Religion and Ethics Workshop http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics Exploring the intersections of religion and ethics for contemporary reflection Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:27:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 June 6th: Dissertation and Spirits event, Matt Petrusek, “On Human Dignity” 4:30, rm. 200. http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/june-6th-dissertation-and-spirits-event-matt-petrusek-on-human-dignity-430-rm-200-2/ http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/june-6th-dissertation-and-spirits-event-matt-petrusek-on-human-dignity-430-rm-200-2/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:27:11 +0000 lechevallier http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/?p=312 http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/june-6th-dissertation-and-spirits-event-matt-petrusek-on-human-dignity-430-rm-200-2/feed/ 0 June 6th: Dissertation and Spirits event, Matt Petrusek, “On Human Dignity” 4:30, rm. 200. http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/june-6th-dissertation-and-spirits-event-matt-petrusek-on-human-dignity-430-rm-200/ http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/june-6th-dissertation-and-spirits-event-matt-petrusek-on-human-dignity-430-rm-200/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:26:39 +0000 lechevallier http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/?p=311 http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/june-6th-dissertation-and-spirits-event-matt-petrusek-on-human-dignity-430-rm-200/feed/ 0 May 31st: Hans Joas, 12pm, room 200. http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/may-31st-hans-joas-12pm-room-200/ http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/may-31st-hans-joas-12pm-room-200/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:26:36 +0000 lechevallier http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/?p=310 http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/may-31st-hans-joas-12pm-room-200/feed/ 0 May 24th: Michelle Harrington, 4:30 pm, room 200. http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/may-24th-michelle-harrington-430-pm-room-200/ http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/may-24th-michelle-harrington-430-pm-room-200/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:26:10 +0000 lechevallier http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/?p=309 http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/may-24th-michelle-harrington-430-pm-room-200/feed/ 0 Dissertation and Spirits event*: Joshua Daniel, “an Overview,” May 17th, 4:30 PM, room 200. http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/dissertation-and-spirits-event-joshua-daniel-an-overview-may-17th-430-pm-room-200/ http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/dissertation-and-spirits-event-joshua-daniel-an-overview-may-17th-430-pm-room-200/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:26:01 +0000 lechevallier http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/?p=308 Join the Religion and Ethics Workshop for a special “Dissertation and Spirits” event, as Josh Daniel’s presents to us an overview of his dissertation.

]]> http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/dissertation-and-spirits-event-joshua-daniel-an-overview-may-17th-430-pm-room-200/feed/ 0 David Tracy, “Paul Ricoeur: Hermeneutics and the Dialectic of Religious Forms.” Thursday, April 25 @ 4:30 in Rm 200 http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/david-tracy-paul-ricoeur-hermeneutics-and-the-dialectic-of-religious-forms-thursday-april-25-430-in-rm-200/ http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/04/17/david-tracy-paul-ricoeur-hermeneutics-and-the-dialectic-of-religious-forms-thursday-april-25-430-in-rm-200/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:24:48 +0000 lechevallier http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/?p=307 The Religion and Ethics Workshop present David Tracy, who will be sharing a paper in honor of Paul Ricoeur’s centennial, “Paul Ricoeur: Hermeneutics and the Dialectic of Religious Forms.” The paper, hyperlinked below, should be read in advance. After an introduction to the work, we will open to up to conversation. Drinks and snacks will be made available.

What: David Tracy, “Paul Ricoeur: Hermeneutics and the Dialectic of Religious Forms”
When: Thursday, April 25th, 4:30-6pm.
Where: Room 200
The paper, which should be read in advance, can be found here: https://webshare.uchicago.edu/users/lechevallier/Religion%20and%20Ethics%20Workshop/David%20Tracy/Tracy-Ricoeur.doc

Also in the works: Constructive Studies Clubs (Ethics/Theology/Philosophy of Religion) Pub Night, Ida Noyes Pub, May 6th at 6 pm (following the Environmental Ethics Job Talk).

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Date: Friday, March 8th. 8:30-10am

Location: Swift 403

]]> http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/02/25/noah-toly-terrence-johnson-and-kevin-hector-the-tragic-in-modern-ethics-a-breakfast-discussion/feed/ 0 Terrence Johnson. “Deliberating from the Margins: The Moral Problem of Blackness and the Democratic Value of Double Consciousness”. Thursday, March 7th, 4:30. Swift 208. http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/01/25/terrence-johnson-deliberating-from-the-margins-the-moral-problem-of-blackness-and-the-democratic-value-of-double-consciousness-thursday-march-7th-430/ http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/01/25/terrence-johnson-deliberating-from-the-margins-the-moral-problem-of-blackness-and-the-democratic-value-of-double-consciousness-thursday-march-7th-430/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:23:33 +0000 lechevallier http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/?p=295 Join the Religion and Ethics Workshop, as Prof. Terrence Johnson, of Haverford college presents a paper entitled, ”Deliberating from the Margins: The Moral Problem of Blackness and the Democratic Value of Double Consciousness”. The paper will be distributed in advance.

In his first book, Tragic Soul-Life: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Moral Crisis Facing American Democracy (Oxford University Press, 2012), Johnson retrieves Du Bois’s category of tragic soul-life to expand contemporary debates on the role of religion in public life. The paper he will present furthers themes touched upong in Tragic Soul-Life, exploring public reason, epistemic diversity and the spirit of democracy.

Date: Thursday, March 7th. 4:30 pm

Location: Swift 208

]]> http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/01/25/terrence-johnson-deliberating-from-the-margins-the-moral-problem-of-blackness-and-the-democratic-value-of-double-consciousness-thursday-march-7th-430/feed/ 0 Joshua Daniel and Rick Elgendy, “Before Authority” an introduction, Friday March 1, 12-1:30pm. Swift 200 http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/01/20/joshua-daniel-and-rick-elgendy-before-authority-an-introduction-friday-march-1-12-130pm/ http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/2013/01/20/joshua-daniel-and-rick-elgendy-before-authority-an-introduction-friday-march-1-12-130pm/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:43:48 +0000 lechevallier http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/religionethics/?p=289 Join the Religion and Ethics Workshop as Josh Daniel and Rick Elgendy present a draft to the introduction they are writing for the edited Volume, Before Authority, resulting from last years conference. Here, see in progress a genre of academic writing not often seen in the workshops. The draft, which can be read in advance, can be found here: https://webshare.uchicago.edu/users/lechevallier/Religion%20and%20Ethics%20Workshop/Before%20Authority/Before%20Authority%20Intro.pdf

What: Joshua Daniel and Rick Elgendy, “An introduction to Before Authority.”

When: Friday, March 1, 12-1:30pm

Where: Swift 200

Lunch will be provided. For numbers sake, please rsvp to lechevallier@uchicago.edu .

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Date: Friday, Feb. 8th, 12-1:30pm.

Location: Swift 200

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