Religion in Culture Lunch Series
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On Tuesday, November 9, 2004, the Department of Religious
Studies hosted Prof. Julie
Ingersoll (of the Department
of Philosophy and Religious Studies, at the University
of North Florida) as part of its ongoing lunchtime
discussion series. Prof. Ingersoll--who had previously
visited the University of Alabama to deliver a public lecture
in March of 2002--visited Prof. McCutcheon's REL
213 class earlier in the day to discuss with them her
book, Evangelical
Christian Women: War Stories in the Gender Battles
(New York University Press, 2003).
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During lunch, REL majors and minors, along with interested
faculty and staff, were invited to discuss with Prof. Ingersoll
her chapter in the recently published essay collection, After
The Passion is Gone: American Religious Consequences
(AltaMira Press, 2004).
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Along with a chapter written by Leslie Smith (a current doctoral
student in the study of religion at the University
of California, Santa Barbara) entitled "Living in
the World but not of the World: Understanding Evangelical
Support for The Passion of the Christ," the participants
had already read Prof. Ingersoll's chapter in the book: "Is
it Finished? The Passion of the Christ and the Fault
Lines in American Christianity." In this essay she describes
the different reactions to the film among various sub-groups
within U.S. Christianity, countering the prevalent notion
that there was such a thing as a uniform "Christian response"
to the film. Coupled with Smith's predistributed chapter--which
outlined the manner in which emotionalism and consumerism
are joined in the film--Prof. Ingersoll's essay inspired a
substantive and lively 90 minute lunchtime discussion.
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See the flyer
for this event (PDF)
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If you are interested in studying popular and scholarly reactions
to The Passion of the Christ, consider visiting some
of the following sites:
How
the film is being marketed by its production company
How
products related to the film are being marketed
How one Christian group is using the film to evangelize
A
collection of reviews, reactions, and articles on the film
Resources
related to issues surrounding the film
A
review by a scholar of Christian origins
Video
and transcript of a PBS news story on the film
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The Department is grateful to the College
of Arts & Sciences' Anonymous Lecture Fund for making
this event possible.
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Prof. Julie Ingersoll, of the University
of North Florida, leads the lunchtime discussion on reactions
to The Passion of the Christ.
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Left to right: Christine Scott, Matt Satcher,
John Parrish, and Drew Elmore.
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Background, left to right: Prof. Catherine
Roach, Prof. Mark McCormick (of Stillman College's Department
of Religion and Philosophy), Prof. Steve Jacobs, and Zach
Price; foreground: Prof. Ingersoll and Samantha Sastre.
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Left to right: John Parrish, Drew Elmore,
Ana Shuber (of the University of Alabama's External Degree
Program and an Instructor in REL), and Samantha Sastre.
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A pensive moment for Prof. Catherine Roach,
cross-appointed to REL from New College.
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Background, left to right:
Zach Price, Prof. Ted Trost (chair of the public speakers
committee); foreground, left to right: Samantha Sastre, Ana
Schuber, Josh McDonough, Drew Elmore, and John Parrish.
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