Calendar 2005-06
March
02 Thursday 5:15 pm
Lecture to Inaugurate the Elizabeth H. Monrad Chair
Amy Hollywood, the first Elizabeth H. Monrad Professor of Christian Studies, Harvard Divinity School (WSRP 1999-2000). Sperry Room, Andover Hall.
02 Thursday 7-9 pm
Islam in the West: Emerging Women's Leadership in the Muslim Community
Featuring speakers Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur, editor of Living Islam Outloud: American Muslim Women Speak; Sarah Eltantawi, a current PhD candidate at Harvard, and contributor to Living Islam Outloud; and Raheel Raza, author of Their Jihad...Not My Jihad. The panelists will offer some remarks and speak on their recent books, followed by a Q&A session and book signing. The event is sponsored by the Pluralism Project, the Women in Public Policy Program, and the Islam in the West Program. Taubman A and Alison Dining Room, Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK Street.
06 Monday 4 pm
"A Faith of Their Own: Women Artists Re-vision Religion"
Gannit Ankori, WSRP Research Associate and Visiting Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Religion and Society. Women's Studies in Religion Program Lecture Series. Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of World Religions. CSWR Common Room.
14 Tuesday 6:30-7:30 pm
The Spiritual and Intellectual Life in Communion and in Tension:
In Conversation With Sarah Coakley
In this continuing series, HDS faculty members explore their intellectual and spiritual autobiographies with attention to the ways in which they have intersected, cohered, collided, and deepened over the course of their careers. Refreshments will be served following the presentation. Sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain and the Office of Ministry Studies; contact Ministry Studies at 617.496.5711 for more information. Braun Room, Andover Hall.
20 Monday 4 pm
"Taoist Priestesses in Medieval China: Roles, Images, and Identity"
Jia Jinhua, WSRP Research Associate and Visiting Assistant Professor of Women's Studies and World Religions. Women's Studies in Religion Program Lecture Series. Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of World Religions. CSWR Common Room.
20 Monday 7 pm
Women and Gender in Religion Forum: "Feminism, Inc.: North American Feminist Theologies and Globalization"
Lecture by Thandeka, Visiting Associate Professor of Theology. Respondents to her talk will be Ilene Stanford and Stephanie May, both ThD students in Religion, Gender, and Culture. Co-sponsored by the Committee for the Study of Women and Gender in Religion and the Committee on Diversity. Braun Room, Andover Hall.
