Pope Benedict XVI has frequently decried the diminishing impact of religion in general and the Catholic Church in particular, over the last fifty years. He has set as one of his prime agenda items the return of the religious imperative on European life. Is the Pope’s assessment of the importance of religion in Europe correct? How might the values of religion impact the new European Union?

Dr. Ismail Bardhi, Dean, Faculty, Islamic Studies, Skopje, Macedonia

Tuesday, April 29, 7:30 p.m., $10 per person

The Temple Campus, 3663 Wilshire Boulevard