January 4– 24

theJanuary Series

15 daily presentations • 12:30 to 1:30 pm EST • Underwritten by Baker Publishing Group

...and 9 others

Listen l Learn l Discern l 2012

David Gergen

Reza Aslan

Sherry Turkle

Deborah Lew

NT Wright

Pedro Noguera

• SHERRY TURKLE • JOHN VARINEAU • EDITH MIRANTE •ERIC METAXAS • PEDRO NOGUERA • JENNIFER PHARR DAVIS

• MICHAEL GERSON • GABE LYONS • JOEL SALATIN •ADAM RUSSELL TAYLOR • REZA ASLAN • DAVID GERGEN• RALPH EDMUND • DEBORAH LEW • N.T. WRIGHT •

Coming this January for the 25th year,Calvin College presents the 2012 January Series—the award

winning free liberal arts education delivered in 15 weekday,

lunchtime lectures. Thousands from around west Michigan

will gather on the Calvin campus to hear pioneers in their

fields speak on topics ranging from the sociological effects

of technology, the future of Christianity, the power of social

justice movements, the Arab Spring, the upcoming U.S.

election season, and much more. Thousands more will

join the conversation by watching the live feed at 34 remote

webcast sites across the continent or by listening online.

For details on the series, including presenter bios, remote

site locations, online listening instructions, archived

presentations and more, see www.calvin.edu/january.

Calvin is a Christian comprehensive liberal arts college thatannually offers the January Series as part of its mission todevelop knowledge, understanding, and critical inquiry inorder to build up what is good and bring renewal to our society.

For webcast sites, online listening and archives of past lectures, visit www.calvin.edu/january

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The  January  Series  of  Calvin  College  -­‐  Presented  by  San  Jose  Chris7an  School

Wednesday,January  4Sherry  Turkle"Alone  Together:  Why  We  Expect  More  from  Technology  and  Less  from  Each  Other"Underwri(en  by  Van  Wyk  Risk  &  Financial  ManagementA  professor,  author,  consultant,  researcher  and  licensed  clinical  psychologist,  Sherry  Turkle  

has  spent  the  last  20  years  researching  the  psychology  of  people’s  rela>onships  with  technology.    She  is  a  professor  at  MIT  and  the  founder  and  director  of  the  MIT  Ini>a>ve  on  Technology  and  Self.    Her  latest  book  “Alone  Together”  explores  our  digital  lives  in  today’s  always  on,  always  connected  culture.    Profiles  of  Sherry  have  appeared  in  such  publica>ons  as  The  New  York  Times,  Scien@fic  American,  and  Wired  Magazine.    She  is  a  featured  media  commentator  on  the  effects  of  technology  for  CNN,  NBC,  ABC,  and  NPR,  including  appearances  on  such  programs  as  Nightline  and  20/20.

Thursday,January  5John  Varineau"The  Uses,  Misuses  and  Abuses  of  Music"in  partnership  with  the  Grand  Rapids  SymphonyUnderwri(en  by  Calvin  Academy  for  Lifelong  LearningJohn  Varineau  teaches  clarinet  and  music  fundamentals  at  Calvin  College.    He  is  the  Associate  Music  Director  of  the  Grand  Rapids  Symphony  where  he  conducts  all  their  series  concerts  including  the  always  popular  Lollipop  and  Picnic  Pops  concerts.    He  also  conducts  the  Grand  Rapids  Youth  Symphony,  and  has  served  as  the  Calvin  College  visi>ng  orchestra  conductor.    John  holds  a  Bachelor  of  Music  from  the  University  of  Wyoming  and    a  Masters  of  Music  from  Yale  University.  He  is  commiXed  to  nurturing  the  next  genera>on  of  classical  music  lovers.  He  is  a  frequent  visitor  to  area  schools,  and  shares  an  infec>ous  enthusiasm  for  music  with  students  throughout  West  Michigan.

Friday,January  6Edith  Mirante"Burma  on  the  Brink:  Can  a  Southeast  Asia  Disaster  Zone  Achieve  Democracy  and  Environmental  Jus7ce?"Underwri(en  by  the  I.C.N.  Founda@onDirector  of  an  informa>on  project  on  Burma  since  1986,  Mirante  will  describe  the  challenges  facing  Burma's  

people  as  they  use  various  tac>cs  to  expose  human  rights  viola>ons  and  return  to  democracy  aaer  several  decades  of  brutal  military  dictatorship.    The  cataclysmic  effects  of  Cyclone  Nargis  and  the  inspira>on  of  the  Buddhist  monks'  Saffron  Revolu>on,  Aung  San  Suu  Kyi's  brave  voice  for  nonviolent  change,  and  the  fron>er  areas'  long‑running  civil  war  are  all  elements  of  a  beleaguered  but  fascina>ng  crossroads  of  Southeast  Asia.    From  her  firsthand  experience,  Ms.  Mirante  will  reveal  how  the  extraordinary  people  of  Burma  try  to  protect  their  forests  and  rivers  against  rampant  exploita>on  and  what  the  interna>onal  community  can  do  to  help.

Monday,January  9Eric  Metaxas"Bonhoeffer:  Pastor,  Martyr,  Prophet,  Spy"Underwri(en  by  the  Richard  &  Helen  DeVos  Founda@onIn  a  decidedly  eclec>c  career,  Eric  Metaxas  has  wriXen  for  Veggie  Tales,  served  as  writer  and  editor  for  Chuck  Colson’s  Breakpoint,  and  wriXen  for  the  New  York  Times.    He  is  a  best-­‐selling  author  whose  biographies,  children’s  books,  and  works  of  popular  apologe>cs  have  been  translated  into  Albanian,  Portuguese,  Spanish,  Korean,  and  Macedonian.    He  is  the  founder  and  host  of  Socrates  in  the  City:    Conversa@ons  on  the  Examined  Life,  a  monthly  event  of  entertaining  and  thought-­‐provoking  discussions  on  “life,  God,  and  other  small  topics”  held  in  New  York  City.    He  is  a  frequent  cultural  commentator  on  CNN  and  the  Fox  News  Channel,  and  he  has  been  featured  on  many  radio  programs,  including  NPR’s  Morning  Edi@on,  Talk  of  the  Na@on,  and  others.    He  is  the  author  of  two  highly  acclaimed  biographies—Amazing  Grace:  William  Wilberforce  and  the  Heroic  Campaign  to  End  Slavery  and  Bonhoeffer:  Pastor,  Martyr,  Prophet,  Spy.

The  January  Series  of  Calvin  College  -­‐  Presented  by  San  Jose  Chris7an  School

Tuesday,January  10Pedro  Noguera"A  Broader,  Bolder  Approach  to  Educa7on"  Underwri(en  by  GMB  Architects  +  EngineersPedro  Noguera  is  one  of  America's  most  important  voices  for  healthy  public  educa>on.  An  expert  on  school  reform,  diversity,  and  the  achievement  gap,  he  focuses  on  the  ways  in  which  schools  are  influenced  by  social  and  economic  condi>ons  in  the  urban  environment.  He  is  currently  the  Peter  L.  Agnew  Professor  of  Educa>on  at  New  York  University.    Noguera  is  also  the  Execu>ve  Director  of  the  Metropolitan  Center  for  Urban  Educa>on  and  the  co-­‐Director  of  the  Ins>tute  for  the  Study  of  Globaliza>on  and  Educa>on  in  Metropolitan  Sehngs.    In  2008,  he  was  appointed  by  the  Governor  of  New  York  to  serve  on  the  State  University  of  New  York  Board  of  Trustees.    He  is  also  a  part-­‐>me  high  school  teacher,  the  author  of  several  groundbreaking  texts,  a  regular  guest  on  CNN  and  NPR,  and  a  dynamic  speaker  who  translates  social  theory  into  concise,  hip  language  with  emo>onal  impact  and  intellectual  rigor.

Wednesday,January  11Gabe  Lyons"The  Next  Chris7ans:  How  a  New  Genera7on  is  Restoring  the  Faith"Underwri(en  by  The  Chris@an  Reformed  Church  in  North  AmericaGabe  Lyons  was  at  the  top  of  the  Chris>an  food  chain  several  years  ago.    A  graduate  of  Liberty  University,  he  was  vice  president  of  a  prominent  Chris>an  organiza>on  and  cofounder  of  Catalyst,  the  na>on’s  largest  gathering  of  young  Chris>an  leaders.    There  was  only  one  problem:  he  was  embarrassed  to  be  called  “Chris>an.”    So  Lyons  set  out  on  a  personal  journey,  leaving  his  comfortable  job  to  foundQ  (qideas.com),  a  learning  community  that  mobilizes  Chris>ans  to  advance  the  common  good.    He  also  commissioned  stunning  research,  which  became  the  basis  on  his  landmark  book,  UnChris@an:    What  a  New  Genera@on  Really  Thinks  About  Chris@anity  and  Why  it  Ma(ers,  which  he  co-­‐authored  with  David  Kinnaman.    

Lyon’s  latest  book,  The  Next  Chris@ans,  con>nues  the  conversa>on  and  gives  us  reason  to  be  op>mis>c  about  the  future  of  Chris>anity  in  America.    As  a  respected  voice  for  a  new  genera>on  of  Chris>ans,  he  has  been  featured  by  CNN,  the  New  York  Times,  Newsweek,  and  USA  Today.    Gabe  and  his  wife  and  family  live  in  New  York  City.

ThursdayJanuary  12Michael  Gerson"Religion  and  Poli7cs  in  a  New  Era"Underwri(en  by  the  Gary  and  Henrie(a  Byker  Chair  in  Chris@an  Perspec@ves  on  Poli@cal,  Social,  and  Economic  ThoughtGerson  is  a  na>onally  syndicated  columnist  who  appears  twice  weekly  in  the  Washington  Post.    A  former  speechwriter  and  top  aide  to  President  George  W.  Bush,  he  currently  serves  as  Senior  Advisor  at  ONE,  a  bipar>san  organiza>on  dedicated  to  the  fight  against  extreme  poverty  and  preventable  diseases.    He  is  the  Hastert  Fellow  at  the  J.  Dennis  Hastert  Center  for  Economics,  Government,  and  Public  Policy  at  Wheaton  College  in  Illinois  and  serves  as  a  Fellow  at  the  Center  for  Public  Jus>ce  in  Washington,  DC.    He  is  author  of  “Heroic  Conserva>sm”  and  co-­‐author  of  “City  of  Man:  Religion  and  Poli>cs  in  a  New  Era.”

Friday,January  13Jennifer  Pharr  Davis"Adventures  on  the  Appalachian  Trail:  True  Stories  of  Lightning  Strikes,  Stalkers,  and  World  Records"Underwri(en  by  Barnes  &  ThornburgThis  past  summer  an  incredible  woman  took  an  incredible  journey  on  foot.    That  woman,  Jennifer  Pharr-­‐Davis,  covered  the  2,181-­‐mile  Appalachian  Trail  in  46  days,  11  hours,  and  20  minutes.    No  one,  man  or  woman,  has  ever  covered  the  trail  more  quickly.    She  is  the  author  of  Becoming  Odyssa,  an  adventure  memoir  wriXen  aaer  her  first  experience  of  thru-­‐hiking  the  AT  in  2005.    Since  then  she  has  hiked  over  11,000  miles  of  Long  Distance  Trails.    She  has  trekked  on  6  con>nents  and  currently  holds  endurance  records  on  The  Appalachian  Trail,  Long  Trail  and  Bibbulmun  Track.    She  is  the  owner  of  Blue  Ridge  Hiking  Company  and  was  named  Outdoor  Person  of  the  Year  in  2008.

The  January  Series  of  Calvin  College  -­‐  Presented  by  San  Jose  Chris7an  School

Monday,January  16Adam  Taylor  "Mobilizing  Hope:  Faith  Inspired  Ac7vism  for  a  Post-­‐Civil  Rights  Genera7on"Underwri(en  by  Spectrum  HealthCurrently  serving  as  vice  president  of  advocacy  at  World  Vision,  USA,  Taylor  recently  completed  a  year-­‐long  fellowship  at  the  White  House.    He  formerly  served  as  the  senior  poli>cal  director  at  Sojourners  and  has  served  as  the  execu>ve  director  of  Global  Jus@ce,  an  organiza>on  that  educates  and  mobilizes  students  around  global  human  rights  and  economic  issues.    He  is  a  graduate  of  Emory  University,  the  Kennedy  School  of  Government  and  the  Samuel  DeWiX  Proctor  School  of  Theology.    He  is  the  author  of  “Mobilizing  Hope”  which  draws  lessons  from  the  life  of  Mar>n  Luther  King,  Jr.  and  previous  social  movements  and  applies  them  to  the  most  pressing  challenges  facing  our  na>on  and  world  today.

Tuesday,January  17Joel  Sala7n"Dancing  with  Dinner"Underwri(en  by  Holland  Litho  Prin@ng  ServicesJoel  Sala>n  is  a  full>me  alterna>ve  farmer  in  Virginia’s  Shenandoah  Valley.    He  writes  extensively  for  agriculture  magazines  and  is  a  popular  speaker  who  defends  small  farms,  local  food  systems,  and  the  right  to  opt  out  of  the  conven>onal  food  paradigm.    His  family’s  farm,  Polyface  Inc.,  has  been  featured  in  Smithsonian  Magazine,  Na@onal  Geographic,  Gourmet,  and  countless  other  radio,  television  and  print  media.    Profiled  on  the  Lives  of  the  21st  Century  series  with  Peter  Jennings  on  ABC  News,  his  aaer-­‐  broadcast  chat  room  fielded  more  hits  than  any  other  segment  to  date.    The  farm  achieved  iconic  status  as  the  grass  farm  featured  in  the  New  York  Times  bestseller  Omnivore’s  Dilemma  by  food  writer  guru  Michael  Pollan  and  more  recently  the  movie  Food,  Inc.

Wednesday,January  18David  Gergen"The  2012  Elec7ons:  Issues  and  Answers"Underwri(en  by  the  Peter  C.  and  Emajean  Cook  Founda@on

A  prominent  na>onal  journalist,  teacher,  and  public  lecturer,  Gergen  is  a  professor  of  public  service  at  the  John  F.  Kennedy  School  of  Government  at  Harvard  University  and  co-­‐director  of  the  school’s  Center  for  Public  Leadership.    He  is  also  editor-­‐at-­‐large  at  U.S.  News  &  World  Report  and  is  a  regular  poli>cal  analyst  on  television.    As  a  trusted  advisor  to  four  presidents  -­‐  Nixon,  Ford,  Reagan  and  Clinton  -­‐  and  to  both  poli>cal  par>es,  David  Gergen  offers  a  bipar>san  analysis  of  the  Obama  Administra>on,  a  divided  Congress,  the  2012  elec>ons,  and  what  today’s  headlines  mean  for  the  future  of  America.

Thursday,January  19Reza  Aslan"The  Future  of  the  New  Middle  East"Underwri(en  by  John  &  Mary  Loeks  and  Meijer,  Inc.A  dras>c  shia  is  taking  place  in  the  Middle  East.    A  new  genera>on  of  youth  are  clamoring  for  their  rights  and  freedoms  –  and  they  dras>cally  outnumber  their  elders.  Seventy-­‐five  percent  of  the  popula>on  of  the  Middle  East  is  under  the  age  of  35,  and  fiay  percent  is  under  the  age  of  25.  The  young,  educated,  and  poli>cally  mo>vated  youth  in  places  like  Iran,  Tunisia,  Egypt,  Libya  and  beyond  have  a  new  vision-­‐-­‐one  that  represents  their  values,  not  the  values  of  a  ruling  elite  or  of  the  genera>on  that  preceded  them.  Reza  Aslan  is  a  world-­‐renowned  expert  on  the  Middle  East  –  its  history,  economy,  culture  and  popula>ons.  In  this  eye  opening  talk,  Aslan  goes  beyond  skin-­‐deep  punditry  and  reveals  the  true  nature  of  these  historic  societal  changes.  What  mo>vates  the  Muslim  youth  of  today?  What  will  the  new  Middle  East  look  like?  How  will  these  sudden  regime  changes  affect  the  world's  economic  and  poli>cal  climate?  With  unparalleled  authority  and  eloquence,  Aslan  unravels  the  complexi>es  of  the  new  Middle  East  and  shows  audiences  what  the  future  holds  for  this  oa-­‐misunderstood  part  of  the  world.    Born  in  Iran,  he  now  lives  in  Los  Angeles  where  he  is  Associate  Professor  of  Crea>ve  Wri>ng  at  the  University  of  California,  Riverside.

The  January  Series  of  Calvin  College  -­‐  Presented  by  San  Jose  Chris7an  School

Friday,January  20Ralph  Edmond“Real  Solu7ons  for  Hai7's  Future"Underwri(en  by  Miller  JohnsonRalph  Edmond  grew  up  in  the  midst  of  three  drugstores  as  the  son  of  a  Hai>an  pharmacist.    Aaer  studying  at  the  State  School  of  Medicine  and  Pharmacy  in  Port-­‐au-­‐Prince,  he  accomplished  a  second  degree  in  Business  and  Marke>ng  Management  at  the  Bernard  Baruch  College  in  New  York  City.    Upon  returning  to  Hai>  in  1989,  Ralph  took  a  different  step  in  the  field  of  pharmaceu>cals—a  step  toward  the  Hai>an  produc>on  toward  the  Hai>an  market.    He  and  his  business  partner  soon  founded  Laboratoires  Farmatrix,  which  today  employs  over  65  people.    Aaer  a  decade  of  experience  as  an  entrepreneur,  Ralph  aXended  a  conference  in  Michigan  on  “Business  as  a  Calling,”  where  he  discovered  his  goal  to  bring  mentoring  and  job  crea>on  to  Hai>.    Through  the  tool  of  mentoring,  Ralph  believes  that  business  people  and  entrepreneurs  can  break  the  barriers  of  social  and  economic  class.    He  will  explain  how  “free”  aid  can  hurt  their  economy  and  keep  it  from  growing,  how  poverty  and  violence  can  be  fought  through  investments  and  how  common  humanity  can  be  shared  through  mentoring.  He  will  also  discuss  how  the  Hai>an  Government,  the  NGO  and  the  private  sector  can  beXer  interact  to  move  Hai>  forward.

Monday,January  23Deborah  Lew“Stories  and  Songs  from  Broadway”Underwri(en  by  Peregrin  Financial  Technologies,  Portland,  ORMs.  Lew  is  an  actress  who  played  the  role  of  Belle  in  “Beauty  and  the  Beast”  on  Broadway  and  appeared  in  the  Broadway  revival  of  “The  Threepenny  Opera.”    Most  recently,  she  was  part  of  BartleX  Sher's  acclaimed  

revival  of  “South  Pacific”  at  Lincoln  Center.    Other  off-­‐Broadway  shows  include  “Cinderella,”  “Candide,”  “Cupid  and  Psyche,”  “No,  No,  NaneXe,”  “Up  in  the  Air,”  “West  Side  Story”  as  Maria,  “Amour”  as  Isabelle,    “Les  Miserables”  as    CoseXe,  “Miss  Saigon”  as  Kim,    “The  King  and  I”  as  Tup>m,  and  “Myth”  as  Elizabeth.  Deborah  has  been  a  concert  soloist  at  Jazz  at  Lincoln  Center  and,  na>onally,  with  the  Asian  Americans  on  Broadway  concerts.    She  is  a  Calvin  College  graduate  who  will  return  to  her  alma  mater  to  share  with  us  a  collec>on  of  songs  and  stories  from  her  experiences  of  growing  up  in  Grand  Rapids,  moving  to  New  York  City,  and  working  to  build  a  career  in  the  theatre.  She  will  recount  stories  from  past  show  experiences  and  the  audi>on  process,  as  well  as  life  in  the  Big  Apple.  The  presenta>on  will  include  performances  of  songs  from  her  favorite  shows.

Tuesday,January  24N.T.  (Tom)  Wright"How  God  Became  King:  Why  We've  All  Misunderstood  the  Gospels"Underwri(en  by  The  Center  for  Excellence  in  PreachingWidely  regarded  as  one  of  the  world's  foremost  New  Testament  scholars,  Professor  Wright  has  wriXen  over  fiay  books,  both  for  the  academy  (his  series  Chris@an  Origins  and  the  Ques@on  of  God)  and  for  a  mainstream  audience  (the  Everyone  series  of  guides  to  the  New  Testament).  He  has  also  wriXen  books  of  apologe>cs,  including  the  best-­‐selling  Simply  Chris@an.  He  has  been  featured  on  ABC  News,  Dateline  NBC,  The  Colbert  Report,  and  Fresh  Air  and  has  taught  New  Testament  studies  at  Cambridge,  McGill,  and  Oxford  universi>es.    Upon  his  re>rement  as  the  Bishop  of  Durham  for  the  Church  of  England  in  2010,  the  University  of  St.  Andrews  appointed  the  Right  Reverend  Dr.  Nicholas  Thomas  Wright  as  Chair  in  New  Testament  and  Early  Chris>anity  for  the  St.  Andrews  School  of  Divinity.

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