The public is invited to join a panel of Cal State Northridge faculty as it discusses the existence of God and the importance a belief in God is to religion on Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 4-6 p.m. in the Lake View Terrace Room of the University Student Union, on the east side of the campus off Zelzah Avenue in Northridge.

Philosophy professor James Kellenberger, a member of Northridge's Center for Ethics and Values and one of the organizers of the discussion, said scholars have debated the questions surrounding GodÕs existence for years.

"This will be a cross-disciplinary discussion of whether God exists and other questions about how religions understand the existence of God," he said. "There are several interesting issues packed into those questions alone."

In addition to Kellenberger, the panel includes religious studies professor Patrick Nichelson and philosophy professor David Shoemaker.

The Center for Ethics and Values is home to a group of scholars and San Fernando Valley community leaders who share a common desire to examine, in an open forum, some of the ethical and value problems that affect society today. The center also supports research into ethical and social policy issues, the dissemination of that research into ethnical academic colloquia and at public conferences, and serves as a consulting body to individuals and organizations requesting information or advice on ethical decisions and social policy.

For more information about the center or the discussion on God, call (818) 677-4847.