Public Lectures
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The
Fourth Annual Aronov Lecture
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"Jesus and Judaism:
Why the Connection Still Matters"
Prof.
Amy-Jill Levine
Vanderbilt
University
7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 15, 2005 in Smith Hall, Room
205 (reception follows)
On Thursday, September 15, 2005, Prof. Levine will participate
in a Religion
in Culture Lunch discussion with REL majors, to
be held in Manly 210 at 11:30 a.m. (Please sign up in the
main office.)
Learn more about these events here
and here.
To read articles written by Prof. Levine on the topic of Mel
Gibson's "The Last Temptation of Christ," consider
visiting here
as well as here.
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Religion
in Culture Lectures
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Unless otherwise noted, these lectures will be held in Gorgas
Library's Henry Jacobs Reading Area, on the 2nd floor,
behind the main Circulation Desk. Each talk will be followed
by a small reception.
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September 15, 2005 at 9:30 a.m.
Prof.
Jay Geller
Graduate
Department of Religion
Vanderbilt
University
Prof. Geller will guest lecture in REL
223.
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October 19, 2005 at 3:30 p.m.
"Archaeology of Religion: The Mississippian Cosmos"
Prof.
Jim Knight
Department
of Anthropology
University of Alabama
Learn more about this event.
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October 31, 2005 at 12:00 p.m.
"Voodoo and Zombies: The Real Story"
Prof. Tim Murphy
The lecture is sponsored by the Religious
Studies Student Association. Learn more about this event.
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November 9, 2005 at 3:30 p.m.
"Religious vs. Religion: Innovative Poetry and Spiritual Experience"
Prof.
Hank Lazer
Office
of Academic Affairs and
Department
of English
University of Alabama
Learn more about this event.
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February 22, 2006 at 3:30 p.m.
"Sexing the Gods: Gender, Sex, Sexuality, and Systems
of Belief"
Prof.
Darlene Juschka
Department
of Women's Studies
University
of Regina
Learn more about this event.
While on campus, Prof. Juschka also participated in a lunchtime
discussion on her recent work.
See informational flyer
(PDF) about her lecture.
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February 23, 2006 at 3:30 p.m.
"Heresy as an Analytic Category: The Case of the Apostle Paul"
Prof.
William Arnal
Department
of Religious Studies
University
of Regina
Learn more about this event.
While on campus, Prof. Arnal also participated in a lunchtime
discussion on his work.
See informational flyer
(PDF) about his lecture.
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March 8, 2006 at 3:30 p.m.
"Tibetan Buddhism in the Academic Imagination"
Prof.
Kurtis Schaeffer
Department
of Religious Studies
University of Virginia
Learn more about this event.
While on campus, Prof. Schaeffer will also participate in
a lunchtime
discussion on his work.
See informational flyer
(PDF) about his lecture.
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April 6, 2006 at 3:30 p.m.
"Living with Politics: Foucault, Christianity, and Race."
Prof.
Utz McKnight
Department
of Political Science
University of Alabama
Learn more about this event.
See informational flyer
(PDF) about his lecture.
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April 21, 2006, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Manly 210
"Religion
as the Structuring of Asymmetrical Relations: Toward a Definition"
Prof. Tim Murphy
(Introduced by Samantha Sastre, Presidet of the Religious
Studies Student Association [RSSA])
This event is for majors and minors in the Department of Religious
Studies. Coffee and cookies will be served.
RSSA is hosting a "Happy Hour" at Wilhagens
(2209 4th St.) following this lecture/discussion.
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April 26, 2006 at 12:00 p.m.
Manly 210
"Slain in the Spirit: Sexuality and Afro-Caribbean Religious
Expression in Nella Larsen's Quicksand"
Merinda Simmons
Department
of English
University of Alabama
This is a lunchtime
discussion event, for REL majors and faculty. This event
is sponsored by the Religious
Studies Student Association.
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April 28, 2006 at 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Manly 210
"Graduate School:
From Here to There, Eventually"
Prof. Tim Murphy
Majors and minors in the Department of Religious Studies who
have an interest in a general orientation to graduate school
and the profession of being a university professor are invited
to attend this informal discussion, led by Prof. Murphy.
Did you know we have a careers
page?
Coffee and cookies will be served.
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