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Tuesday,
March 5, 2013
3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. | IUP Main Campus, McElhaney 206 On Tuesday, March 5, Dr. Mark S.M. Scott of Villanova University will present, “No Pain, No Gain: Rethinking John Hick's Soul-Making Theodicy.” The talk will be held in McElhaney 206 at 3:30-4:45 p.m., and all members of the campus community are invited to attend. Dr. Scott is the Arthur J. Ennis Postdoctoral Fellow at the Villanova Center for Liberal Education at Villanova University. |
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. | Java City in Library It's time for another Religious Studies Club Meeting tomorrow night! We will be meeting outside Java City in the library at 7pm on Tuesday, March 5th. We'll be finalizing plans for the World Building Panel next week and solidifying plans for showing an Easter themed film. Even if you've never been to a meeting before remember, it's never too late to join and we welcome new members with open arms! |
Thursday,
March 7, 2013
3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. | McElhaney 206 Religious Studies guest lecturer, Elizabeth Barstow, to present: "'Not a Duet, But a Trio': Romantic Relationships in American Evangelical Culture, 1945-1965."
On Thursday, March 7, Dr. Elizabeth Barstow of Wofford College will present "'Not a Duet, But a Trio': Romantic Relationships in American Evangelical Culture, 1945-1965." The talk will be held in McElhaney 206 at 3:30-4:45 p.m., and all members of the campus community are invited to attend. Dr. Barstow is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion at Wofford College, and was invited by IUP's Department of Religious Studies. |
Tuesday,
March 12, 2013
3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. | McElhaney 206 On Tuesday, March 12, Dr. Alison Downie of IUP will present "Openness: An Orientation in Christian Ecofeminist Theology and a Pedagogical Goal."
The talk will be held in McElhaney 206 at 3:30-4:45 p.m., and all members of the campus community are invited to attend. Dr. Downie is a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies. |
8:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. | Stapleton Library The Committee for the Study of Culture and Religion will meet in Stapleton Library at 8pm (March 12, 2013)--
As far as the need for ideas and membership is concerned, we still need you! We are offering great leadership positions for the upcoming year, and it looks amazing on your resume to be involved in leading one of Indiana
University of Pennsylvania's most important on-campus groups (even if we're biased around here). If anyone has any ideas, or would like to be apart of our goings on, please either email me (ymfs@iup.edu) or attend our meeting (which is usually 30 minutes or less). |
Tuesday,
April 2, 2013
All Day
| Allegheny Room 2, Hadley Union Dear Religious Studies students,
Some of your colleagues are giving papers at the Undergraduate Scholars Forum next Tuesday, April 2. Please come and support them if you have the time to do so, or if not, please join me in wishing the presenters well.
These are the presenters at a session beginning at 11 am in Allegheny Rm 2 at the HUB:
* "When Above" according to Foucault: A Postmodern Perspective on the Enuma Elish by Anthony Farella : 11:00:00 in Allegheny Room 2, Hadley Union
* Women and Goddesses in the Ancient Near East by Kristen Dewitt : 11:00:00 in Allegheny Room 2, Hadley Union
* The History and Origins of Satan by Lucas Sweeney : 11:00:00 in Allegheny Room 2, Hadley Union
* Demonic Mesopotamia by Katelyn Mattes : 11:00:00 in Allegheny Room 2, Hadley Union
All the best to our presenters - your scholarship and hard work is to your great credit! |
7:00 p.m.–7:45 p.m. | Library Religious Studies Club will meet next Tuesday (April 2) at 7pm in the library outside Java City |
Thursday,
April 11, 2013
7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. | Monogahala Room at the HUB The Religious Studies Club will host a Movie and Discussion on Thursday, April 11th in the Monogahala Room at the HUB. We will be viewing Adam's Apples. Come for free snacks, a gritty film, and a good time! |
Thursday,
April 18, 2013
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. | HUB Monogahela Room The Religious Studies department in cooperation with the Asian Studies Committee is bringing in two specialists to give a presentation about the Japanese Tea Ceremony. This will take place from 5:00-6:00 in the HUB Monogahela Room. There is a $3 fee for materials and pre-registration is required. You may sign up for this event in the Religious Studies Office, Sutton 452. Seats are limited and will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis so be sure to sign up soon. If you will be taking RLST 220 "Buddhist Thought and Practice" next fall, you can get some extra credit for that class before it even begins! There will be an extra-credit sheet to sign at the event. |
5:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. | HUB Ohio Room Indiana's Islamic Center is holding an "Islamic Awareness Day" from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the HUB Ohio Room. A free meel will be included. This event is free. |
Saturday,
April 20, 2013
8:00 a.m.–11:55 p.m. | Hub Parking Lot The Committee for the Study of Culture and Religion and the Religious Studies Department are sponsoring a bus trip to the National Museum of the American Indian.
The trip will be on Saturday, April 20, 2013. The bus will leave the HUB parking lot at 8:00 a.m., returning at midnight. Cost of the trip is $16 per person (cash only), and everyone is welcome. In order to register for the trip, please bring your payment to 452 Sutton.
For more information, please see Theresa Smith or e-mail her at tsmith@iup.edu. |
Saturday,
April 27, 2013
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. | Sunflower Yoga Studio This Saturday, April 27th, student interns, Lauryn Osborne(College of Health and Human Services) and Bobby Sowerbrower(College of Humanities and Social Sciences) will be hosting a Spring Wellness Fair at Sunflower Yoga Studio from 1:00-4:00.This is an event that we collaborated on as a project for our internship at Sunflower Yoga Studio. Following the fair will be a FREE yoga class from 4:00-4:30 and a FREE meditation class from 4:30-5:00. We will be promoting wellness in a broad spectrum, focusing on the physical, mental and spiritual aspects on both the personal and community levels. We wanted to bring it to your attention, especially as an excellent extracurricular opportunity for students.
Several local organizations promoting wellness will be offering information about their goals and services. Healthy refreshments will be donated by our local Pita Pit! A $5 donation is suggested, and all donations collected will go directly to Four-Footed Friends, our local no-kill animal shelter. We really hope you will join us for a day of healthy fun!! |
Wednesday,
May 8, 2013
12:05 a.m.–4:00 p.m. | Dear RLST students,
Got a religious studies paper that you'd love others to read? Did you recently write or are you writing a paper for any Religious Studies course that you think is pretty good? Want to have the chance to win a prize (and eternal fame) for your work?
Enter the department essay contest! We are now taking submissions for this year's R. Thomas Schaub Religious Studies essay contest. (See hyperlink bellow for Full guidelines)
Please read and follow the full set of guidelines, but the basics are that the paper needs to be 8-15 pages in length (not counting title page or bibliography) and must be academic, that is, scholarly, in nature. The deadline for submissions is May 8, 4:00 pm in the Religious Studies Department office, Sutton 452.
We will be giving prizes to the top three papers. Winners will receive gift certificates for the Co-op in the amounts of $150, $75, and $50 for the top 3 papers respectively.
So send in your essays - your faculty judges will be excited to read your work!!
Thanks and good luck,
Dr. Holm on behalf of RLST faculty |
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