{"id":336,"date":"2023-09-22T20:59:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T00:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/spirituallife\/?page_id=336"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:30:21","slug":"presbyterian-pluralist-week","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/spirituallife\/presbyterian-pluralist-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Presbyterian & Pluralist Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the primary goals of the Chaplain\u2019s Office is to work collaboratively across Queens University of Charlotte to create brave spaces in which faculty, staff, and students can critically and openly engage with diverse religious, spiritual, and secular worldviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n

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Presbyterian & Pluralist Week provides Queens with a vibrant opportunity to focus specifically on this goal, allowing us to live more fully into the core values of the university\u2019s Presbyterian and Pluralist Statement.<\/p>\n

During this week we offer a range of opportunities to showcase diverse religious and spiritual voices. We explore the intersectional realities of religious and spiritual life at Queens and the wider community.<\/p>\n\n \n\n\n Presbyterian and Pluralist Statement<\/a>\n <\/component> <\/component> <\/div>\n

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MeckMIN Interfaith Harmony Month (IHM) Calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Spiritual Life team is excited to announce that all events during Presbyterian & Pluralist week have been added to the MeckMIN Interfaith Harmony Month (IHM) Calendar<\/a> (Feb. 2026). This unique month will feature multiple events and gatherings around Mecklenburg County, highlighting the work of pluralism in the Charlotte community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For all Queens events during IHM, parking is available in the North Parking Deck<\/a> of Queens University of Charlotte<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2026 Events & Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to Presbyterian & Pluralist Week! This week offers a wonderful variety of events that capture the vibrancy of religious and spiritual diversity within the Queens community. We look forward to seeing you during the week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To register your interest in one or more events, please use our form!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rangoli Community Art Project<\/strong>
Monday, February 9 through Friday, February 13 – 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Outdoor classroom, next to the campus Clock Tower (weather permitting)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come and join us as we paint beautiful rangolis on the Queens campus. The templates will be drawn by Neeta, our wonderful artist from the Hindu community \u2013 just come and spend quiet time with friends, coloring the stunning rangolis.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n

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Muslim Student Association Film Screening – Unseen Muslim Heroes: A film screening and discussion of Enemy of the Reich – The Noor Inayat Khan Story.
\n<\/strong>6:30-8:30 p.m. | Duke Auditorium, Rogers Hall<\/p>\n

The Muslim Student Association will host a free film screening of Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story, a documentary that centers on Khan\u2019s role and intervention to protect lives during World War II. Born to an American mother and Indian Muslim father, Khan served as a British agent in Nazi-occupied France. Following the screening, there will be a discussion featuring MSA officers, who will share their own experiences with interfaith understanding, faith-based action, and challenging common narratives.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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Sheelove Knowles: Religion, Coexistence, and Haiti\u2019s Global Image<\/strong>
\n12:00-1:00 p.m. | Chapel Rotunda<\/p>\n

This lunch & learn invites you into an open and honest conversation about religion in Haiti. We\u2019ll explore how Vodou and Christianity coexist, how faith has been shaped by history, and how misunderstanding has influenced the way Haiti is often viewed. Through both history and lived experience, this session highlights resilience, respect across difference, and the importance of seeing beyond stereotypes.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Davies Fellows Presentations<\/strong>
\n10:40-11:40 a.m. | DICE Lounge<\/p>\n