Fall 2007 |
October 24 There will be a special ceremony honoring Gabriel Vahanian, world renowned theologian and author of the landmark book "The Death of God" (George Braziller, 1961) from 2-4 p.m. in the Kilian Room (500 HL). The event includes a keynote address by the SU professor emeritus titled "Fundamentalism, Secularism, and Relativism: On the Conflict of East and West," as well as a celebration of the Gabriel Vahanian Endowed Support Fund. The event is free and open to the public. More information available at: http://sunews.syr.edu/story_details.cfm?id=4460. To view a web cast of this event visit: http://thecollege.syr.edu/Vahanian Lecture.htm.
October 18-20 Ray Smith Symposium "Iconic Books".
September 20 Roots of Peacemaking: Indigenous Values, Global Crisis: An International Day of Peace at the birthplace of democracy. More information at: hhtp:rootsofpeacemaking.syr.edu. |
| Spring 2007 |
April 26-28 Postmodernism, Culture and Religion
Conference (#2) entitled: Feminism Sexuality and the Return of Religion. |
| Spring 2006 |
April 21-22: South Asian Religious Transnationalism: Regional Dynamics, Global Passages. Co-sponsored with the South Asia Center. |
| Fall 2005 |
October 4: Merold Westphal Lecture (Fordham University) on Kierkegaard and Levinas. 4:30 p.m. Kilian Room, 500 Hall of Languages.
October 4: Kathak Dance by Kaveri Agashe and Manasi Tapikar, musical accompaniment by Ramdas Palsule and Party. 8:00 p.m. Setnor Auditorium. Co-sponsored with the South Asia Center.
November 10: Thomas Blom Hansen Lecture,“The ‘Great Indian Middle Class' and the Anxieties of Hindu Nationalism.” 4:00 p.m. Eggers Hall, Room 100. Co-sponsored with the South Asia Center. |
| Spring
2005 |
Postmodernism,
Religion and Culture Conference
April
14-16: The first of a series of biennial conferences to be entitled " Postmodernism,
Religion and Culture ." This year the topic is "St. Paul Among the Philosophers." Speakers to include Giorgio Agamben, Karen Armstrong,
Alain Badiou, Daniel Boyarin, Paula Fredriksen, Dale B. Martin,
E. P. Sanders, Slavoj Zizek and others. Sheraton Syracuse Hotel
and Conference Center. Co-directed by Linda Alcoff, Professor of
Philosophy, and John D. Caputo, Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion
and Humanities. |
| Fall
2004 |
September
8: John
D. Caputo Inaugural Lecture, 4:00 p.m., Kilian Room, 500 Hall of Languages,
Title: "The Weakness of God: A Theology of the Event."
Nature/Religion/Knowledge
Politics Lecture Series
September
16: Bron Taylor Lecture, 7:00 p.m., Location: 1916 Room, Bird
Lilbrary. Title: "Radical Environmentalism and Bioregionalism: The
Promise and Peril of Dark Green Religion."
October 7: Tom Porter Lecture, 7:00 p.m., Location:
1916 Room, Bird Library. Title: "Giving Thanks for the Cycles of
Nature to Continue."
October
28: Ursula Goodenough Lecture, 7:00 p.m., 1916 Room, Bird
Library. Title: "Exploring the Concept of Religious Naturalism.
November
9: Meera Nanda Lecture, 7:00p.m., 1916 Room, Bird Library.
Title: "Hindu Ecology in the Age of Hindu Nationalism: Dangers of
Religious Environmentalism in India." |
| Spring
2004 |
Religion Department
faculty and graduate students held a Spring Retreat in Cazenovia on
April 29, where they discussed the "Theory/Stuff Divide." Highlights
from this Retreat, including an overview, a selection of panel papers,
and photos, are now available on our website. |
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