Iowa Canterbury Forum programs begin at 7:00 PM Central Time, and are open to the public.
In September 2021 the Coordinating Committee decided to continue presenting programs via Zoom after the cessation of the COVID pandemic. Login information for the Forum's Zoom programs will be sent out via email during the week immediately preceding each program. If you're not already on the Forum email list, email us at canterburyforum@gmail.com to make sure that you get up to date program and login information.
After its Fall 2025 hiatus, the Forum resumes hosting programs this spring:
When Did Love Become Politicized?
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Dr. John Roberts
Music Director
Waterloo (IA) First United Methodist Church
To “politicize” your thinking about something means considering it in the frame of politics. To “leverage” something means using it to get you what you want. In the next Canterbury Forum, Dr. John Roberts will examine how and when love is politicized, how politicized concepts of love are given religious expression, and how they are used as political leverage.
Dr. Roberts has a distinguished history as a teacher at all levels of education, an administrator, a public speaker, and as a musician and director of music at a variety of churches. He is currently serving as the primary pianist at Waterloo First United Methodist Church. He has previously spoken at Canterbury Forum on The Role of African American Music in Worship.
A link to the April 22 Zoom meeting will be sent a week before the program to all on the Canterbury Forum email list. If you know someone who would like to attend but is not on the email list, tell them to contact us at canterburyforum@gmail.com.
Abraham, Moses, and Jesus:
The Heritage of the Bible in the Qur'an
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Dr. John Burnight
Associate Professor of Religion
University of Northern Iowa
Muslims hold Abraham, Moses, and Jesus in high esteem, viewing them all as messengers of God. This presentation will examine a number of the Qur’anic passages discussing these and several other biblical figures, highlighting the important role that each plays in Islam.