The Holland Lectures bring internationally recognized speakers to Omaha.These lectures provide open discussion of provocative ideas that are not usually heard in Nebraska. They challenge and broaden understandings of ethics, philosophy, religion, and science as they relate to current national and world concerns.
First Unitarian Church has a history of encouraging free and open discussion of controversial topics. Between 1954 and 1964, the church was the home of the Frank R. Hoagland Lectures.
As a young man, Dick Holland attended many Hoagland Lectures that shaped his world perspective. This project is rooted in those memories. Dick and Mary Holland believed that the Hoagland Lectures are an appropriate model for the Holland Lecture Series that they established. In June 2006, First Unitarian Churchand the Omaha community lost a very good friend with the passing of Mary Holland.
The Holland Lecture Series brings timely and important ideas to the community. The views represented are the sole responsibility of the guest speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views of the First Unitarian Church of Omaha.
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Speakers for the Holland Lecture:
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Dr. Alan J. Russell -- April 11, 2012
Dr. Alan J. Russell will speak at the Holland Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, April 11. The Holland Lectures bring internationally recognized speakers to Omaha.These lectures provide open discussion of provocative ideas that are not usually heard in Nebraska. They challenge and broaden understandings of ethics, philosophy, religion, and science as they relate to current national and world concerns. As a young man, Dick Holland attended many Hoagland Lectures that shaped his world perspective. This project is rooted in those memories. Dick and Mary Holland believed that the Hoagland Lectures are an appropriate model for the Holland Lecture Series that they established. In June 2006, First Unitarian Church and the Omaha community lost a very good friend with the ...
Posted Feb 13, 2012 9:54 AM by Catharine Dixon
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Barry C. Lynn: The New Age of Monopoly: Remaking American Democracy or Destroying It? - October 12
The Holland Lecture Series presents Barry C. Lynn SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 The Holland Lecture Series presents a FREE lecture The New Age of Monopoly: Remaking American Democracy or Destroying It? by Barry C. Lynn, senior fellow at the New America Foundation on Wednesday, October 12 at the Holland Performing Arts Center. Worldwide, industries are growing larger, cornering markets and becoming increasingly dependent on each other for all their supplies and resources. This "industrial interdependence" is a logical extension of the mega-companies formed by take-overs and consolidations that now dominate the globe, says Barry C. Lynn. Mr. Lynn, author of the recent book Cornered: The New Monopoly Capitalism and the Economics of Destruction, will discuss ...
Posted Sep 14, 2011 12:05 PM by Catharine Dixon
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"Lucy and Our Human Origins" Donald C. Johanson, PhD - April 27 2011
Announcing the 13th Speaker in the series:
Donald C. Johanson, PhD
"Lucy and Our Human Origins"
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at the Holland Performing Arts Center
Donald C. Johanson is a professor and the Founding Director of the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University. Best known as the “Discoverer of Lucy,” Dr. Johanson has dedicated his professional career to excavating, understanding and explaining the fossil finds that explain human evolution. The long, complex – and still unfolding – story of human origins sheds light on who we are as a species today. He believes that, "We are an unprecedented and totally unanticipated species, and hopefully an awareness of the deep biological roots we share with one ...
Posted Jan 23, 2012 3:59 PM by Catharine Dixon
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Susan Jacoby - September 29th, 2010
Announcing the 12th Speaker in the series: Susan Jacoby
"The Dumbed-Down Politics of Unreason: Anger Or Sheer Ignorance?"
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at the Holland Performing Arts Center
Locally: 402.345.0606 - Toll-free: 866.434.8587 - TTY: 402.341.1811 Monday-Friday: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturdays: Noon-5 p.m. Each caller may request up to six free tickets to the lecture and for the reception that follows.
Ms. Jacoby is an American author, most recently of the New York Times best seller, The Age of American Unreasonabout American anti-intellectualism.Should we be concerned that 25% of high-school biology teachers believe human beings and dinosaurs shared the earth ...
Posted Jan 23, 2012 3:59 PM by Catharine Dixon
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Jacob Hacker - May 26th, 2010
"The Middle Class At Risk: The New Economic Insecurity and What Can Be Done About It." Jacob Hacker, Stanley B. Resor Professor of Political Science, Yale University
Posted Dec 26, 2010 1:11 PM by First Unitarian Church Of Omaha
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