Exhibition: Gandhi, King, Ikeda

An exhibition entitled Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace will be on display in the Olin Library, Monday, April 16-Friday, April 27, 2007. This traveling exhibition includes photographs and information focusing on Mohandas K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Daisaku Ideka, three men from different cultures and continents, who devoted their lives to non-violence, human rights, and world peace.

In conjunction with the exhibition, the Rev. Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter, Sr. will speak at 4 p.m. Monday, April 16, in Wilson Hall, Room 214. An opening reception for the exhibition will follow the talk. The reception will take place in Olin Library’s Ginkgo Reading Room, on level 1. 

Carter is the founder and first dean of the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel and Professor of Religion at Morehouse College. He has written numerous books and articles, including Walking Integrity: Benjamin Elijah Mays as Mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr. (1998) and Global Ethical Options, in the Tradition of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Daisaku Ikeda (2001).

These events are free and open to the public. They are sponsored by the Religious Studies Program in Arts & Sciences.

Questions may be directed to Sarah Massey at 314-935-8677 or smassey@wustl.edu. Additional information is available online at http://artsci.wustl.edu/~relst/gki.htm or at http://library.wustl.edu/events/exhibits/Gandhi.html.