The University of Findlay will offer a religious studies lecture series from 8 –9:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, and Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Ritz Auditorium, located in Old Main.

Four regional religious leaders from four different faith traditions will address three topics:

• What are the ways in which the religious tradition interacts with the American culture?
  
• How does the religious tradition foster spiritual development among the faithful?
  
• What types of discrimination or prejudices do persons of the religious tradition experience and what can be done to address them?
  

Speakers include:

• Imam Farooq S. Abo-Elzahab, Islamic, Oct. 26; Abo-Elzahab is imam and director of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo.
  
• Rabbi Edward Gersek, Jewish, Oct. 26; Gersek is the rabbi of Congregation Etz Chayim.
  
• Father Michael Hohenbrink, Catholic, Oct. 27; Hohenbrink is pastor of Saint Michael the Archangel Parish in Findlay and the dean of the Carey Deanery.
  
• Dr. Chajang Teresa Beamsley, Buddhism, Oct. 27; Beamsley is a Buddhist teacher.
  

For more information, contact Dale Brougher, Ph.D., at 419-434-4729 or brougher@findlay.edu.