February 12 | Nathan Tucker, “The Riddle of the Joseph Smith Sphinx”

by goldbergerm | Feb 7, 2025 | Uncategorized

Join us in Swift 200 on February 12 for a discussion of Nathan Tucker’s Paper “The Riddle of the Joseph Smith Sphinx.” Download the paper from the “Papers” tab; if you need the password, please email goldbergerm@uchicago.edu.

January 22 | Samah Choudhury, “On Frames and Foibles”

by goldbergerm | Jan 21, 2025 | Uncategorized

Join us in Swift 200 on January 22  for a discussion of Dr. Samah Choudhury’s Paper “Frames and Foibles.” Download the paper from the “Papers” tab; if you need the password, please email goldbergerm@uchicago.edu.

January 15 | Will Schultz, “Cold Hard Facts: Paul Cameron the Politics of Evangelical Expertise”

by goldbergerm | Jan 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

Join us in Swift 200 on January 15 for a discussion of Will Shultz’s Paper “Cold Hard Facts: Paul Cameron the Politics of Evangelical Expertise.” Download the paper from the “Papers” tab; if you need the password, please email...

November 13 | Maggie Goldberger and Nathan Tucker, “Saints for Sale: Acquiring and Venerating Relics in the Digital Age”

by goldbergerm | Nov 7, 2024 | Uncategorized

Join us in the Kitagawa Library (Swift 232) on November 13 for a discussion of Maggie Goldberger and Nathan Tucker’s project “Saints for Sale: Acquiring and Venerating Relics in the Digital Age.” Download the paper from the “Papers” tab; if you need...

October 30 | Izzi Olive “Creation Replaced Imitation”

by goldbergerm | Oct 24, 2024 | Uncategorized

Join us in the Kitagawa Library (Swift 232) on October 30 for a discussion of Izzi Olive’s paper, “Creation Replaced Imitation: Imagining the Holy Land between Chataqua and the University of Chicago.” Download the paper from the “Papers” tab; if you need...

October 23 | Dr. James Bielo, “Sacred Waste and Estate Sales”

by Hannah | Oct 17, 2024 | Uncategorized

Join us in the Kitagawa Library (Swift 232) on October 23 for a discussion of Dr. James Bielo’s paper, “Sacred Waste and Estate Sales.” Download the paper from the “Papers” tab; if you need the password, please email goldbergerm@uchicago.edu.

October 9 | Ken Homan, S.J., “Laboring in the Vineyards: Jesuits, St. Louis, and Lived Labor”

by Hannah | Oct 2, 2024 | Uncategorized

Join us in the Kitagawa Library (Swift 232) on October 9 for a discussion of Ken Homan’s paper, “Laboring in the Vineyards: Jesuits, St. Louis and Lived Labor.” Download the paper from the “Papers” tab; if you need the password, please email...

November 30 | Richard Rosengarten, “The ABCs of Identity: Literary and Religious Antecedents in Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese”

by Hannah | Nov 26, 2023 | Uncategorized

Join us in Swift 207 on November 30 for a discussion of Professor Richard Rosengarten’s paper, “The ABCs of Identity: Literary and Religious Antecedents in Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese.” Download the paper from the “Papers” tab; if you need the password,...

November 9 | William Underwood, “True Americanism in the Godless Institution: Making Religious Studies in the Wake of World War I”

by Hannah | Oct 31, 2023 | Uncategorized

Join us in Swift 207 on November 9 for a discussion of William Underwood’s dissertation chapter, “True Americanism in the Godless Institution: Making Religious Studies in the Wake of World War I.” Download the paper from the “Papers” tab; if you need the password...

October 27: Special Event | Dr. Daniel Hummel, “The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism”

by Hannah | Oct 23, 2023 | Uncategorized

Join us for a special event on October 27 from 4:30-5:50 in the Social Sciences Tea Room (SSRB 201) for a discussion of Dr. Daniel Hummel’s new book, The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle Over the End Times Shaped a Nation. Please...