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Friday, October 4, 2019

Feminist Theologies in Global Context reading group

Time: Fri Oct 4, 2019, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Location: Ansari Institute Lounge, 4148 Jenkins Nanovic Halls

Feminist Reading Group

The Feminist Theologies in Global Context reading group will consider the topic of ecology from a Christian feminist perspective at its next meeting on Friday, October 4. Readings are Kaunda Chammah's "Towards an African ecogender theology: A decolonial theological perspective" PDF…

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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Friday, October 11, 2019

FILM SCREENING: The Ornament of the World

Time: Fri Oct 11, 2019, 3:15 pm - 5:45 pm

Location: Hesburgh Center for International Studies

Ornament Web

Join director Michael Schwarz and executive producer Kiran Kiki Kapany along with Thomas E. Burman, director of Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute and Atalia Omer, professor of religion, conflict, and peace studies at the Kroc Institute, for a screening and conversation on “The Ornament of the World,” a new documentary that will air nationally on PBS December 17th at 8pm. Based on the book by Maria Rosa Menocal (d. 2012), Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University, the film tells a tale about the culture of tolerance between Jews, Christians, and Muslims that developed over an 800-year period in Medieval Spain. It blends exquisite cinematography and highly evocative animation for a riveting journey through cities like Cordoba, Seville, Granada, and Toledo. Can we draw inspiration from that history today? Is the story of an age-old civilizational conflict between Muslims, Christians, and Jews a myth? Does historical criticism burst the bubble of Convivencia in Andalusia?…

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Friday, October 18, 2019

Religion Beyond Memes: Enhancing Public Discourse about Faith and Practice

Time: Fri Oct 18, 2019, All Day

Location: Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs, Washington Office 1400 16th Street, Suite 120 Washington, DC 20036

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Religion Beyond Memes: Enhancing Public Discourse about Faith and Practice Third in the Contending Modernities Series on Changing the Conversation about Religion In a world where communications are based on 280-character counts, influencer posts, and memes, how can reporters and educators effectively explain the complexities of religion? How can understanding of faith be expanded beyond generalizations and stereotypes? Can academics, practitioners, and journalists collectively change the conversation about religion? …

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