muslims in Christian America,” on Thursday, January 20, 2011, 6:30pm, at the New York Public Library’s Mid-Manhattan Branch.
LISARAbout 300 people filled two rooms at UW’s Pyle Center on Dec. 2 to hear Anthony Shadid, a UW alumnus and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, describe the grim impact of the Iraq War on the country. Shadid’s talk, the centerpiece of a two-day visit to UW-Madison, was organized by the Center for Journalism Ethics in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions.
The Center for Journalism Ethics and the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions are proud to welcome UW-Madison alumnus Anthony Shadid (BA’90, Journalism & Political Science), a two-time Pulitzer Award winner, back to campus. Shadid will deliver the public lecture, The Truths We Tell: Reporting on Faith, War and the Fate of [...]
The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions is pleased to welcome Chancellor Arnold Eisen of the Jewish Theological Seminary as our third annual Thering Fellow. As part of the Thering Fellowship, Eisen will hold conversations with small groups of faculty, students, and members of the greater Madison community as well as deliver [...]
The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions, in cooperation with the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights, will be hosting a symposium on September 28th, 2010 in Madison …
It has been a busy semester for the Undergraduate Forum of the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions.
Two staff members in the College of Letters & Science have been named winners of the 2010 Classified Employee Recognition Awards (CERA).
The Milwaukee Public Museum is hosting a major exhibition on the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible in cooperation with the Dead Sea Scrolls Foundation.
The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions (LISAR) will host its fifth annual conference, “Are There Limits to Our Dialogue? Interfaith Marriage and Conversion,” on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.
Here’s a round-up of all of the recent awards and honors to faculty, staff and students in L&S…
The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions (LISAR) is pleased to welcome Professor Anna M. Gade as Faculty Fellow.
The College of Letters & Science is pleased to announce that the following individuals received a 2009-2010 College of Letters & Science Classified Staff Excellence Award.
A number of Letters & Sciences departments are programs have started Twittering.
Carmen Sandiego, Matt Lauer and Waldo have nothing on Rohany Nahan, a graduate fellow of the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions (LISAR).
The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions (LISAR) is excited to be sending three student fellows to the Interfaith Youth Core’s 6th Conference, Leadership for a Religiously Diverse World
The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions (LISAR) has initiated the Undergraduate Fellow and Forum programs for the 2009-2010 school year.
The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions (LISAR) proudly published the first edition of what we hope will become our annual Undergraduate Journal.
The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions (LISAR) undertook two major spring events.
