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.

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.

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."