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EVENTS CALENDAR 2007-08

Thursday-Saturday, May 31 to June 2, 2007, MU #202
RIFREM 10th Annual Conference
10th annual meeting of the Network of Religious Phenomena Researchers in Mexico (Red de Investigadores del Fenomeno Religioso en Mexico) Co-hosted by Department of Religious Studies and Department of Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies. Downlad PDF of program

June 17-20, 2007
Association of Jewish Libraries 42nd Annual Convention
for additional information visit: http://www.jewishlibraries.org

Wednesday, September 26, 2007, 4:40PM
Venerable Pomryun
“Active Social Engagement: A Korean Buddhist Perspective”
Department of Religious Studies, Korean Studies Program
LL 60

Thursday, September 27, 2007, 10:40AM
Ivan Strenski, UC Riverside
Conversation about Theorizing Religion and Religious Studies
Marshall Conference Room (ECA 385)

Thursday, September 27, 2007, 12:00 noon
Ivan Strenski
“When God Plays Politics: Political Religions and Religious Politics”
Marshall Conference Room (ECA 385)
CSRC

Thursday, October 11, 2007, 4:30PM
Religion and Conflict: Alternative Visions
Michael Scheuer,
“Two Steps Toward Hell: The Scare-Mongers, the Caliphate, and Islamofascism”
4:30pm, College of Law, Great Hall
CSRC, Tickets Required

Friday, October 12, 2007, 9:00AM– 5:00PM
"From Jeremiad to Jihad: Religion, Violence and America"
University Club North Room
Speakers include: Sohail Hashmi, Steven Webb, Lynn Neal, John Carlson, Moses Moore, James Turner Johnson
CSRC

Monday, October 15, 2007
Brian McGuire, Roskilde University, Denmark
“The Meaning of Christianization: The Case of Denmark, 700 – 1300”
3:00 PM, Lattie F. Coor Hall – Room 4403
Co-Sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies and ACMRS

Monday, October 22, 2007, 7:30PM
Templeton Research Lectures
Brad Allenby
“From Human to Transhuman: Technology and the Reconstruction of the World”
7:30pm, College of Law, Great Hall
CSRC, Tickets Required

Thursday, November 8, 2007, 4:00PM
Abdullahi An-Na'im,
 "Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari'a
4:00pm, University Club South Room
CSRC

Saturday, December 8, 2007
Winter Meeting, American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, “Spirituality and Psychotherapy”.
Speakers include Edward Shfranske, PhD, (Pepperdine) and James Jones, PhD (Rutgers). Keynote speaker -- Cynthia Geppert, Md, Univeristy of New Mexico. Panels on contemplative psychology, Tao psychotherapy, and clinical issues involving religion and psychotherapy
Hosted by Department of Religious Studies

Monday, March 31, 2008, 3:00-4:30 LL, Room 165
"In the Time of Semi-Colonialism: Semi-colonial Trauma and Post-colonial Discourse:
Work-in-Progress Lecture Series-Spring 2008
John Zou, Assistant Professor of Chinese
SILC: 480-965-6281

Friday, February 1, 2008, 9:00AM– 1:00PM
"What is Religious Violence?"
Speakers include: Catherine Wessinger, Hector Avalos, William Cavanaugh, Matt Correa, Beau Seegmiller
CSRC