Religion in Culture Lunch Series

This discussion series--organized and hosted by Prof. Merinda Simmons--adds to the Department's current public lecture venues (the Religion in Culture lecture series, the Department's annual Aronov Lecture, and the honor society's own Brownbag Lunches) by providing an opportunity for members of the Department 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.

Learn about past lunchtime events here.

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

2012-13

September 24, 2012
Dr. Gregg Lambert
Time: 12:00-1:30 pm
Location: Manly 210
Topic: The Crisis of Humanistic Knowledge in the University Today (click here for the predistributed reading for the discussion)
Be sure to attend his public lecture on Mon, Sept. 24, at 3:30 pm in Gorgas 205

October 17, 2012
Dr. Christopher Lynn
Department of Anthropology, U of Alabama
Time 12:00-1:30 pm
Location: Manly 210
In preparation, please read Prof. Lynn's essay, “'The Wrong Holy Ghost': Discerning the Apostolic Gift of Discernment using a Signaling and Systems Theoretical Approach" (PDF)

November 7, 2012
Dr. Greg Johnson
Time: 10:15-11:30 am
Location: Student Services 101F (ground floor, north end, across from the Ferg)
This lunch is for those who attend Prof. Johnson's public lecture (on Tues, Nov. 6, at 3:30 pm in Gorgas 205).

November 28, 2012
Dr. Merinda Simmons
Time: 12:00-1:30 pm
Location: Manly 210
Topic: Working in the Archives

February 12, 3013
Dr. Naomi Goldenberg
Time: 12:00-1:00
Location: Manly 210
This lunch is for those who attend Prof. Goldenberg's public lecture on Tuesday, 12 February at 3:30 pm in Gorgas 205.

March 6, 2013
Dr. Steven Ramey
Time: 12:00-1:00
Location: Manly 210
In preparation for a discussion on how classifiying "religion" and social formation apply to current events, please read Prof. Ramey's Huffington Post article, "What Happens When We Name the Nones"

March 11, 2013
Dr. David Watt
Time: 12:00-1:00
Location: Manly 210
In preparation for the discussion please read the Mullin v. Sussex County (PDF) court opinion.
Be sure to attend his public lecture on Monday, 11 March at 3:30pm in Gorgas 205.

March 13, 2013
Dr. Eleanor Finnegan
Time: 12:00-1:00
Location: Manly 210
Topic: Belief and Practice on American Sufi Farms.

April 8, 2013
Dr. Cary Nelson
Time: 12:00-1:00
Location: Manly 210
In preparation for the discussion, please read his "Teaching and Editing at Worlds’ End: Collective Trauma and Individual Witness in American Holocaust Poetry" before the lunch.
Be sure to attend his public lecture, the 11th Annual Aronov Lecture, on Monday, 8 April at 7:00pm in Gorgas 205.

April 17, 2013
Dr. Ted Trost
Time: 12:00-1:00
Location: Manly 210
Topic: "Sacred and/or Profane: Crossing the Line in the Songs from U2's POP Album"
In preparation for the discussion, please read these lyrics he will be discussig.