<div dir="ltr">Dear Visionaries:<div><br></div><div>The UI Public Affairs Office failed to get this notice to the area newspapers, so here it is for those who would like to learn more about my new book on religious violence.</div><div><br></div><div>nfg</div><div><br></div><div><span class="" itemprop="description"><p>Nick Gier, a professor emeritus of philosophy, will present at the University of Idaho’s Martin Forum on Thursday, March 5.</p>
<p>Gier will discuss the “The Origins of Religious Violence” starting at
12:30 p.m. in the Teaching and Learning Center, TLC Room 041.</p>
<p>Gier taught in the UI Philosophy Department from 1972 to 2003. He was
coordinator of Religious Studies from 1980 to 2003 and a senior fellow
in the Martin Institute for Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution from
1990 to 2000. He has published five books and more than 50 journal
articles and book chapters. His fourth book, “The Virtue of
Non-Violence: from Gautama to Gandhi,” was published by SUNY Press in
2004. Gier’s new book, “The Origins of Religious Violence: An Asian
Perspective,” is published by Lexington Books.</p></span></div></div>