2011 Events
Thomas Merton Exhibit, October 31 to November 10, 2011:
“A Hidden Wholeness: The Zen Photography of Thomas Merton”
Little Gallery, 6th Floor, Art Building
University of Calgary
FREE and open to the public
Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm
Private reception November 8, 2011
Chair of Christian Thought
The 2011 Swanson Lectures in Christian Spirituality
Made possible by the generous support of Dr. Marian C. McKenna,
Professor Emerita, Department of History, University of Calgary
with
Peter C. Erb, Professor Emeritus of Religion, WLU
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 7:3pm
“John Henry Newman’s Conversion and Path to Sainthood”
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 12:30pm
“John Henry Newman’s The Idea of a University and its continuing Relevance”
A seminar by the 2011 Peter Craigie Memorial lecturer:
Dr. Zayn Kassam
My Journey After 9/11: Reflections on Research and Teaching
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Numata Chair in Buddhist Studies:
Department of Religious Studies Seminar
with
Dr. Chen-kuo Lin, National ChengChi University
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 2:00pm
Epistemology and Meditation in Jingyin Huiyuan’s Essay on “Three Measures of Cognition”
Numata Chair in Buddhist Studies:
A Free Public Lecture
with
Dr. Chen-kuo Lin, National ChengChi University
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 6:00pm
Understanding Buddhist Epistemology in Medieval China: A Cross-Cultural Reflection
Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre
197 First Street SW, Calgary
(Presentation and Discussion with be conducted in Mandarin Chinese.)
Numata Chair in Buddhist Studies:
Department of Religious Studies Seminar
with
Dr. Jonathan Silk, Leiden University
Monday, September 19, 2011 12:00pm
What Can Students of Indian Buddhist Literature Learn from Biblical Text Criticism?
The Inaugural Leslie S. Kawamura Memorial Lecture
with
Dr. Jonathan Silk, Leiden University
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 7:30pm
Toward a Meaningful Academic Study of Buddhism
Chair of Christian Thought: The Bentall Lectures in Christian Theology
with
Professor Gordon Campbell, Leicester University (UK)
Monday, September 19, 2011, 7:30pm
“The King James Bible Then and Now:
how a 1611 Translation has impacted the English language”
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 12:30pm at the University of Calgary
“The History of the King James Bible as Literature and Sacred Text”
Religious Studies Graduating Student Colloquium
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
The Department of Religious Studies is proud to host its annual Graduating Student Colloquium. The Colloquium features the top three prize-winning essays from the Graduating Student Essay Competition sponsored by Gnosis, the Religious Studies Undergraduate Student Club.
A Memorial Event for Dr. Leslie Kawamura
1935-2011
Professor of Religious Studies and Holder of the Numata Chair in Buddhist Studies
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 4pm in the Husky Oil Great Hall, Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary
The Chair of Christian Thought: The Iwaasa Lecture on Urban Theology
a panel on
How Christian Faith Adapted to the Age of Enlightenment Reason
A panel of students from Professor Douglas Shantz's Religious Studies graduate seminar on Christianity in the Age of Pietism and Enlightenment will examine this topic from various perspectives.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Valleyview Presbyterian Church
The Numata Chair in Buddist Studies
with
Dr. Collett Cox, University of Washington
The Dawn of Dogma:
Commentary and Abhidharma Scholasticism in the Ancient Buddhist Texts of Gandhāra
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
The Numata Chair in Buddist Studies
with
Dr. Collett Cox, University of Washington
Beginning at the Beginning:
Research on the Oldest Surviving Buddhist Manuscripts
Monday, April 4, 2011
at Calgary Buddhist Temple
Chair of Christian Thought - The Lebel Lecture in Christian Ethics
with
Dr. Douglas H. Shantz, PhD, Professor of Christian Thought, University of Calgary
The Church and the Academy: What an Historian of Christianity Can Offer the Church of Today
Monday, February 7, 2011