Events
In order to facilitate communication between our department and the surrounding community, we occasionally publish a newsletter. Peruse our Spring 2009 newsletter here.
We’re planning a series of Religious Studies events for MSU students and for the community, so check back here to see what’s happening, and to see updates about your professors, public talks, special events, course updates, and more!
Religious Studies Discussion Group
Meets on particular Thursdays at Noon in the MSU Union Lobby
A student discussion group dedicated to topics in Religion. The group will soon be hosting a Religion in Film Series. The first movie played was Deepa Mehta’s Water.
The Religious Studies Department is now offering a STUDY ABROAD TRIP TO MONTREAL!
Religious Pluralism, Modern Society and Globalization in Montreal, Canada in Summer 2010
DO YOU WANT . . .
Explore important and topical questions in religious studies?
Visit historic churches, mosques, synagogues, Sikh Gurudwaras, Hindu, Buddhist and Jain temples?
Meet with members of different religious communities?
Get 6 credits for 2 courses and up to 3 credits of independent study in just 7 weeks?
Live and study in one of the most exciting and attractive cities in the world?
Experience a city that is rich in religious sites, is both old and modern,
international, cosmopolitan and global, and … not so far from home?
Then this program is perfect for you! The trip is May 17 – July 2 and contact Dr. Diana Dimitrova at dimitro7@msu.edu for more information.
“Romancing the Stone: America’s Embrace of the Ten Commandments”
Wednesday, November 4, 7-9pm
MSU Union Green Room
Featuring Jenna Weissman Joeslit, Newly Appointed Charles E. Smith Professor of Jewish Studies at the George Washington University. She is also a celebrated historian of everyday life, who specializes in history and culture of America’s Jews. Her presentation explores the variety of ways in which the ancient Judaic text has captured the American imagination. From greeting cards and broadsides to film and public monuments, the Decalogue has lodged itself deeply within the body politic, blurring the line between private and public expressions of faith. This illustrated presentation, which grows out of her current book project on the Ten Commandments, closely examines how a convenantal relationship with the ancient Hebrews became an American article of faith.
Presented by the MSU Jewish Studies Program, the department of History, and the College of Arts and Letters
Kashf, The Lifting of the Veil - Film
Thursday, November 5, 7:30-10pm
B104 Wells Hall
The Pakistani Students Association presents a special screening. Unlike the violent and extremist image of Pakistan in the Media, Kashf takes you on a journey exploring the mystical side of Islam-Sufism.
Truman A. Morrison Memorial Lecture Series Presents The U.S. and Political Islam: Where do we go from here?
Friday, November 6, 7pm and Sunday, November 8 at 10 am
Edgewood United Church
Mohammed Ayoob, University Distinguished Professor of International Relations, Michigan State University and Coordinator of MSU’s Muslim Studies Program, he served as a consultant to an international commission appointed by the U.N. Secretary General and held faculty appointments at several universities worldwide. His latest book titled The many faces of Policitial Islam: Religion and Politics in the Muslim World (University of Michigan Press, 2008). He will be the guest speaker at worship. Both the lecture and the Sunday worship are free and open to the public.
Contact Info: Office 517.332.8693
469 North Hagadorn, East Lansing, MI 48823
www.edgewooducc.com
“A Body Unlike Bodies: Transcendent Anthropomorphism and the Writing of Islamic Theological History”
NEXT FRIDAY, November 13, 12-1:30pm
MSU Union in the Lake Ontario Room
Dr. Wesley Williams, University of Michigan
In this free public talk, Dr. Williams argues that a tradition of transcendent
anthropomorphism existed in early Islam, and not only on the margins.
Announcing the Campus Interfaith Council
The Campus Interfaith Council (CIC) is a group that is now starting up! CIC seeks to promote relationships between peoples of differing faiths, work to integrate a religious aspect into student life, and encourage interfaith cooperation and understanding, and aid students in maintaining personal religious identities through dialogue, community service, and collaborative events. The CIC is a member of ASMSU with voice and vote on the Programming Board and Student Council.
Tell us what you want YOUR Campus Interfaith Council to do for YOU!
Email Nada Zohdy (zohdynad@msu.edu) or Rebecca Farnum (farnumre@msu.edu) with questions.
