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Conference on Religion and Comics The conference, "Graven Images: Religion in Comic Books and Graphic Novels," held from April 11 through April 13, 2008, was a three-day event that featured a keynote lecture by James Sturm, author of the graphic novel, The Golem's Mighty Swing and Director for the Center of Cartoon Studies; presentations by fifteen graduate students, professors, and independent scholars on subjects as wide-ranging as "Revelation and Revenge in the Comics," "American Catholic Citizenship," and "London as Sacred and Desecrated Space(s) in Alan Moore's From Hell;" and two panel discussions, one featuring five graphic novelists whose work explores religious ideas, from retellings of Hebrew and Christian scripture and Hindu sacred stories to wholly original tales that incorporate concepts from contemporary Islam or ancient paganism. This conference was conceived and organized by A. David Lewis, a PhD candidate in the Religion and Literature specialization and Christine Hoff Kraemer, who earned her PhD in Religion and Literature in January 2008. Check out our website at: religionincomics New Masters Program in Medical Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Practice The Masters Program in Medical Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Practice is designed as a two-year, full-time program requiring a total of 60 semester hours, a summer fieldwork or field practicum requirement, and five day-long professional development workshops. Eight courses will be completed in the first year, and seven in the second year, plus a Special Project Course (4 credits) for writing the masters thesis. The fieldwork or field practicum will be undertaken during the summer after completion of the first year. Students are also required to participate in one professional-development workshop per semester, and in one during the summer. The overall goal of the Masters in Medical Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Practice is to provide interdisciplinary training in medical anthropology and cross-cultural clinical practice. The curriculum has been designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the theory and methods of medical anthropological and qualitative research, and in the student's own area of concentration. Students also participate in anthropology-related skill and career-development workshops. For more information, see their website at: http://www.bu.edu/bhlp/pages/masters/progdesc/index.html New Book by Donna Freitas Read more at: http://www.bu.edu/alumni/bostonia/2008/spring/perspectives/freitas/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120728447818789307.html
SHARI RABIN BLOGS FOR FAITHNET STEPHEN PROTHERO'S RELIGIOUS LITERACY NAMED QUILL WINNER PETER HAWKINS TO GIVE LYMAN BEECHER LECTURES ON PREACHING THE
RELIGION DEPARTMENT IS NOW OFFICIALLY HIP
So, now that the interview is said and done, the real question remains-- what's Jon Stewart like in real life? "He's a great guy," says Prothero. "When he came backstage to meet me, he was very high-energy and welcoming. He's obviously funny. But he's also super smart." For all who were not able to catch the show on Monday night see below or, if you have difficulty with the Flash video, click here. And congratulations, Prof. Prothero — we are all now cooler by association. NEW
PROTHERO BOOK POSES QUESTIONS ABOUT AMERICAN RELIGIOUS LITERACY
DOCTORAL
CANDIDATE SEMINAR SERIES: "PHILOSOPHY AND REVELATION IN AL-GHAZALI'S
THE NICHE OF LIGHTS" Scott M. Girdner is a graduate student in the Department of Religion at Boston University and a former Fellow of the Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations. his research is focused on Muslim traditions of philosphical and mystical interpretation of scripture and their reception in Christian and Jewish tradition. February
28, 2007 - 745 Commonwealth Avenue - 4pm. BU
TODAY: COMICS
CONSPIRACY - BU RELIGION GRAD STUDENT INVENTS LOCAL LORE IN NEW GRAPHIC
NOVEL Last fall, Lewis (GRS’10) teamed up with illustrator Jason Copland to publish Empty Chamber, a “rock ’em, sock ’em, two-part miniseries” whose conspiracy theory plot takes place in Boston. DEPARTMENT
OF RELIGION ANNOUNCES NEW FELLOWSHIP UNDERGRADUATE
RELIGION ASSOCIATION IN THE NEWS!
DEPARTMENT
OF RELIGION TAKES AAR BY STORM Boston
University Department of Religion Faculty and Students participating in
the American Academy of Religion & Kecia Ali, Assistant Professor of Religion. Women and Religion Section and Study of Islam Section (A20-109), “I Wanted One Thing and God Wanted Another:” Al-Shafi`i’s Attempt to Reconcile Qur’an and Sunnah on Subject of Striking Wives. Panelist: Sexual Ethics/Sexual Justice: Feminist/Womanist Perspectives in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (A21-6). Linda L. Barnes, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, BUSM. Religions, Medicines, and Healing Group, Presiding over Business Meeting (A18-26) and Teaching Religion and Healing (A19-96). Responding: Religion, Health, and Social Justice: African Perspectives on a Global Issue (A20-52). Gina Cogan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion. Buddhism Section (A20-104), Serving the Buddha through Serving the Emperor: Imperial Buddhist Monks and Nuns as Abbots, Abbesses, and Adoptees in Edo Japan. Jonathan Cooney, PMPhD-History of Christianity. Christian Spirituality Group and Wesleyan Studies Group (A20-16), The Shout Heard ‘Round the World: Similarities and Differences between American and English Camp Meetings. Katheryn Darr, Professor of Theology, STH. Panelist: Formation of the Book of Isaiah Group (S18-114). Theological Perspectives on the Book of Ezekiel Section (S19-35), Are Sayings Didactic?: Ezekiel and the Pedagogy of Proverbs. Garth W. Green, Assistant Professor of Religion. Platonism and Neoplatonism Group (A20-73), Christian Neo-Platonism, Medieval and Modern. Jonathan Klawans, Associate Professor of Religion. Responding: Hermeneutics of Jesus and the Prohibition of Oaths (S20-19). Rodney Knowles, PBPhD-Religion and Society. History of Christianity Section and Death, Dying, and Beyond Consultation (A18-106), Nefarious Necromancy: Christian Critiques of Nineteenth-Century American Spiritualism. Christine Kraemer, PBPhD-Religion and Literature. Religion, Film, and Visual Culture Group (A19-30), The Spectator, Gender Performance, and Gnosis in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Presiding: Arts Series/Films: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (A20-132). Christopher Lehrich, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion. Critical Theory and Discourses on Religion Group and Western Esotericism Group (A20-117), Discipline and Interdiscipline: On Magical Comparisons. A. David Lewis, PmPhD-Religion and Literature, will be sitting on the SBL panel: "Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and the Bible" Emily Merriman, PMPhD-Religion and Literature. Religion, Film, and Visual Culture Group (A18-122), Channeling, Trance, and Religion in What the Bleep Do We Know!?. Arts, Literature, and Religion Section (A19-9), “I Mean Great Poets”: William Blake and Geoffrey Hill. David Montgomery, PBPhD-Religion and Society. Religion and the Social Sciences Section (A18-108), The Transmission of Religious Knowledge in Kyrgyzstan: How Learning Influences Practice, or Accounting for the Difference between Hizb ut-Tahrir and Ancestral Worshipers. Robert C. Neville, Professor of Philosophy, Religion, and Theology and Executive Director of the Danielsen Institute. Responding: The Comparative Religious Ideas Project: A Critical Retrospective Five Years Later (A20-116). Martyn Oliver, PBPhD-Religion and Literature. Religion in Europe Consultation (A18-130), What to Be or Not to Be: Islam, Satire, and Identity in the European Union. Steve Prothero, Chairman. Panelist: Library of Congress Forum: Writing the Story of America's Religious Origins. Josh Reeves, PMPhD-Science, Philosophy, and Religion. Evangelical Theology Group (A19-64), Evangelicals, Theological Method, and God’s Two Books. Robert Smid, PMPhD-Philosophy of Religion. Panelist: The Comparative Religious Ideas Project: A Critical Retrospective Five Years Later (A20-116). Sean Smith, PMPhD-New Testament and Christian Origins. Book of Acts Section (S20-57), Can We Learn about Community Rituals from Narratives?: Acts 2-5 as a Test Case (co-presenter, 2005 DRTS alum Jonathan Schwiebert, Washington University). Presiding: Organizing Session for New Program Unit: Ritual Studies Working Group (S20-134). Bradford Verter, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion. Responding: Wrestling with Method: Case Studies in Religion, Media, and Culture (A18-31); Presiding: Freedom of Expression and Religious Sensibilities: The Danish Cartoon Controversy in a Global Media Environment. Wesley Wildman,
Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics, STH. Panelist: Human Uniqueness:
Dialogue on Evolution and Human Dignity (A20-28). SWINGERS
WIN CHAMPIONSHIP The Department of Religion intramural softball team, The Almighty Swingers, captured the summer AA League championship, completing a 10-1 campaign. Pictured above are: (back row, l to r) Sarah Whitman, Pagiel Czoka, Stephen Prothero, Christian Estrella, Janette Countryman, Per Smith, (front row, l to r) captain Eric Baldwin, Karen Nardella, and Jane Bennett. Not pictured are Josh Reeves, Courtney Reeves and Neil O'Callaghan. HAWKINS
AWARDED METCALF "The Metcalf Awards for Excellence in Teaching are the highest honor given by Boston University,” said BU President Robert A. Brown. “They symbolize our commitment to exemplary instruction and scholarship and serve as a means to express our gratitude to the professors recognized by this distinction.” Guiding students to find the influence of sacred texts in literature and the literary art within original scriptures — and helping them divine personal meaning from the texts — is the gift Hawkins shares enthusiastically. Since being lured to BU in 2000 after more than two decades at Yale Divinity School, he has taught undergraduate sellout courses on the Bible and on Dante’s journey into hell, and guided students through the graduate Division of Religious and Theological Studies. “Peter has turned our Religion and Literature specialization into not only one of our most popular and competitive areas of graduate study,” said Department Chair Stephen Prothero, “but also a genuine community of scholars.” KOROM
GRABS GUGGENHEIM HONORS
FOR ZANK FACULTY
PUBLISHED Also making his mark was Core Curriculum instructor Bradley L. Herling, who achieved his PhD from the Division of Religion and Theological Studies in 2004. Herling published The German Gita: Hermeneutics and Discipline in the German Reception of Indian Thought, 1778–1831 for Routledge. ... Jennifer Knust, a School of Theology assistant professor of New Testament and Christian origins, penned Abandoned to Lust: Sexual Slander and Ancient Christianity for Columbia University Press. Knust taught Ancient Varieties of Christian Origins for the Department of Religion in Spring 2006. GRADUATE
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