by joelabrown | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Please make plans to join us for our first workshop meeting of the year next week on Thursday, October 12th, 12:00–1:15pm, in the Marty Center Library. Presenter: Karl Kuehner (MA, UChicago) Title: “Modern Warriors: Jerry Falwell, The New Christian Right, and...
by joelabrown | Oct 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
You are cordially invited to attend the Religions in America (RAME) workshop this year. All events (unless otherwise noted) are held on Thursdays from 12-1:15 pm in the Marty Center Library (Second Floor, Swift Hall). Lunch is usually served. We hope to see you there!...
by mmferris | May 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Hebrew Bible workshop and the Religions in America workshop invite you to a lunch discussion on Tuesday, May 23rd, 12:00–1:30 PM, in Swift 400: “Crimes of the Blackest Hue”: Biblical Exegesis in the Trial of Denmark Vesey Jeremy Schipper Professor of...
by mmferris | May 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Hello RAME Community, The paper for our next workshop on Thursday, May 11 has been posted. We will discuss Diane Picio’s oral exam paper, “Christianizing Cinema: A Screening of Left Behind” and Alison Davis will respond. Please join us for lunch in the...
by mmferris | Apr 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Come one, come all! The next RAME workshop is Thursday, 4/17. We will discuss Andrew Kunze’s dissertation proposal (see the Papers tab), and Emily Crews will respond. As usual, lunch will be served in the Marty Center Library, 12:00-1:15 p.m. See you there!...
by mmferris | Apr 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Hi All, The Notre Dame conference compacted our regular, every-two-weeks schedule, so we have another workshop next week. We will discuss Professor Evans’s book chapter, and I encourage everyone to be prepared with a question about the reading. Every voice at...
by mmferris | Apr 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Responding to a paper can be a little intimidating the first time. We see that process modeled in almost every workshop meeting, but when our turn rolls around, it may not be as intuitive as we thought. I have been providing guidelines when I ask a new person to...
by mmferris | Apr 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Let’s gear up for the spring quarter! We’ll start off this Thursday with a paper by Sam Stella, “The Second Great Awakening and the Built Landscape of Missouri.” Erin Simmonds will respond. You can download the paper now from the...
by mmferris | Feb 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
I know everyone is starting to feel the grind that we call Winter Quarter. The good news is that we have just one more workshop, this Thursday at 12:00 in the Marty Center Library, before you can take care of other pressing matters and think about spring! We will...
by mmferris | Feb 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Our next workshop will be on Thursday, February 16. Alison Davis will present a chapter from her dissertation, entitled “Religion Simplified: Voluntarism, Progress, and ‘the Return to Simple Truths.’” Please join us for lunch in the Marty Center Library...
