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Institute of World Culture
Past Study Circles
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| Painting by Nicholas Roerich
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Most recent Study Circle Topics listed first
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| STUDY CIRCLE 2020 |
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VISIONS OF AMERICA
October 2018 through December 2019 |
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THE EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE OF THE 15th AND 16th CENTURIES
January through May 2018 |
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A JOURNEY THROUGH CLASSICAL GREECE: CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE
September through December 2017 |
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TOWARD A REPUBLIC OF CONSCIENCE:HONORING PARAPOLITICAL PRINCIPLES
February through June 2017 |
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THE PHILOSOPHY, LITERATURE AND CULTURE OF RUSSIA
September 2016 through January 2017 |
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| PHILOSOPHY AND MEDICINE |
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| June 2016 (two weeks) |
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RUSSIAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE
September 2016 through January 2017 |
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THE UNIVERSAL APPEAL OF SHAKESPEARE
Mid-April through May 2016 |
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THE PHILOSOPHY, LITERATURE AND CULTURE OF INDIA
January into April 2016 |
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THE PHILOSOPHY, LITERATURE AND CULTURE OFCHINA
October through December 2015 |
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CONTEMPORARY THEMES
January 2014 through May 2015 |
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INDIVIDUALISM, SOCIAL CONSCIENCE AND SCIENCE
September through December 2013 |
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HUMAN NEEDS IN A CHANGING WORLD
July through August 2013 |
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ROCK THE CASBAH: RAGE AND REBELLION ACROSS THE ISLAMIC WORLD
January through June 2012 |
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THE EMPATHIC CIVILIZATION
September through December 2011 |
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AMERICAN VEDA
June through August 2011
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SHOPCLASS FOR SOUL CRAFT
February through May 2011 |
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STONES INTO SCHOOLS
February through May 2010 (met once a month)
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VISION AND CHANGE
October 2008
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POETRY AND VISION
December through July 2008 |
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THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
July through November 2007
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STORIES AND POEMS OF TRANSFORMATION
January through December 2007
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GANDHI ON TRUTH, NON-VIOLENCE AND SELF-RENEWAL IN CIVIL SOCIETY
April 2004 through July 2005
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THE AMERICAN PROMISE
March 2004 through February 2005
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AMERICAN VEDA
June through August 2011 |
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PLATO DISCUSSION GROUP
February 2003 through January 2004 |
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TEACHING STORIES
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| ENVISIONING FUTURES |
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| STUDY GROUP ON SUFISM |
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| 2002-2003 |
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THE WRITINGS OF SIMON WEIL
2002-2003
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MEANING IN MOVIES
2002 |
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DISCUSSION OF THE AIMS OF THE INSTITUTE OF WORLD CULTURE
2002
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