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Religion in Culture Lunch Series

This discussion series--organized and hosted by Prof. Steve Jacobs--adds to the Department's current public lecture venues (the Religion in Culture lecture series and the Department's annual Aronov Lecture) by providing an opportunity for majors, minors, and REL faculty members to interact informally with visiting scholars. In preparation, a current example of their research is predistributed for students to read.

Seats are limited to approximately 15 people, so please sign-up in advance in the REL main office (Manly 212).

Lunch is provided by the Department of Religious Studies. The events are hosted by the student association.


Learn more about the Department's motto:
Studying Religion in Culture

 













2008-9

 

Upcoming the Spring 2009 semester:

Prof. Maha Marouan

• Ms. Merinda Simmons...

 

October 23, 2008
Prof. Bruce Lincoln
Divinity School, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and Program for Medieval Studies
University of Chicago

12:30-1:30 Woods Hall 115

Students attending should read, in advance, Prof. Lincoln's "Theses on Method" and "Theses on Religion and Violence" (PDF; Bama ID/Password required).

Prof. Lincoln is the 2008-9 Aronov Lecturer.

 

September 24, 2008
Prof. John Giggie
Assistant Professor
Department of History
1:00-2:00 Manly 210
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2007-8

October 24, 2007
Prof. Michael Murphy
Department of Anthropology
12:00-1:30 Manly 210
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November 7, 2007
Prof. Tim Murphy
Department of Religious Studies
12:00-1:30 p.m. Manly 210
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November 14, 2007
Prof. Russell McCutcheon
Department of Religious Studies
12:00-1:30 p.m. Manly 210
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January 30, 2008
Prof. DoVeanna Fulton
Director, African American Studies Program
12:00-1:30 p.m. Manly 210
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March 11, 2008
Prof. Arjun Appadurai
2007-8 Aronov Lecture
12:30-2:00 p.m. Manly 210
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April 14, 2008
Prof. Herbert Berg
Department of Philosophy and Religion
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
12:00-1:30 p.m. Manly 210
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2006-7

October 11, 2006
Prof. Steve Jacobs
12:00-1:30 Manly 210
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November 2, 2006
Prof. Barbara Forrest
Southeastern Louisianna University
12:30-1:30 Manly 210
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February 7, 2007
Prof. Russell McCutcheon
12:00-1:30 in Manly 210
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February 28, 2007
Prof. Steven Ramey
12:30-2:00 in Manly 210
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March 8, 2007
Prof. Tomoko Masuzawa
2006-7 Aronov Lecturer
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March 28, 2007
Prof. Ted Trost
12:15-1:30 in Manly 210
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2005-6

September 15, 2005
Prof. Amy-Jill Levine
Aronov Lecturer
11:30-1:00 Manly 210
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February 22, 2006
Prof. William Arnal
12:30-1:30 Manly 210
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February 23, 2006
Prof. Darlene Juschka
12:30-1:30 Manly 210
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March 9, 2006
Prof. Kurtis Schaeffer
12:30-1:30 Manly 210
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April 26, 2006
Merinda Simmons
12:00-1:30 p.m.

"Slain in the Spirit: Sexuality and Afro-Caribbean Religious Expression in Nella Larsen's Quicksand"

Merinda Simmons is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of English at the University of Alabama. Previously, Merinda presented her work as part of our Department's April 2005 conference on the spread of African culture.

This event is sponsored by the Religious Studies Student Association.


2004-5

November 9, 2004
Prof. Julie Ingersoll
University of North Florida
12:30-1:45 Student Services 101F
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March 3, 2005
Prof. Judith Plaskow
Aronov Lecturer
Manhattan College, NY
12:00-1:30 Student Services 101F
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March 16, 2005
"What is the REL 100 Class?"
Hosted by Prof. Kurtis Schaeffer
12:30-1:45 Student Services 101F.
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