Events

Dr. Flora Keshgegian, Dr. Inese Radzins, and Dr. Jennifer Davidson

A discussion of questions such as: How does one respond to a call for papers? What makes for an effective proposal? What should one include in a proposal & what should be left out?

Brown Bag Lunch

Rev. Jeanne Loveless
“What They Don’t Teach You In Seminary: Negotiating Contracts, Loving Yourself, & Staying Calm No Matter What”

Franciscan School of Theology, 1712 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley

(1 unit)

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WSR Cafe Series

“A Sentimental Education: Sexuality, Secularization, and the Emergence of Modern Jewish Literature”
Naomi Seidman, Director, Center for Jewish Studies

Dr. Seidman will explore the transformations of traditional Jewish culture in modernity as the adoption of bourgeois European marital structures, erotic practices, and gender roles.

Student Lounge, 2465 Le Conte Avenue, Berkeley

(2 units)

Women’s Studies in Religion 2nd Annual Student Conference on Women and Religion on March 1, 2013.

Call for Papers open ONLY to GTU students in ANY program. Due November 1, 2012: Email a Proposal (maximum 1000 words), Outline, and Bibliography to wsr@ses.gtu.edu.

Asia Project Green Tea Conversation

Join in a Green Tea Conversation with Roma Ulinnuha. Roma is a Ph.D. student at Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS). He is a lecturer of Ushuluddin, Religious Studies, and Islamic Thoughts at the State Islamic University (UIN), Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta since 2006.

Bring your lunch. Tea & snack will be provided. Free and open to the public.

Mudd 101, Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley

What makes a family and who decides? Is family best understood as a social contract, a biological accident, or a reflection of Divine love? How did the idea of “nuclear family” emerge as the dominant paradigm when so many of our historic and scriptural models present alternative arrangements? How do our concepts of racial identity, sexuality, and gender influence how we approach our familial roles?

POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING 2013 - CHECK BACK FOR DATE AND TIME

Preach It! is a preaching festival highlighting student preachers from the Graduate Theological Union. Six different categories will each feature six preachers. The day will culminate with a Preach-Off featuring one student from each group. Student preachers will be assessed by panels of homiletic professors and Bay area pastors.

The Graduate Theological Union Library invites you to an exhibition of visual and textual expressions that characterize religious beliefs. Titled Imaging Religion: An Exhibition in Honor of the 50^th Anniversary of the Graduate Theological Union, the exhibition runs from October 1, 2012 through January 31, 2013 (extended through February 28).

Included in the display are Orthodox icons; Catholic paintings, prints, and vestments; Protestant prints; Islamic and Buddhist calligraphy; Jewish scrolls; and printed material, statues and objects from these and other traditions.

Of special note are works by contemporary artists Haji Noor Deen Mi Guang Jiang, Ron Nakasone, He Qi, Alfonso Castillo, Corita Kent, Angelica Vasquez Cruz, and Virginia and Louis Naranjo.

During this event Zaytuna College's co-founders, Hatem Bazian, Zaid Shakir, and Hamza Yusuf will speak about the recent wave of unrest in Libya, Egypt and other parts of the Muslim world that was set off due to the posting of the video maligning the Prophet Mohammad (SAW).

James A. Donahue (President, Graduate Theological Union) and Munir Jiwa (Assistant Professor, Graduate Theological Union) will also speak at this event.

Sandy Tolan, Associate Professor - Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at USC will be moderating this event.

Tonight, September 17

Easton Hall, Church Divinity School of the Pacific, 2401 Ridge Road, Berkeley

Sponsored by the GTU Dean's Office