Core faculty member J.B. Shank has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Enduring Questions course development award. JB's course, to be offered through Religious Studies will ask, "What is the nature of the cosmos and how do we, as humans, find our place within it?" A description of the proposed course is available here.
Philip Sellew was the recipient of the 2010 Arthur "Red" Motley Exemplary Teaching Award.
Jeanne Kilde's new monograph, Nature and Revelation: A History of Macalester College, was recently released by the University of Minnesota Press in 2010.
Bernard Levinson was named Scholar of the College 2010-2013 and appointed to the American Academy for Jewish Research in 2010-2011.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
New Core and Affiliated Faculty
The Religious Studies Program is pleased to announce the addition of two new "core" members and eight new "affiliated" members to its ranks.
New members include:
- William O. Beeman, Anthropology
- Ruth Karras, History
- Dean Billmeyer, School of Music
- Spencer Cole, Classical and Near Eastern Studies
- Maria Damon, English
- Alan Love, Philosophy
- Tom Pepper, Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature
- Derk Renwick, Program in Religious Studies
- Ozayr Saloojee, School of Architecture
- Andrew Scheil, English
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Wendy Doniger Lecture
The Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions in the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, and author of groundbreaking work on myth and Hinduism, will be the featured speaker at this year's Religious Studies Summer Workshop. The workshop will focus on research and teaching around issues in Text and Orality and will also feature U of M faculty speakers. The workshop is planned for Monday, May 24 (9:00 - 4:00) and Tuesday, May 25 (9:00 - 12:00). Registration for the workshop (seating is limited) will begin in late March but pre-registration for U of M faculty and graduate students is available immediately by contacting Jeanne Kilde at jkilde@umn.edu.
Margaret Mitchell Lecture
April 23, 2010 4-5 pm Nicholson Hall 155, reception to follow 5-6 pm Nicholson Hall 135. More information to come soon.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Professor Calvin Roetzel: Final Classroom Lecture
On Wednesday, December 9, 2009, Professor Calvin Roetzel, Sundet Chair in New Testament and Christian Studies, gave his final classroom lecture as a university professor culminating a long career as an internationally recognized New Testament and Pauline scholar.
Watch the video here
On Wednesday, December 9, 2009, Professor Calvin Roetzel, Sundet Chair in New Testament and Christian Studies, gave his final classroom lecture as a university professor culminating a long career as an internationally recognized New Testament and Pauline scholar. Students and colleagues, former and current, gathered alongside members of the community to honor Professor Roetzel as he shared how his thoughts on the figure of Paul have changed over the course of his 42 year teaching career.
Cameron Ferguson, current graduate student in Classical and Near Eastern Studies, Religions in Antiquity, and an advisee of Professor Roetzel, shares his appreciation for the lecture, Professor Roetzel's career, and his impact as a teacher and mentor:
It is difficult to lay adequate value or meaning upon Professor Calvin Roetzel's final classroom lecture as a University of Minnesota employee, and quite likely his final lecture under the full time employ of any university. Roetzel taught for over 40 years and established himself as one of the top New Testament and Pauline scholars in the world. His introductory textbook on Paul--The Letters of Paul: Conversations in Context--has become the definitive manual used by instructors throughout the country for introducing their students to the itinerant apostle.
Professor Roetzel's final lecture focused on how his views on Paul have changed over the course of his distinguished career. For example, he discussed Paul as an organic intellectual. Paul's perceptions on community, theology, teaching, and law--these are not static entities. They are changed and adapted as Paul is confronted with new circumstances and challenges. Perhaps more importantly, Roetzel discussed at length Paul's revolutionary rethinking of the crucifixion, an image intended to provoke fear and revulsion in the minds of the ancients. For Paul the cross became a symbol of strength and suffering, a mark of discipleship.
Many thanks to Roetzel's colleagues from the University of Minnesota, Macalester College, and the greater community who attended the lecture and the stories and experiences shared at the following reception. Special thanks to Ann Lewis for her wonderful presence in class and her amazing introduction; Professor Douglas Olson, who helped convince Roetzel to shirk his (second) retirement and teach at the University of Minnesota in the first place; and Professor Bernard Levinson and the religious studies staff for donating time and resources to the occasion. Finally, a very special thanks to Professor Jeanne Kilde, Director of the Program in Religious Studies, for her role in organizing the event.
Watch the video here
Professor Calvin Roetzel: Final Classroom Lecture
On Wednesday, December 9, 2009, Professor Calvin Roetzel, Sundet Chair in New Testament and Christian Studies, gave his final classroom lecture as a university professor culminating a long career as an internationally recognized New Testament and Pauline scholar. Students and colleagues, former and current, gathered alongside members of the community to honor Professor Roetzel as he shared how his thoughts on the figure of Paul have changed over the course of his 42 year teaching career.
Cameron Ferguson, current graduate student in Classical and Near Eastern Studies, Religions in Antiquity, and an advisee of Professor Roetzel, shares his appreciation for the lecture, Professor Roetzel's career, and his impact as a teacher and mentor:
It is difficult to lay adequate value or meaning upon Professor Calvin Roetzel's final classroom lecture as a University of Minnesota employee, and quite likely his final lecture under the full time employ of any university. Roetzel taught for over 40 years and established himself as one of the top New Testament and Pauline scholars in the world. His introductory textbook on Paul--The Letters of Paul: Conversations in Context--has become the definitive manual used by instructors throughout the country for introducing their students to the itinerant apostle.
Professor Roetzel's final lecture focused on how his views on Paul have changed over the course of his distinguished career. For example, he discussed Paul as an organic intellectual. Paul's perceptions on community, theology, teaching, and law--these are not static entities. They are changed and adapted as Paul is confronted with new circumstances and challenges. Perhaps more importantly, Roetzel discussed at length Paul's revolutionary rethinking of the crucifixion, an image intended to provoke fear and revulsion in the minds of the ancients. For Paul the cross became a symbol of strength and suffering, a mark of discipleship.
Many thanks to Roetzel's colleagues from the University of Minnesota, Macalester College, and the greater community who attended the lecture and the stories and experiences shared at the following reception. Special thanks to Ann Lewis for her wonderful presence in class and her amazing introduction; Professor Douglas Olson, who helped convince Roetzel to shirk his (second) retirement and teach at the University of Minnesota in the first place; and Professor Bernard Levinson and the religious studies staff for donating time and resources to the occasion. Finally, a very special thanks to Professor Jeanne Kilde, Director of the Program in Religious Studies, for her role in organizing the event.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Sundet Lecture
Friday, February 19
4:00pm in 275 Nicholson
Sundet Lecture sponsored by Classical and Near Eastern Studies. Speaker, title, and flier forthcoming.
4:00pm in 275 Nicholson
Sundet Lecture sponsored by Classical and Near Eastern Studies. Speaker, title, and flier forthcoming.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Harold C. Andersen Scholarship
Applications for the Harold C. Anderson Scholarship in Religious Studies are due April 1, 2010. The competition is open to current sophomores and juniors majoring in Religious Studies. The Harold C. Anderson scholarship is funded by friends who wish to commemorate Dr. Anderson's generosity and support of students of the University of Minnesota as well as his interest in Religious Studies. This year we plan to make one or more awards of $4,000 each.
Students who wish to apply should submit:
1. A one-page statement of personal and academic goals in Religious Studies
2. A one-page statement of education-related financial need
3. A transcript (which may be unofficial)
4. A letter (e-mail) of recommendation from a faculty instructor (e-mails should be sent directly to Jeanne Kilde at jkilde@umn.edu).
Students who wish to apply should submit:
1. A one-page statement of personal and academic goals in Religious Studies
2. A one-page statement of education-related financial need
3. A transcript (which may be unofficial)
4. A letter (e-mail) of recommendation from a faculty instructor (e-mails should be sent directly to Jeanne Kilde at jkilde@umn.edu).
Thursday, January 14, 2010
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