August 12, 2011
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Authors and theologians John Dominic Crossan and Joerg Rieger returned Thursday to the Hall of Philosophy to discuss “The Heart and Soul of Money.”
‘Paul: Caesar or Christ?’
In his lecture Wednesday, Crossan placed Jesus in the northwest quadrant of his matrix of power and justice, in the midst of nonviolent power and distributive justice.
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August 11, 2011
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“So what if this Jesus that (John Dominic) Crossan is talking about, that I am starting to talk about here, is really taking us to the core of reality? What would be the implications for politics and economics, the way we live together?” Joerg Rieger asked.
Authors and theologians Crossan and Rieger returned to the Hall of Philosophy platform at 2 p.m. Wednesday to continue their afternoon lecture series, “The Heart and Soul of Money.”
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August 10, 2011
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John Dominic Crossan and Joerg Rieger, theologians and authors, pondered the nature of God and justice as they continued their week-long exploration of the Interfaith Lecture theme, “The Heart and Soul of Money,” with their dual lectures, “Covenant: Retribution or Distribution?” and “Justice and the Theologians: Alternative Visions.”
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August 9, 2011
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John Dominic Crossan asked the Hall of Philosophy crowd to imagine a hypothetical scenario at 2 p.m. Monday.
He described a group of people who made a specific declaration of identity. This declaration stated that all people are created equal and have certain rights that can’t be taken away: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness — purely a hypothetical situation, he stressed.
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August 7, 2011
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“The theology of revolution — for Western people, that sounds almost a contradiction in terms,” author Karen Armstrong said.
Armstrong returned at 2 p.m. Friday to the Hall of Philosophy to bring the Week Six theme, “Religion in Iran: The Many Faces,” to a conclusion. Armstrong, recognized author and 2008 TED prize winner, lectured Monday as well. Armstrong’s Friday lecture was titled “The Theology of Revolution.”
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August 5, 2011
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“In the past 10 years, we have listened to Muslim talking heads tell us what Islam is not. It is not terrorism; it is not suicide bombers or the Taliban or the Wahhabis or oppressing women. We have lost the moral compass of what the tradition is and what it will be by God’s grace,” said Omid Safi at the 2 p.m. lecture Thursday in the Hall of Philosophy. His topic was “The Path of Extreme Love in Persian Islam.”
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August 4, 2011
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“Christianity is a Middle Eastern religion,” Charles Kimball said.
There are between 14 and 17 million Christians in the Middle East today, but many struggle to understand or remain unaware of their traditions and history.
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August 3, 2011
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“As a historian, there is no history without texts, without some kind of data. … Otherwise, history is just what contemporaries remember,” Yaakov Elman said.
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August 2, 2011
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“Our fates, from the very beginning, have been tied up with Iran,” Karen Armstrong said.
Armstrong, the recipient of the 2008 TED Prize, decided to use her award to help humanity understand the importance of compassion and emphasize the Golden Rule and its prevalence in major philosophies. She is an author, specializing in world religions; many governments and universities have called upon her expertise.
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July 31, 2011
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Rabba Sara Hurwitz declared, “There’s no such thing as pluralism, if one part of the population isn’t allowed to sit at the table.”
Hurwitz was a part of Friday’s panel in the Hall of Philosophy, “Jewish, Christian and Muslim Women Seeking Clergy Equality,” which included a moderator and three clergywomen breaking down societal barriers in their pursuit of leadership and service.
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