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erif\;">Dr. Peter Jauhiainen
\n Professor of
Religion\, Kirkwood Community College
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OVEMBER 6\, 2026 | 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM\n St. Paul's United Methodist Church\, Ced
ar Rapids
\n ** in-person event **
The 2026 midterm elections are Tuesday\, November 3. What will have happened in the federal and state elections? Did the polling get things right? What will the impact of the elections be on Iowans? Dr. Peter Jauhiain en will join us for Intersections and break things down. It’s going to be an important conversation. We hope you will join us in person or online.
\n \nYou may make your reservation to
attend in-person (with lunch) by clicking on the "
Register Now" button.
Four boxed lunch options are available: tur
key & swiss on ciabatta\, roast beef & cheddar on
wheatberry\, Greek Mediterranean wrap (vegetarian)
\, and garden veggie salad\; boxed lunches are $15 each. You must pre-order and pay for your lunch by 12:00 P
M on Tuesday\, November 3. Late orders or walk-in requests
for lunch will not be available.
If you have any issues regi stering\, please email info@interfaithallianceiowa. org or call 515.279.8 715.
\n \nABOU T OUR PRESENTER | Dr. Peter Jauhiainen (PhD\, Univ ersity of Iowa\; MDiv.\, Princeton Theological Sem inary) is an experienced scholar and American reli gious historian who teaches at Kirkwood Community College. He frequently presents at community forum s and academic settings on topics related to Ameri can history\, religion\, politics\, and society\, with an eye toward answering such questions as “Ho w did we get here?” or “Why is this happening now? ”
\n \nIntersections is a m onthly gathering of the Interfaith Alliance of Iow a in Cedar Rapids. It's an opportunity to learn\, to participate in civil dialogue\, and to discuss issues at the crossroads of religion and politics.
DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n The midterm elections\n \n \n Dr. Pete r Jauhiainen\n \n Professor of Religion\, Kirkwood Community College\n \n \n \n ____________________ _\n \n \n \n NOVEMBER 6\, 2026 | 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM\n \n St. Paul's United Methodist Church\, Ceda r Rapids\n \n ** in-person event **\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The 2026 midterm elections are Tuesday \, November 3. What will have happened in the fede ral and state elections? Did the polling get thing s right? What will the impact of the elections be on Iowans? Dr. Peter Jauhiainen will join us for I ntersections and break things down. It’s going to be an important conversation. We hope you will joi n us in person or online.\n \n \n \n \n You may ma ke your reservation to attend in-person (with lunc h) by clicking on the "Register Now" button. Four boxed lunch options are available: turkey & swiss on ciabatta\, roast beef & cheddar on wheatberry\, Greek Mediterranean wrap (vegetarian)\, and garde n veggie salad\; boxed lunches are $15 each. You m ust pre-order and pay for your lunch by 12:00 PM o n Tuesday\, November 3. Late orders or walk-in req uests for lunch will not be available.\n \n \n \n If you have any issues registering\, please email info@interfaithallianceiowa.org (mailto:info@inter faithallianceiowa.org) or call 515.279.8715 (tel:5 152798715).\n \n \n \n \n ABOUT OUR PRESENTER | Dr . Peter Jauhiainen (PhD\, University of Iowa\; MDi v.\, Princeton Theological Seminary) is an experie nced scholar and American religious historian who teaches at Kirkwood Community College. He frequent ly presents at community forums and academic setti ngs on topics related to American history\, religi on\, politics\, and society\, with an eye toward a nswering such questions as “How did we get here?” or “Why is this happening now?”\n \n \n \n \n Inte rsections is a monthly gathering of the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa in Cedar Rapids. It's an opportu nity to learn\, to participate in civil dialogue\, and to discuss issues at the crossroads of religi on and politics.\n \n CATEGORIES:Event c3 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261106T114500 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261106T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261106T130000 LOCATION:1340 3rd Ave SE\n St. Paul's United Methodist Chur ch\n Cedar Rapids\, IA 52403\n URL:https://interfaithallianceiowa.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=317 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR