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New Developments in Religious Studies X:
Keeping Ourselves Current
2008 Conference Presentations
During this 10th annual gathering of secondary school teachers of
religions and ethics from private and public schools, formal sessions will
address nature in Taoism, teaching ethics, and teaching the universe story.
"Teacher-to-Teacher," our afternoon session, invites attendees again this year
to talk about or present work or projects they are involved in relating to the
field of religious studies.
Teaching the Universe Story
With
Thomas P. Collins
Peace, Conflict Resolution and Religion
With
Elizabeth Bounds
Taoism and Nature
With James Miller
This presentation will look at how religious Daoists (Taoists) have
historically viewed the natural world, and how their viewpoint has shaped their
interactions with nature in terms of philosophy, ethics and practice. It will
focus on China's sacred geography, the various mountains and grottos where
Daoists have engaged in meditation and self-cultivation, and the relationship
between the inner landscape of the body and the surrounding environment. The
presentation will include a brief introduction to the story of religion in
modern China and how Chinese people are currently re-evaluating the merits of
traditional religion and culture, especially with regard to formulating a
contemporary environmental ethic.
Past Conference Presentations
The following scholars have made presentations at previous Keeping
Ourselves Current conferences:
- Ali Asani, Islam (Harvard University)
- Jeffrey Brodd, Interreligious Encounters in the Late Roman Empire
(California State University)
- Yvonne Chireau, Engendering African American Religion (Swarthmore College)
- Diana Eck, Religious Diversity in America (Harvard University)
- Roger Gottlieb, Religion and Social Justice (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
- M. Christian Green, Understanding Katrina (Harvard Divinity School)
- David Haberman, Hinduism (Indiana University)
- Bruce B. Lawrence, Islam in the West (Duke University)
- Celia Marshall, The Bible and Its Interpreters (University of North Carolina at
Charlotte)
- John McRae, Zen Buddhism (Indiana University)
- Richard Miller, Medical Ethics (Indiana University)
- Anne Monius, Religion in South Asia (Harvard Divinity School)
- Diane L. Moore, Overcoming Religious Illiteracy (Harvard Divinity School)
- Jan Nattier, Buddhism (Indiana University)
- Robert Orsi, Religion and American Cities (Harvard Divinity School)
- Sara Pike, Adolescent Spirituality (California State University at Chico)
- Stephen Prothero, The American Jesus (Boston University)
- Marc Raphael, Judaism (College of William and Mary)
- Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Feminist Biblical Interpretation (Harvard
Divinity School)
- Adam Strom, Seeking Justice in the Aftermath of Collective Violence (Facing
History and Ourselves)
- Bron Taylor, Religion and Ecology (University of Florida)
- Oliver Thomas, Religion and Public Education (Niswonger Foundation)
- Sharon Welsh, Ethics (University of Missouri)
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