Post Tagged with: "classics and World Religions event"

‘Why Study Religion?’ Panel, Feb. 13

‘Why Study Religion?’ Panel, Feb. 13

A “Why Study Religion?” panel discussion features professors from the Department of Classics and World Religions on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m. in Ellis Hall, Room 111. Free pizza is provided. Featured faculty are: Dr. Brian Collins, Drs. Ram and Sushila Gawande Chair in Indian Religion and Philosophy Dr. […]

Read more ›
January 2, 2014 at 3:06 pmEvents

Food for Thought: The Staff of Life, the Marrow of Men, Feb. 18

Food for Thought: The Staff of Life, the Marrow of Men, Feb. 18

The Food for Thought Speaker Series presents Dr. Ruth Palmer on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 5 p.m. on Alden Friends of the Library Room on the third floor. Attend the event or watch on LiveStream. Palmer will discuss “The Staff of Life, the Marrow of Men: Wheat and Barley in […]

Read more ›
January 2, 2014 at 10:39 amEvents

Gawande Lecture Series: When Blindness Makes for Sight, Feb. 21

Gawande Lecture Series: When Blindness Makes for Sight, Feb. 21

The Gawande Lecture Series presents “When Blindness Makes for Sight,” a talk by Professor John Stratton Hawley on  Friday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in Baker Center Room 231. Hawley is Professor of Religion in Barnard College at Columbia University About the Talk: It is quite rare for a Hindi […]

Read more ›
January 2, 2014 at 8:30 amEvents

Carpenter Gives Distinguished Professor Lecture, Feb. 24

The Ohio University community is invited to the Distinguished Professor Lecture and Portrait Unveiling in honor of Dr. Tom Carpenter, 2013 Distinguished Professor of Classics and World Religions in the College of Arts & Sciences. The lecture is Monday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. in the Class of 1951 Lounge, […]

Read more ›
January 2, 2014 at 2:24 amEvents

The Ohio Classical Conference convenes in Athens Oct. 4-5

The Ohio Classical Conference convenes in Athens Oct. 4-5

The 2013 Meeting of the Ohio Classical Conference will be held in Baker University Center Friday-Saturday, Oct. 4-5. Friday’s Vergilian Society luncheon will feature guest speaker Garth Tissol, Professor of Classics at Emory University, whose talk will focus on the exile poetry of Ovid. On Friday night, conference attendees will […]

Read more ›
September 13, 2013 at 4:09 pmEvents

New Student Organization for the Study of Religion

Anyone, regardless of major, interested in helping form a student organization on the study of religion is invited to come meet and World Religions faculty and learn about a new student organization for anyone interested in the study of religion. Date: Monday, Sept. 9, 2013 Time: 6:30 p.m. Place: Ellis […]

Read more ›
September 4, 2013 at 4:21 pmEvents

Ping Institute Hosts Teachers Workshop on Lysistrata

The Charles J. Ping Institute for the Teaching of the Humanities presents a Saturday Workshop for Teachers featuring Lysistrata by Aristophanes, adaptation by Ellen McLaughlin, on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Ohio University. The workshop leader is Dr. Tom Carpenter, the Charles J. Ping Professor of Humanities, Director of the […]

Read more ›
August 13, 2013 at 9:19 amEvents