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Surgeon, Author, Educator, Inventor, Speaker
A two-time guest lecturer at Brigid's Place, Leonard Shlain is the Chairman of Laparoscopic surgery at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco and is an Associate Professor of Surgery at UCSF. He is also the author of two critically acclaimed, award-winning books. Art & Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light, (HarperCollins) published in 1991, is presently used as a textbook in many art schools and universities. It has also been translated into foreign languages.
Dr. Shlain lectures widely both here and in Europe. He has been a keynote speaker for such diverse groups as the Smithsonian, Harvard University, Salk Institute, Phillips collection, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center, and the European Union’s Ministers of Culture. In 1999, he was a contributor to Academic Press’ Encyclopedia of Creatitvity edited by Steven Runco and Mark Pritzker.
Dr. Shlain has won several literary awards for his visionary work and also holds several patents on innovative surgical devices. His most recent work, Sex, Time & Power: How Women’s Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution explores the reasons why Homo sapiens evolved so far away from other animals in several key attributes.
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Programs
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link2peace.org
Group facilitated by The Rev. Betty Adam in response to Sr. Joan Chittister’s lecture on the effects of war on women and children. |
Centering Prayer |
Led by Pam Stockton and Carole Pentony, Centering Prayer is a modern restatement of Christian silent prayer and meditation practices that trace their origin to the early monastic tradition.
For additional information, call Pam Stockton at 713-529-5036 or e-mail her at Email Pam Stockton. |
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| Meets Mondays |
| 11:15 am to noon |
| Mellinger Room |
Free of charge
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| Contemporary Magdalen Community |
| The Magdalen Community, composed of both men and women, is a connective community seeking dialogue with people representing the many varieties of spirituality and religious traditions in our city. The Community is dedicated to a celebration of all life and peace through study, meditation, and action and seeks to engage in the spiritual practice of dialogue and conversation. Evening visits to temples and synagogues in addition to Sunday gatherings are proposed for the spring. |
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| Sundays |
| 10:00 am |
| Rothko Chapel |
| Free of charge |
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