Open a book on cosmology and almost invariably the “God question” is raised. It seems that there is something about the universe that makes us ask questions beyond just the physical realm, that dip into the transcendent. God keeps showing up, even if we seemingly don’t really need him. What is going on and how can we make sense of this?

Most discussions and debate on Adam focus on issues tied to Genesis, but does the relationship to Jesus help us assess some of the issues raised about Adam? Our study will work backwards by asking how Jesus and the NT treat the issue of Adam. What does that mean for what we say about how Genesis presents the issues tied to genre and symbolism? In particular how Jesus and Paul handle the figures of Adam and Eve will receive attention. Then we will consider the implications of the results of our examination.

Kim Foxx has an agenda. Hear it here.

As people and wealth are increasingly concentrated in city centers, resources have been invested into projects that often exclude low-income communities. Transformative placemaking frames urban regeneration as an equity issue and calls upon city leaders and innovators to address equal access to public spaces and invest in communities with less social and economic capital. How can innovative development expand work and educational opportunities for all – rather than expand the urban equity gap? How can city governments and the private development sector re-define the parameters of urban development?

A discussion with Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors. Careful.

Join the IOP as we welcome Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) for a conversation on his involvement with the Mueller investigation, his vision for how the Democratic Party can engage young voters in 2020, and his own potential plans for that election.

Join us for an evening of fun and fascinating storytelling with architects, interior designers, CAC docents and regular folks who will share crafted tales about Chicago’s buildings and their personal experiences with the built environment.

Historic Preservationists Erica Ruggiero & Laura Schuetz discusses how stockyards and industry helped Chicago grow, but also contributed to a bit of a dirty city.

This evening features Mireya Mayor, a former NFL cheerleader and daughter of Cuban immigrants who followed her unlikely dreams to become a respected primatologist. This audacious explorer is the co-discoverer of the world’s smallest primate in Madagascar and an Emmy Award-nominated wildlife correspondent for the National Geographic Channel. Mayor tells her tales of traveling to some of the wildest and most remote places on earth, armed with little more than a backpack, notebook, and hiking boots.

Open a book on cosmology and almost invariably the “God question” is raised. It seems that there is something about the universe that makes us ask questions beyond just the physical realm, that dip into the transcendent. God keeps showing up, even if we seemingly don’t really need him. What is going on and how can we make sense of this?

In Consumer Packaged Goods 2019, we will dive deeper with a panel of expert venture capitalists and entrepreneurs in consumer goods as they discuss the state of the field in 2019, what is now passe, and where they see white space for entrepreneurial opportunity. Also, opportunity to quick pitch your consumer product startup before an audience of interested attendees.