INDIANAPOLIS - The Lake Family Institute on Faith and Giving and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University will host internationally renowned author and scholar Dr. Robert Wuthnow as he presents at the inaugural Thomas H. Lake Lecture on Sept. 25 at 5:30 p.m. at University Place Conference Center and Hotel. A reception will precede the event at 4:30 p.m.
Wuthnow, the Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University, will present "Faith and Giving: From Christian Charity to Spiritual Practice," which will include results of his research, a discussion of changes in faith and giving over time, and current issues related to faith and giving.
An authority on religion and contemporary culture, Wuthnow's books include God and Mammon in America , Growing Up Religious: Christians and Jews and Their Journeys of Faith and Acts of Compassion: Caring for Others and Helping Ourselves , for which he received a Pulitzer Prize nomination. Through a Guggenheim Fellowship, he is writing a book on the new challenges of religious and cultural pluralism.
The lecture is the first public event of the Lake Family Institute, which honors the legacy of Thomas and Marjorie Lake and ensures that their values and commitment to faith and philanthropy will be passed on to future generations.
Through such events and activities, the Institute will engage the community in thoughtful discussions of the relationship between philanthropy and religion in diverse religious traditions. The Institute, which resides at the Center on Philanthropy, was made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Lake's daughter, Karen Lake Buttrey, and her husband, Donald.
The Center on Philanthropy is a leading academic center dedicated to increasing the understanding of philanthropy, fundraising and management of nonprofit organizations through teaching, research and public affairs.
For information or reservations, contact Mindy Greene at (317) 684-8918 or by e-mail at migreene@iupui.edu .
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