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Wednesday, January 14 – 4:30-6:00pm – Swift 106
Jeff Fowler, “Retelling Old Stories: Christian Supersessionism and/in Post-Emancipation Judaism”
Jeff is a PhD candidate in Theology at the Divinity School
A response will be offered by David Cohen.
Wednesday, January 21 – 4:30pm – Divinity School Lecture Hall
Jon Levenson, “Abraham and the Absoluteness of God”
This lecture is sponsored by The Lumen Christi Institute, The Divinity School, and the Jewish Studies Workshop.
Jon D. Levenson is the Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies at Harvard University.
For more information, visit the event page: http://www.lumenchristi.org/levenson-abraham/
Wednesday, January 21 – 7:00-8:30pm – Disciples Divinity House Common Room
Sam Shonkoff, “Martin Buber 101”
This event is part of the Divinity School’s 101 series. For more information about, contact Russell Johnson, rpjohnson@uchicago.edu.
Sam is a PhD candidate in the History of Judaism at the Divinity School.
Wednesday, January 28 – 7:00-8:30pm – Disciples Divinity House Common Room
Emilie Amar-Zifkin, “Jewish Liturgy 101”
This event is part of the Divinity School’s 101 series. For more information about, contact Russell Johnson, rpjohnson@uchicago.edu.
Emilie is an MA student at the Divinity School.
Monday, February 9 – 4:30-6:00pm – Social Science Research Building, 1126 E. 59th Street, Tea Room (201)
Jay Geller, “A Field Guide to the Bestiarium Judaicum”
Dr. Jay Geller, Associate Professor of Modern Jewish Culture at Vanderbilt Divinity School, will speak for the Animal Studies Workshop. Light reception to follow. For information, contact Katharine Mershon, at kpflaum@uchicago.edu. Co-sponsored by the Chicago Center for Jewish Studies and the Jewish Studies Workshop.
Wednesday, February 11 – 4:30-6:00 – Location TBA
Adam Stern, “Freud’s Killing Fields”
Adam is a PhD candidate in the Study of Religion at Harvard University
Wednesday, February 18 – 4:30-6:00 – Location TBA
Sam Shonkoff, “Martin Buber’s Embodied Theology: A Dissertation Proposal”
Sam is a PhD candidate in the History of Judaism at the Divinity School
Wednesday, February 25 – 4:30-6:00pm – Location TBA
Chelsie May
Chelsie is a PhD student in NELC
Wednesday, March 11 – 4:30-6:00pm – Location TBA
Grace Overbeke will present on Jewish and Muslim women entertainers and comedians.
Grace is a PhD candidate in Theater and Drama at Northwestern University.
