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SUMMARY:2023 Russo Lecture: 'Women and Youth: The Driving Force of Synodality'
DESCRIPTION:Nathalie Becquart\, X.M.C.J.\, is undersecretary of the Vatican’s Office on the Synod—which makes her the highest-ranking woman at the Vatican and a leader in promoting Pope Francis’ vision of a more “synodal” church marked by listening and learning and inclusivity. \nIndeed\, The New York Times called Sister Becquart “the nun reshaping the role of women inside the Vatican.” \nAt this evening event\, Sister Becquart will talk about how women and young people are the driving forces behind this push for a reinvigorated church\, and she will take questions from the audience gathered in the sanctuary. \nThis event relaunches the annual Russo Lecture series\, which was paused by the pandemic. \nA wine-and-cheese reception will follow.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/2023-russo-lecture-women-and-youth-the-driving-force-of-synodality/
LOCATION:Church of St. Paul the Apostle\, 405 W 59th St\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Spiritual and Religious Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230325T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230325T123000
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SUMMARY:Voices from the Amazon: Activists on Protecting the Indigenous and Healing the Planet
DESCRIPTION:The fate of the Amazon rainforest is tied to the fate of our planet: The vast region touches eight different South American countries plus French Guiana and is home to more than 2 million indigenous peoples from almost 400 traditional nations. Moreover\, the health of Amazonia’s ecosystem is key to the ecological health of the entire world. \nIf nations can work in concert to protect at-risk human rights and rescue the unique biodiversity of the Amazon\, then we can make great steps in advancing social peace and the common good—as well as saving our common home. \nThis panel of distinguished religious leaders\, activists\, and theologians working to heal the Amazon will discuss the current crisis and prospects for change—and reasons for hope. Many of our speakers are in New York for the March 2023 United Nations Water Conference. \nPanelists \nPedro Barreto\, S.J.\, Archbishop of Huancayo in Peru\, is president of the newly created Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) and a member of the Board of the Amazonic University Program (PUAM). He is an outspoken defender of human rights and the Amazonian environment and works closely with Pope Francis on these issues. \nPatricia Gualinga is widely known for her work as a defender of the human rights of the Kichwa People of Sarayaku\, an indigenous community in the Ecuadorian Amazon. She is also vice president of CEAMA and a member of the Amazonic University Program. \nFernando Ponce\, S.J.\, is president of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador. He is a board member of AUSJAL\, the association of 30 Jesuit universities in Latin America. \nCarol Jeri is the human rights coordinator for Caritas\, the Catholic Church’s development and relief network in Madre de Dios in the Peruvian Amazon\, and a participant of the Human Rights School of the Panamazon Ecclesial Network (REPAM). \nChristiana Zenner is an associate professor of theology at Fordham University who writes widely on religious ecological ethics. She is the author of Just Water: Theology\, Ethics\, and Global Fresh Water Crises. \nDavid Gibson\, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture\, will moderate a discussion with the audience. \nThis event is organized and co-sponsored by the Amazonic University Program (PUAM)\, which is part of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA)\, and the Association of Jesuit Universities in Latin America (AUSJAL).
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/voices-from-the-amazon-activists-on-protecting-the-indigenous-and-healing-the-planet/
LOCATION:12th-Floor Lounge\, Lowenstein\, 113 W 60th St\, New York\, NY\, 10023
CATEGORIES:Lectures
GEO:40.7707175;-73.9853904
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230308T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230308T193000
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SUMMARY:God and American Diplomacy
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel discussion featuring Shaun A. Casey\, the founding director of the Department of State’s Office of Religion and Global Affairs\, under Secretary of State John Kerry. Prior to the panel\, he’ll present his new book\, titled Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom\, in which he highlights his tenure at the State Department to make a compelling case for integrating the “faith factor” into the American practice of global diplomacy. \nChasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom is both a memoir of life inside the Beltway and a call to think more broadly about faith’s role in world affairs and how the United States can play a more effective role in peace and justice. \nPanelists \nRuth Messinger\, global ambassador\, American Jewish World Service; former Manhattan borough president \nDaniel Kurtzer\, former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Egypt; current professor of Middle East Policy Studies\, Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs \nKarenna Gore\, executive director\, Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary\, will lead the conversation and field questions from the audience for our speakers. \nThis event is co-sponsored with the Union Theological Seminary.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/god-and-american-diplomacy/
LOCATION:McNally Amphitheatre\, 140 West 62nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="Orthodox Christian Studies Center":MAILTO:orthodoxy@fordham.edu
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SUMMARY:Chaplain in Combat: Andriy Zelinskyy\, S.J.\, First Chaplain of the Ukrainian Marine Corps
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Fordham community for a discussion of chaplaincy in combat\, with a reception to follow. The guest speaker is Andriy Zelinskyy\, S.J.\, First Chaplain of the Ukrainian Marine Corps and the Chief Chaplain of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. \nThis event is part of the celebration of 175 years of Fordham’s military legacy.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/chaplain-in-combat-andriy-zelinskyy-s-j-first-chaplain-of-the-ukrainian-marine-corps/
LOCATION:Keating 1st Auditorium\, 441 E. Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Receptions,Spiritual and Religious Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Military Science":MAILTO:rotcpms@fordham.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230125T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230125T200000
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SUMMARY:Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Ian Johnson on "China’s New Civil Religion: A Challenge and Opportunity for the West"
DESCRIPTION:When outsiders think of religion in China\, they tend to focus on persecution; for example\, Muslims in Xinjiang or Christians in many big Chinese cities. While that is true for some faiths\, China is in the midst of a religious boom\, one that the government is trying to use to further its grip on power. \nIn this lecture\, Ian Johnson\, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao\, argues that as the Chinese Communist Party seeks to maintain its hold on power\, authorities are building something similar to the American “civil religion” that Robert Bellah described half a century ago. Johnson will discuss how Beijing is combining patriotism with local faiths\, especially Buddhism\, Taoism\, and folk religion. But\, he asks\, can authoritarianism and religious life coexist? What are the risks as the Beijing government embraces some religions while opposing others? \nThis presentation and audience conversation could not come at a more critical time\, as China is vying for prominence on the world stage with the United States while also keeping an eye on growing unrest at home. Both globally and domestically\, religion is once again at the center of questions about China’s future. \nJohnson lived and studied in China for more than 20 years and now works at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City\, where he researches social trends in China. \nDavid Gibson\, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture\, will moderate a discussion after the talk\, including questions from the audience. \nThis event is co-organized with the U.S.-China Catholic Association.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/pulitzer-prize-winning-author-ian-johnson-on-chinas-new-civil-religion-a-challenge-and-opportunity-for-the-west/
LOCATION:McNally Amphitheatre\, 140 West 62nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Good Night Oppy
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning director Ryan White (The Keepers\, Serena\, The Case Against 8) will join Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture’s David Gibson for a screening and a discussion of White’s acclaimed new documentary: Good Night Oppy. \nGood Night Oppy tells the true story of Opportunity\, a rover sent to Mars for a 90-day mission that ended up surviving for 15 years. The film follows Opportunity’s groundbreaking journey on Mars and the remarkable bond forged between the robot and her humans millions of miles away. \nThe film raises powerful issues about our relationship with machines and our place in the universe\, and it may point to the ways that science and religion—and a shared sense of wonder—can find common ground. \nReserve a ticket using the password OPPYFORD.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/film-screening-good-night-oppy/
LOCATION:McNally Amphitheatre\, 140 West 62nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural
GEO:40.7713958;-73.9844894
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T200000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20221021T173841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221021T173841Z
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SUMMARY:Synodality: Catholicism’s Past\, Present\, and Future – Theologians and Historians on the Church at the Crossroads
DESCRIPTION:“Synodality” has been the central theme of Pope Francis’s pontificate—and the source of intense opposition and widespread misunderstanding as the pope tries to create a culture of collaboration and participation in a church long predicated on a hierarchical model. \nSo\, what is synodality? Why is there so much confusion? What is the history of this process? What does it look like today? And does it have a future? \nSynodality may seem like a buzzword to many\, but it appears to be here to stay: Pope Francis just announced that instead of a single “Synod on Synodality” in October 2023\, he would extend the global consultation by a year\, culminating in a second meeting at the Vatican in October 2024. \nThis panel features three distinguished theologians whose research and experience range from the halls of the Holy See to the pews of United States parishes. \nPanelists \nRafael Luciani is a Venezuelan theologian and advisor to the Vatican’s Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops. He is currently serving as an associate professor of theology at Boston College. His most recent book is Synodality: A New Way of Proceeding in the Church. \nSusan Bigelow Reynolds is an assistant professor of Catholic studies at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Her research examines “the intersection of ecclesiology and lived Catholicism.” She has a new book from Fordham University Press titled People Get Ready: Ritual\, Solidarity\, and Lived Ecclesiology in Catholic Roxbury. \nBrian Flanagan is an associate professor of theology at Marymount University who specializes in ecclesiology and church history. His most recent book is Stumbling in Holiness: Sin and Sanctity in the Church. He is currently writing a book on Pope Francis’s efforts to integrate practices of participation and transparency in the Catholic Church. \nDavid Gibson\, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture\, will moderate the discussion\, including questions from the audience.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/synodality-catholicisms-past-present-and-future-theologians-and-historians-on-the-church-at-the-crossroads/
LOCATION:Tognino Hall\, Duane Library\, 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Spiritual and Religious Events
GEO:40.8612275;-73.8892354
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221026T200000
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CREATED:20220927T211232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T211232Z
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SUMMARY:New Nukes and New Risks: The Peril of Nuclear Weapons in an Unstable World
DESCRIPTION:Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed the threat of nuclear destruction back onto the front pages and into our collective consciousness. In reality\, that threat had never gone away but had been superseded in the public mind by such crises as climate change and political turmoil elsewhere. \nThis discussion among leading experts on nuclear weapons will gauge the risks the world faces today and\, in particular\, what Catholic peacemaking efforts—led by Pope Francis—can do. The event follows the recent United Nations review of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the annual General Assembly of the U.N.\, which spotlighted the nuclear threat. \nOur panel includes a former high-ranking NATO official\, a diplomat from Mexico who specializes in international law\, a Catholic University of America ethicist\, and the Vatican’s representative to the United Nations\, who will outline the contributions Pope Francis is making to the push for a non-nuclear future. \nPanelists \nRose Gottemoeller is the former deputy secretary general of NATO and served nearly five years as the U.S. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security. She is currently a lecturer at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. \nMaryann Cusimano Love is an associate professor of international relations at the Catholic University of America. She has written widely on the ethics of war and weaponry and advises both the U.S. government and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on foreign policy issues. \nJuan Manuel Gómez-Robledo is the deputy permanent representative of Mexico to the United Nations and a member of the U.N.’s International Law Commission. He has extensive experience in disarmament issues. \nArchbishop Gabriele Caccia was named by Pope Francis to serve as the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in November 2019. He is a priest of the Archdiocese of Milan who has served the Vatican in many diplomatic posts around the world. \nDavid Gibson\, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture\, will moderate the discussion\, including questions from the audience. \nThis event is co-sponsored by the Catholic Peacebuilding Network and the Project on Revitalizing Catholic Engagement on Nuclear Disarmament. \n 
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/no-nukes-and-new-risks-the-peril-of-nuclear-weapons-in-an-unstable-world/
LOCATION:McNally Amphitheatre\, 140 West 62nd Street\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220629T130000
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CREATED:20220510T172310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220510T172310Z
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SUMMARY:Instagram Ethics: Catholic Social Teaching and Social Media Activism
DESCRIPTION:Social media helped propel recent political movements\, such as Black Lives Matter and #MeToo. How might Catholic social teaching play a role in such activism? What might it tell us about online engagement? In this presentation\, Duffy fellow Samantha Sclafani will explore the position of religious ethics in the digital public square. \nSamantha Sclafani is a graduating Fordham University senior double majoring in political science and theology\, and she is a 2021-2022 Duffy fellow. Sclafani plans to attend law school in fall 2023.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/instagram-ethics-catholic-social-teaching-and-social-media-activism/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220526T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220526T120000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20220503T190604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220503T190604Z
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SUMMARY:Supera las fronteras (Transcend Borders): Spirituality and Migration Activism
DESCRIPTION:How might spirituality\, faith\, or religion motivate the work of migration activists? In order to answer this question\, 2021-2022 Duffy fellows Madeline Hilf and Afrah Bandagi interviewed activists in New York City and at the Arizona-Mexico border during an investigative trip in early January 2022. \nMadeline Hilf is a Fordham University senior double majoring in music and film and minoring in Spanish\, and she is currently studying abroad at Pontificia Universidad Católica in Santiago\, Chile. This summer\, Hilf will serve as a full-time volunteer at Kino Border Initiative\, a migration justice advocacy organization in Nogales\, Arizona\, and Nogales\, Mexico. \nAfrah Bandagi is a Fordham University junior from Long Island\, and she is double-majoring in philosophy and political science. Bandagi is an aspiring immigration attorney and she hopes to make migration justice her life’s work.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/supera-las-fronteras-transcend-borders-spirituality-and-migration-activism/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220514T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220514T130000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20220502T155539Z
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SUMMARY:Urban Religion: A Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:What does religious pluralism look like on a local and urban scale? Explore several Bronx neighborhoods near Fordham University’s Rose Hill campus with Duffy fellow Benedict Reilly to find out. This 90-minute walking tour will stop at several sites embodying the borough’s diverse faiths and discuss religious history\, community\, and practice. Afterward\, join us for coffee and conversation on Arthur Avenue! \nBenedict Reilly is a 2021-2022 Duffy fellow and a junior double-majoring in theology and humanitarian studies at Fordham University College of Rose Hill. He recently edited and produced Queer Prayer at Fordham\, a collection of reflections by Fordham community members\, and he is heavily involved with Campus Ministry and the Center for Community Engaged Learning. This summer\, Reilly will be traveling to Lebanon on a Tobin Travel Fellowship to research the French Jesuit and American Protestant missionary legacy in the region. \nPlease note that Fordham requires all visitors to campus (ages 5 and older) to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Booster shots will be required for all guests who are eligible. Please review the COVID-19 vaccination policy for more information.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/urban-religion-a-walking-tour/
LOCATION:St. Ignatius Statue\, Hughes Hall Patio\, 441 E. Fordham Rd.\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural,Spiritual and Religious Events,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T140000
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CREATED:20220228T174851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220228T174851Z
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SUMMARY:The Quality of Mercy: Justice\, Forgiveness\, and Public Discourse—Debating Repentance and Redemption in an Era of “Cancel Culture”
DESCRIPTION:Critics across the political spectrum are decrying a new wave of censoriousness and intolerance in American society: a “cancel culture” that they say inhibits public discourse and development. But is the heart of the problem also spiritual and religious? Are we witnessing a kind of “neo-Puritanism” that has deep roots in U.S. culture? And can religious traditions point a way toward a solution? Can we recover the practices of repentance\, forgiveness\, and redemption that are central to the great spiritual teachings? \nThis panel of distinguished writers and scholars examines the state of America’s soul and remedies for our current predicament. \nPanelists \n\nThe Rev. Charles Howard is the University Chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania and a widely published writer who sees his vocation as working for “a communal increase in joy\, peace\, justice\, and love.”\nRabbi Danya Ruttenberg\, of the National Council of Jewish Women\, is an award-winning author whose latest book\, to be published in fall 2022\, is titled On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World.\nStephen Pope is a professor of theology at Boston College and a popular speaker who teaches and writes regularly on issues of mercy and forgiveness.\n\nDavid Gibson\, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture\, will moderate the discussion\, including questions from the online audience
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/the-quality-of-mercy-justice-forgiveness-and-public-discourse-debating-repentance-and-redemption-in-an-era-of-cancel-culture/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211202T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211202T190000
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CREATED:20211116T214940Z
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SUMMARY:Leonard Cohen’s Theological Legacy: Exploring the Songwriter's Work Through a Christian Lens
DESCRIPTION:When Leonard Cohen\, the singer-songwriter\, poet\, and novelist\, died five years ago\, the cultural world mourned the loss of a great artist—and religious communities mourned the loss of a unique spiritual voice. Cohen was a Canadian Jew who channeled Christian themes in his work and lived for years as a Buddhist monk. \nHe put all of those beliefs and experiences into words and music\, and the theological legacy of that astonishing body of work is still growing. The latest exploration of Cohen’s vision comes in a new book by the religious studies scholar Marcia Pally\, titled From This Broken Hill I Sing To You: God\, Sex\, and Politics in the Work of Leonard Cohen. \nIn this Fordham Center on Religion and Culture (CRC) webinar\, Pally will highlight the religious impulses of Cohen’s six-decade career. The event will feature a conversation with Fordham theologians Kathryn Reklis and Thomas Beaudoin\, as well as musical performances. \nPally has taught at Fordham University and is a professor in multilingual multicultural studies at New York University. She is an annual guest professor for the theology faculty at Humboldt University-Berlin and has written numerous books and articles on culture\, religion\, and politics. \nKathryn Reklis\, an associate professor of theology at Fordham University\, writes on a range of topics\, from modern Protestant theology and religion to pop culture. She has a regular column in The Christian Century\, and her most recent book is Protestant Aesthetics and the Arts\, co-edited with Sarah Covington. \nThomas Beaudoin\, a professor in Fordham University’s Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education\, focuses on theologies\, philosophies\, and religious studies of practice; concepts and practices of religious disaffiliation and affiliation; and the theological and secular meanings of popular music. \nDavid Gibson\, director of CRC\, will moderate the discussion\, including questions from the audience.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/leonard-cohens-theological-legacy-exploring-the-songwriters-work-through-a-christian-lens/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T193000
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SUMMARY:Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion: The Shaker Legacy
DESCRIPTION:Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture invites you to the screening of our inaugural short documentary project\, The Shaker Legacy\, to be followed by a panel discussion with the participants and lead filmmaker. \nThis event highlights work on the Shakers by Fordham faculty and the construction of a new Shaker Museum facility in upstate New York that will house the most comprehensive collection of Shaker cultural material and archives. \nKathryn Reklis\, an associate professor of theology at Fordham\, writes on a range of topics\, from modern Protestant theology to religion and pop culture. Her most recent book is Protestant Aesthetics and the Arts\, co-edited with Sarah Covington. \nLacy Schutz is the executive director of the Shaker Museum\, as well as the historic Shaker site in New Lebanon\, New York. The museum’s permanent new facility in Chatham\, New York\, is slated for completion in 2023. \nCourtney Bender\, a professor of religion at Columbia University\, specializes in contemporary American religion. She is completing a book on modernist visions of the future of religion that developed in 20th-century architectural and planning projects. \nDavid Gibson\, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture\, led the filmmaking project and will moderate the discussion. \nProof of vaccination\, as well as wearing a mask while in attendance\, is required by the venue and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. \nThe event is password protected: “FORDHAM” (all caps).
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/documentary-screening-and-panel-discussion-the-shaker-legacy/
LOCATION:Film at Lincoln Center – Francesca Beale Theater\, 144 West 65th Street\, New York City\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210923T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210923T190000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20210901T133751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T133751Z
UID:10004394-1632420000-1632423600@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Things Get Broken: A Jesuit Reflects on Leonard Bernstein’s MASS 50 Years Later
DESCRIPTION:On September 8\, 1971\, the premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s MASS inaugurated the Kennedy Center in Washington\, D.C. Commissioned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in memory of her late husband\, the work bore the weight of a decade of sorrows: the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy\, his brother Robert\, and Martin Luther King Jr.; racial unrest over civil rights; ongoing losses in the Vietnam War; the recent Kent State shootings; and much more. \nIn this lecture\, Stephen Schloesser\, SJ\, will explore not only Bernstein’s masterpiece—and its incorporation of Jewish and Catholic liturgical elements—but also its resonance for our present moment as we try to emerge from a lethal pandemic in the face of grave threats to our civic order. \nThis event inaugurates the Ignatian year at Fordham\, a global observance by the Society of Jesus to commemorate the moment 500 years ago when a cannonball shattered the leg of Ignatius of Loyola. The wound put an end to his youthful dreams of personal glory but started Ignatius on a journey of conversion. \nLoss was not the last word for Loyola—as it was not for Bernstein\, whose music provides both lament and hope after a broken year. \nSchloesser\, Professor of History at Loyola University Chicago\, specializes in modern European intellectual and cultural life and writes extensively on music\, religion\, mysticism\, Jesuits\, and Catholic thought and culture. \nDavid Gibson\, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture\, will moderate the discussion\, including questions from the audience.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/things-get-broken-a-jesuit-reflects-on-leonard-bernsteins-mass-50-years-later/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Spiritual and Religious Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210616T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210616T130000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20210513T201923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210513T201923Z
UID:10004334-1623844800-1623848400@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Power and the Cross: The Rise of Agricultural People’s Front of Peru in Peruvian Politics
DESCRIPTION:The participation of the Agricultural People’s Front of Peru or Frente Popular Agricola del Peru (FREPAP) in Peruvian national politics arose from the combination of American expansionism\, the growth of evangelical Christianity\, and the emergence of a strong Israelite movement in South America. \nQuestions and concerns have emerged about the cult-like organization and activities of FREPAP and other Peruvian evangelical groups. Although their mainstream impact is not significant\, their presence\, force\, and participation in Latin American politics cannot be ignored. \nUsing a theological and sociological framework\, Duffy Fellow Carlos Orbegoso Barrios\, FCRH ’21\, will draw conclusions on the future of FREPAP and the impact of similar parties and movements in Latin America. Barrios double majored in theology and economics. \nThis is a Duffy Fellows program event.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/power-and-the-cross-the-rise-of-agricultural-peoples-front-of-peru-in-peruvian-politics/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210609T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210609T200000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20210513T201241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210513T201241Z
UID:10004335-1623265200-1623268800@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Zoom Reading: Fifth Cup
DESCRIPTION:On Passover each year\, four cups of wine are drunk throughout the Seder. A fifth cup is poured and left at an empty seat for Elijah\, the prophet and herald of the messiah. \nFifth Cup is a play in progress that explores the empty spaces that exist in modern Jewish life. Somewhere\, two people watch as the Weisz family sits down for a Passover dinner and Seder. But the evening sputters to a halt as one question comes to the fore: who gets Elijah’s cup when the night is over? \nTune in for a reading from the first act and stick around after for a Q&A with the playwright\, India Derewetzky\, FCLC ’20. Derewetzky graduated summa cum laude after studying theatre performance. \nThis is a Duffy Fellows program event.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/zoom-reading-fifth-cup/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Arts at Fordham
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210608T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210608T130000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20210513T200558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210513T200558Z
UID:10004336-1623153600-1623157200@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:The Luminous Religion: How was Christianity Translated into Chinese?
DESCRIPTION:China is known for three major faith traditions: Buddhism\, Daoism\, and Confucianism. Did you know that there has also been a Christian presence in China since A.D. 635? Alongside traded goods\, Christianity traveled into East Asia via the Silk Road. Persian monks from what is now Iraq\, Syria\, and Iran gained the support of Emperor Taizong and began an extensive missionary effort centered in China’s ancient capital\, Chang’an. \nThanks to archaeological evidence\, scholars know that this community of Christian believers prospered. Ancient texts discovered in the Dunhuang caves and a massive stone artifice called the Xi’an Stele preserved the rich theological tradition of this Christian community. These archaeological finds also document the methods the Syriac-speaking Persian monks used to translate Christian concepts and ideas into the Chinese language and culture. \nIn this presentation\, Duffy Fellow Anastasia McGrath\, FCRH ’21\, will examine the lexicological meaning behind the translation methods employed in these early Chinese Christian texts and inscriptions. This critical linguistic examination will bring to life the world of medieval China and this unique era of forgotten history. McGrath studied international political economy and Mandarin. \nThis is a Duffy Fellows program event.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/the-luminous-religion-how-was-christianity-translated-into-chinese/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210602T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210602T130000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20210513T195625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210513T195625Z
UID:10004338-1622635200-1622638800@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:The Church Innovative: How and Why the Catholic Church Fosters Change
DESCRIPTION:The Catholic Church is frequently depicted as an archaic\, stuffy\, and staid institution trapped by tradition and encased in the immutability dogma. But what if we looked at the Church as one of the most dynamic institutions in human history? For two millennia\, the Catholic Church has spawned new innovations and adapted to new societies. It continues to encompass and embrace diverse cultures and to seize developments in technology\, education\, finance\, and communications to further its mission. \nJoin us for a conversation on how the Catholic Church continues to embrace this legacy of change and why—now more than ever—it must innovate to meet the needs and challenges of a global society. \nPanelists \n\nHelen Alford\, O.P.\, vice rector\, Pontifical University of St. Thomas\nFrancis Davis\, director of policy\, Edward Cadbury Centre\, University of Birmingham; fellow of the Royal Geographical Society\nKerry Alys Robinson\, founding partner\, Leadership Roundtable\nModerated by Nicholas D. Sawicki\, Duffy Fellow\, Center on Religion and Culture\, Fordham University\n\nThis is a Duffy Fellows program event.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/the-church-innovative-how-and-why-the-catholic-church-fosters-change/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210526T130000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20210513T163819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210513T163819Z
UID:10004337-1622030400-1622034000@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:The On-Screen Eucharist: An Epistemic Theory of Sacramental Participation
DESCRIPTION:COVID-19 restrictions dramatically altered the landscape of Christian sacramental practice. Churches across the world boldly experimented with virtual liturgies\, the number of livestreamed adorations multiplied\, and many priests took to the phone (sometimes against the recommendation of Rome) to offer confession to the sick. While the intersection of information technology and sacramentality is not an altogether new phenomenon\, the questions surrounding the legitimacy of virtual sacraments are now unavoidable. \nAn epistemic theory of sacramental participation can provide a powerful explanation of the confusing theological landscape. According to this theory\, one participates in the sacraments in proportion with two quantities: one’s ardent desire and one’s justified belief in the occurrence of the sacramental miracle. If it holds\, this theory justifies the Church’s preference for in-person Mass while preserving the ontological validity of spiritual communion and also rebutting the iconoclastic criticism most commonly leveled against such virtualized sacraments. \nDuffy Fellow Philip Andrew Wines\, FCRH ’22\, will present and advance this theory. Drawing chiefly on the philosophy of perception alongside medieval and early modern discourses on miracles\, he will dispute existing criticism of virtual sacraments and will field questions from the audience. Wines is a student of philosophy\, theology\, medieval history\, and Spanish\, and he is a 2020-2021 Duffy fellow. \nThis is a Duffy Fellows program event.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/the-on-screen-eucharist-an-epistemic-theory-of-sacramental-participation/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T130000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20210318T141617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T141617Z
UID:10004271-1619006400-1619010000@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Earth\, Spirit\, and Race: Confronting America’s Legacy of Food Injustice and Discrimination
DESCRIPTION:Chattel slavery\, institutional racism\, and government policies alienated enslaved people and their descendants from the land. This continues to result in food insecurity\, poor health\, and property loss. Today\, less than 2 percent of working farms are owned by Black Americans. \nActivists\, gardeners\, authors\, and farmers are rediscovering Black America’s rich agricultural heritage and its roots in spirituality and religious traditions. They are advocating for a new and empowering relationship with food production and the natural world. One of the leading voices of this new movement is Soul Fire Farm. Located in upstate New York\, Soul Fire Farm is “an Afro-Indigenous-centered community farm committed to uprooting racism and seeding sovereignty in the food system.” \nTo mark Earth Day\, Soul Fire Farm’s co-director will join us from the farm for a panel discussion to explore these issues and how the audience themselves might work toward a more equitable food system. \nPanelists \nLeah Penniman is the co-director and farm manager of Soul Fire Farm. She is the author of Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land and a 2019 recipient of the James Beard Foundation Leadership Award. \nRufus Burnett Jr. is an assistant professor of theology at Fordham University and he has written about the blues\, decolonial theology\, and the Black American experience. He is the author of Decolonizing Revelation: A Spatial Reading of the Blues. \nDavid Goodwin\, assistant director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture\, will moderate the discussion\, including questions from the online audience.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/earth-spirit-and-race-confronting-americas-legacy-of-food-injustice-and-discrimination/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T173000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20210324T174112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T174112Z
UID:10004276-1617811200-1617816600@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Calling Out vs. Calling In: Loretta Ross Offers a Different Response to Campus Cancel Culture
DESCRIPTION:College campuses are central in the battle over “cancel culture\,” with a frequent weapon being the practice of “calling out” those who are judged to have said or done something wrong. The result is often conflict and misunderstanding rather than dialogue and mutual comprehension. \nLoretta Ross\, a visiting professor at Smith College\, has become known for her courses that promote students “calling in” rather than “calling out.” \nRoss\, a self-described “Black radical feminist\,” told The New York Times\, “I think you can understand how calling out is toxic. It really does alienate people\, and makes them fearful of speaking up.” \nA signer of last year’s famous letter in Harper’s Magazine against cancel culture\, Ross will speak to the Fordham community in a virtual workshop\, providing students and others a chance to engage with her via Zoom. \nThe talk and workshop will be moderated by Julie Gafney\, executive director of Fordham’s Center for Community Engaged Learning.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/calling-out-vs-calling-in-loretta-ross-offers-a-different-response-to-campus-cancel-culture/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Community Engaged Learning":MAILTO:ccel@fordham.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T123000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20210301T173053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210301T173053Z
UID:10004253-1615465800-1615465800@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Cancel Culture: Safety or Censorship? Freedom of Speech\, Higher Education\, and the Fate of America’s Public Square
DESCRIPTION:Cancel culture. De-platforming. Calling out. These are increasingly common terms for what may be a defining battle for our contentious society: the fight over who can say what and when. \nYet what do these terms really mean? Are there limits to free expression? Or are we on the slippery slope to some Orwellian dystopia? This is no abstract argument. The future of university education\, political discourse\, and civil society—not to mention individual careers and personal relationships—will be defined by what we can say\, how we say it\, and what effect our words\, or our silences\, have on each other. \nThis panel discussion will explore the state of the issue and what’s at stake. \nPanelists: \nLaura Specker Sullivan is an assistant professor of philosophy at Fordham and a bioethicist specializing in culture and neuroethics. \nJon Baskin is a founding editor at The Point magazine and the associate director of the creative publishing and critical journalism master’s program at The New School for Social Research. \nMary McNamara is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and culture critic at the Los Angeles Times. She wrote a column last year titled\, “‘Cancel culture’ is not the problem. The Harper’s letter is.” \nDavid Gibson\, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture\, will moderate the discussion\, including questions from the online audience.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/cancel-culture-safety-or-censorship-freedom-of-speech-higher-education-and-the-fate-of-americas-public-square/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T133000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20210217T155914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210217T155914Z
UID:10004237-1614256200-1614259800@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Black Churches\, Black Catholics: Exploring a Groundbreaking New Survey from Pew Research
DESCRIPTION:Black Christians have played an outsized role in the nation’s religious\, as well as political and social\, life despite America’s brutal legacy of systemic racism. That role has been sharpened by the response of the Black churches to America’s recent upheavals and elections. \nThe Pew Research Center recently released the largest-ever survey of Black believers in the United States titled\, “Faith Among Black Americans.” Its findings provide critical insights into the present and future dynamics of the Black churches—as well as surprising facts about Black Catholics in particular. \nThis webinar will feature an overview of the data by the study’s lead researcher\, plus a discussion with leading experts on Black Catholicism. We will also field questions from our online audience. \nPanelists \nBesheer Mohamed\, Ph.D.\, is a senior researcher at Pew Research Center and one of the principal authors of the new report. \nKiana Cox\, Ph.D.\, is a research associate at Pew Research Center and a principal author of the new report. \nTia Noelle Pratt\, Ph.D.\, is a sociologist of religion specializing in the ways systemic racism affects Black Catholic identity. She received her doctorate in sociology from Fordham University in 2010. She is the president of TNPratt & Associates\, an inclusion and diversity consulting firm in Philadelphia\, and she is the curator of the #BlackCatholicsSyllabus. She is currently working on a book\, Faithful and Devoted: Racism and Identity in the African-American Catholic Experience. \nBryan Massingale\, S.T.D.\, is a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee\, a professor of theological and social ethics\, and the James and Nancy Buckman Chair in Applied Christian Ethics at Fordham University. His most recent book is Racial Justice and the Catholic Church. His current writing projects explore the contributions of Black radicalism to Catholic theology and the intersections of race\, sexuality\, and faith. \nDavid Gibson\, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture\, will moderate the discussion\, including questions from the online audience. \nThis event is part of an ongoing series\, Race & Faith\, in collaboration with Fordham’s Office of Campus Ministry.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/black-churches-black-catholics-exploring-a-groundbreaking-new-survey-from-pew-research/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210127T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210127T133000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20210119T150134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210119T150134Z
UID:10004176-1611750600-1611754200@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Pro-Life. Pro-Choice. Post-Roe? New Prospects for the Abortion Debate in America
DESCRIPTION:Views on abortion rights in the U.S. have remained almost unchanged\, while the politics of abortion have grown more polarized and partisan. Is there a way forward? Will new events force a change in the debate? While the Supreme Court’s conservative composition could overturn Roe v. Wade\, President-elect Joe Biden\, a Catholic\, is vowing to protect abortion rights. \nJoin us for a panel featuring experts and faith-based voices who bring new perspectives on the legal\, political\, and social dynamics of today’s increasingly intense argument over abortion rights—and the chances of a fundamental change in that debate. \nPanelists \nTricia Bruce is a sociologist of religion and an affiliate of the University of Notre Dame’s Center for the Study of Religion and Society. Last summer\, she published a study titled\, “How Americans Understand Abortion\,” the largest in-depth\, interview study of American attitudes on abortion. \nMary Ziegler\, a professor of law at Florida State University\, is one of the foremost authorities on the legal history of the American abortion debate. Her most recent book\, Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present (Cambridge University Press\, 2020)\, traces the legal history of the abortion debate from the recognition of a right to choose to “the likely undoing of Roe today.” \nGloria Purvis is a Catholic radio host and popular media commentator. She served on the National Black Catholic Congress’s Leadership Commission on Social Justice and describes herself as “dedicated to promoting the sanctity of human life\, marriage\, and the dignity of the human person.” \nKatelyn Beaty is a former managing editor of Christianity Today\, the flagship evangelical magazine\, and an author and journalist who has written for The New York Times\, The New Yorker\, and The Washington Post. She is an acquisitions editor for Brazos Press and is writing a book about celebrity in the church. \nDavid Gibson\, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture\, will moderate the discussion\, including questions from the online audience.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/pro-life-pro-choice-post-roe-new-prospects-for-the-abortion-debate-in-america/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T130000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20201028T194136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201028T194136Z
UID:10004134-1604577600-1604581200@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:Trump\, Biden\, and the Future of Christian Nationalism: What the Presidential Election Means for Rightwing Religious Populism
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the second of a two-part series. Donald Trump’s presidency coincided with the emergence of a fiery American nationalism fed by a strain of conservative Christianity and a sense of white racial and cultural superiority. This toxic combination is growing in many parts of the globe. \nIn the United States\, the outcome of the presidential contest between Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will have a critical impact on whether white Christian nationalism dissipates or grows as a political force and a domestic threat. \nThis panel of experts convenes two days after the election to explain the sources of Christian nationalism in America and internationally\, analyze the impact of the election’s outcome on this phenomenon\, and discuss ways to combat this scourge. David Gibson\, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture\, will moderate the discussion\, including questions from the online audience. \nPanelists \nEddie S. Glaude Jr. is chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University and president of the American Academy of Religion. He is a well-known commentator on religion and politics and his most recent book is Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own (Crown Publishing Group\, 2020). \nRobert P. Jones is the CEO and founder of the Public Religion Research Institute and is a leading commentator on religion\, culture\, and politics. He is the author of White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity (Simon & Schuster\, 2020) and The End of White Christian America (Simon & Schuster\, 2016)\, which won the 2019 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. \nKristina Stoeckl is a professor of sociology at the University of Innsbruck. She is currently principal investigator of the research project Postsecular Conflicts. This effort examines connections between the Russian Orthodox Church and global networks of the Christian Right.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/trump-biden-and-the-future-of-christian-nationalism-what-the-presidential-election-means-for-rightwing-religious-populism/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural,Lectures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201022T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201022T130000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20201016T134422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201016T134422Z
UID:10004106-1603368000-1603371600@now.fordham.edu
SUMMARY:The Shaker Moment: Why an 18th-Century Utopian Sect Appeals to Our Modern Age
DESCRIPTION:For most people\, the Shakers are more of a brand than a faith. If someone knows anything about them\, it is their simple lifestyle and carefully crafted furniture. Shaker-inspired chairs and cabinets appear in home design magazines\, and 19th-century Shaker furniture can be found in art museums and in private collections. Yet the Shakers were much more than their furniture\, and their legacy informs our modern longings far more than we may realize. \nThe United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing\, as the Shakers called themselves\, was one of the most successful and long-lived utopian societies in America. They believed in radical gender and racial equality long before those movements gained popular appeal and their spiritual practices included ecstatic dance and spirit drawings alongside quiet reflection and somber prayer. As one of the last living Shakers quipped a few years ago: “I don’t want to be remembered as a chair.” \nHow should we remember the Shakers? What does their religious and communal vision have to offer the world today? For the past two years\, a group of religion scholars and art historians\, practicing artists\, and museum professionals considered the legacy of the Shakers in the present day. The project was generously funded by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to the Fordham theology department and was co-directed by Kathryn Reklis and Lacy Schutz. This webinar convenes some of the “Shaker Fellows” from this project to talk about what they learned and how the Shaker witness can inspire our own moment. \nDavid Gibson\, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture\, will open and close the event\, and he will assist in fielding questions from the online audience. \nPanelists \n\nKathryn Reklis\, an associate professor of theology at Fordham\, writes on a range of topics\, from modern Protestant theology to religion and pop culture. Her most recent book is Protestant Aesthetics and the Arts\, co-edited with Sarah Covington.\nLacy Schutz is the executive director of the Shaker Museum\, which stewards the most comprehensive collection of Shaker material culture and archives\, as well as the historic Shaker site in New Lebanon\, New York. The museum’s permanent new facility\, in Chatham\, New York\, is slated for completion in 2023.\nCourtney Bender\, a professor of religion at Columbia University\, specializes in contemporary American religion. She is completing a book on modernist visions of the future of religion that developed in 20th-century architectural and planning projects.\nMaggie Taft is an art historian specializing in modern design and the curator of the Shaker Museum exhibit that was installed in downtown Chatham\, New York.\nAshon T. Crawley is a professor of religious studies and African-American studies at the University of Virginia and author of Blackpentecostal Breath: The Aesthetics of Possibility. He is also a practicing artist.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/the-shaker-moment-why-an-18th-century-utopian-sect-appeals-to-our-modern-age/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201009T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201009T143000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20200922T155815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200922T155815Z
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SUMMARY:Immigration and Identity\, Borders and Bridges: Francisco Cantú Discusses His Memoir
DESCRIPTION:Francisco Cantú\, a Mexican-American raised in the scrublands of the Southwest\, joined the U.S. Border Patrol in 2008. He spent the next four years hauling in the bodies of dead immigrants and delivering to detention centers those he found alive. Cantú left the Border Patrol in 2012 and began a journey of his own\, culminating in his highly acclaimed 2018 memoir\, The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border. \nDisputes over immigration have only intensified as the presidential election approaches\, and issues of racism and national identity are playing out around the country. More than ever\, the personal is political\, and Cantú’s memoir is a powerful testimony to understanding this national moment. During this event\, Cantú will discuss his own story\, the process of writing a memoir\, and his take on the ongoing immigration debate. \nGlenn Hendler\, a professor of English and American studies at Fordham\, will moderate the conversation\, and Cantú will take questions from the students in a class Hendler is co-teaching with Fordham’s Writer at Risk in Residence\, Félix Kaputu\, titled “Creating Dangerously: Writing from Conflict Zones.” Other Fordham students and our online audience will also be able to pose questions using the chat feature. David Gibson\, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture\, will open and close the event\, as well as help field audience questions.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/immigration-and-identity-borders-and-bridges-francisco-cantu-discusses-his-memoir/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Cultural,Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T120000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
CREATED:20200922T160813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200922T160813Z
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SUMMARY:Solidarity\, Catholicism\, and Our Post-Pandemic Future: Pope Francis’s New Call for a Radical Reordering of Society’s Priorities
DESCRIPTION:The Vatican is releasing Pope Francis’s latest encyclical on Oct. 4\, the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi\, and his encyclical is expected to call for a radical commitment to genuine solidarity and economic and social justice. While grounded in Catholic social teaching\, the encyclical will be addressed to “the whole of humanity”—and it will land just weeks before a historic U.S. presidential election that features Catholic candidate Joe Biden squaring off against President Donald Trump. The issues raised by the encyclical are at the heart of the campaign\, and they are central to the intense debate over America’s core values and identity. The contrast could not be starker. The stakes could not be higher. \nIn this hour-long webinar\, three experts on Catholic social teaching and the Vatican will analyze the new encyclical—the most authoritative document a pope can issue—in the context of the Church’s new course under the pope\, the polarized dynamics of American politics\, and American Catholicism. \nPanelists\nMT Dávila is an associate professor of practice at Merrimack College in North Andover\, Massachusetts\, and a leading expert in Christian ethics. Her work focuses on immigration\, racism and racial justice\, and class and inequality. She is a past president of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States. \nChristopher Lamb is the Rome correspondent for The Tablet and author of The Outsider: Pope Francis and His Battle to Reform the Church (2020). His book explores the ministry of the pope and investigates the opposition that has mobilized against him\, and what it portends for the Catholic Church. \nThe Rev. Bryan Massingale is a professor of theology and social ethics at Fordham. He is a past convener of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium and a former president of the Catholic Theological Society of America. \nDavid Gibson\, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture\, will moderate the discussion\, and take questions from the online audience. \nThis webinar is presented in collaboration with Fordham’s Curran Center for American Catholic Studies.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/solidarity-catholicism-and-our-post-pandemic-future-pope-franciss-new-call-for-a-radical-reordering-of-societys-priorities/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Spiritual and Service
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200917T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200917T170000
DTSTAMP:20250509T004525
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200914T162753Z
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SUMMARY:Ants Among Elephants: A Discussion with Author Sujatha Gidla
DESCRIPTION:Sujatha Gidla’s debut memoir\, Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India (2017)\, was hailed as an outstanding account of the brutal caste system in India and that nation’s history over a century. As Pankaj Mishra wrote in The New York Review of Books\, Gidla’s story of growing up in a Christian and Dalit family “combines many different genres―memoir\, history\, ethnography\, and literature―and is outstanding in the intensity and scale of its revelations.” \nGidla joins us for this webinar to discuss a range of issues\, including the caste system in India and how it compares to the treatment of Black people in the United States. She will also talk about her writing process\, how the West views her as a female immigrant author\, her work as a New York City subway conductor\, and falling prey to COVID-19—an experience she wrote about in a powerful New York Times op-ed. \nDavid Gibson\, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture\, will moderate the discussion and take questions from the online audience.
URL:https://now.fordham.edu/event/ants-among-elephants-a-discussion-with-author-sujatha-gidla/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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