UT Launches Lecture Series to Foster Greater Understanding of Islam
The Department of Religious Studies is launching a lecture series to help foster a greater understanding of Islam in East Tennessee, the Siddiqi Lecture in Islamic Studies.
Outreach Seminar Explores Ancient Biblical Marriage and Family Law
“Divorce, Incest, and Adultery in the Bible and the Ancient Near East” will be discussed in a March 27 seminar sponsored by UT and the Knoxville Jewish Alliance. The seminar begins at 7:00 p.m. at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center and is free and open to the public. Erin Darby, assistant professor of religious studies,
UT Hosts Lecture on Israeli Constitutionalism
Tsvi Kahana, associate professor of law at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, will give the Karen and Pace Robinson Lecture on Modern Israel on Tuesday, March 25. Kahana’s lecture, “Majestic Constitutionalism: The Israeli Version,” begins at 7:00 p.m. in Room 132 of the College of Law. A reception will follow. Both events are free and
Author to Speak on “Dark Green” Nature Religion at UT
Author and professor Bron Taylor will discuss how a multifaceted trend of “dark green” religion is becoming a global movement at UT’s fourth annual David L. Dungan Memorial Lecture on Thursday, February 20. Taylor’s lecture, “Spirituality After Darwin: ‘Dark Green’ Nature Religion as Global Religious Movement,” is presented by the Issues Committee and co-sponsored by
KSO Director Richman to Give UT Music Lecture January 23
Lucas Richman, music director of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, will present “Ernest Bloch: A Musical Neshuma (A Musical Soul)” at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, January 23, in the McClung Museum auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Richman will discuss the life and art of Bloch, a Swiss-American composer who is one of
Pregame Showcase Features Expert on Ghosts in Buddhism
Before the Vols vs. Gamecocks football game on Saturday, fans are invited to hear some pre-Halloween ghost stories from Thailand, as part of the College of Arts and Science Pregame Showcase. “Haunted Bangkok: Angry Spirits, Buddhist Power, and Popular Media in Thailand,” features Rachelle Scott, associate professor of religious studies. The showcase kicks off at
Judaic Studies Program Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary with Speaker Series
UT’s Fern and Manfred Steinfeld Program in Judaic Studies is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year with four speakers who will discuss Judaism and Israel from antiquity to the modern world. The first speaker, Daniel Boyarin of the University of California, Berkeley, will discuss “Josephus Without Judaism” at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 24, in the
UT Archaeologists Uncover Lost Roman Outpost in Southern Jordan
Rare new details about an ancient Roman fort in southern Jordan have been uncovered by two UT professors. Robert Darby, a lecturer in art history in the School of Art, and Erin Darby, an assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies, direct the ‘Ayn Gharandal archaeological project that has uncovered details about the fort,
Human Rights Week to Feature Talk by Kofele-Kale
The UT Amnesty International chapter will celebrate its third annual Human Rights Week March 11 through 20 with speakers on issues ranging from due process rights in foreign lands to reproduction rights to prisoners wrongly sentenced on death row. The week will kick off with a lecture by Ndiva Kofele-Kale at 7:00 p.m. on Monday,
Black History Month: Professor Emeritus Writes about Being Sharecropper’s Son
Born and raised in the Mississippi Delta by sharecroppers, John O. Hodges was expected to work in the fields alongside his parents once he was old enough. His stepfather had different plans. Bargaining with the landowner, Hodges’s stepfather said he would do twice the work if Hodges could go to school, which resulted in a
Dungan Memorial Lecturer to Speak About Sin
Historian of religion Paula Fredriksen will focus on sin when she delivers the third annual David L. Dungan Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, February 19. The event, hosted by the Department of Religious Studies, begins at 7:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Fredriksen, the William Goodwin Aurelio Chair Emerita of the Appreciation
Professors Make Archaeological Finds in Jordan; Epigrapher to Speak Tuesday
Erin Darby, an assistant professor of religious studies, and Robert Darby, a lecturer in art history and classics, have spent the past three years excavating an archaeological site in southern Jordan. What they’ve found there, Robert Darby said, is “remarkable.” The epigrapher for the excavation—Chris Rollston, associate professor at Emmanuel Christian Seminary in Johnson City,