California Institute of the Arts will host a forum titled "American Jihad: God, War and & Peace in the Age of Terrorism" to discuss the nature of jihad and religion's contribution to war and peace.

Religious officials such as Rabbi David J. Wolpe, author of "Why Faith Matters," and Imam Jihad Turk, director of religious affairs at the Islamic Center of Southern California, will speak at this event, as will veterans of the Iraq war.

CalArts faculty member Eric Gutierrez will moderate the forum.

His students developed the idea for this event, to take place today from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in CalArts' Sharon Disney Lund Theater.