Jonathan Bellman, Professor of Music History & Literature, University of Northern Colorado Response by Eric Saylor, Associate Professor of Music History & Musicology, Drake University Thursday, February 13 at 7:00 […]
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Professor Knepper’s Spring 2103 Philosophy of Religion course first examined religious responses to suffering in the abolitionist movement, post-Holocaust Judaism, and medieval Zen Buddhism. They also familiarized themselves with the
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Professor Knepper’s Fall 2103 Comparative Religions course studied discourses of ineffability in Indian Buddhism (especially the Vimalakirti Sutra) and Christian Mysticism (especially Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite). Below are some of the
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Below you will find supplementary resources for The Comparison Project’s 2013-2015 theme of Religion Beyond Words. These resources come from students in Prof. Knepper’s Fall 2013 Comparative Religions course, Spring
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Timothy Knepper, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Drake University NEW DATE/LOCATION: Thursday, December 5, 7:00 p.m. in Sussman Theater (Olmsted Center) How does one say what can’t be said? How
Barbara Stafford, Distinguished University Visiting Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology School of Architecture Response by Lenore Metrick-Chen, Associate Professor of Art History, Drake University Thursday, October 24, 7:00 p.m. in
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Amy Donahue, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Kennesaw State University will present a lecture on Thursday, October 3, 7:00 p.m. in Cowles Library Reading Room. Buddhist “no self” teachings wend rather quickly
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The Buddhist Monks from Gaden Shartse Monastery will offer lectures, teachings and cultural performances from September 9-13. Visitors may also view the ongoing construction of the sand mandala in the Cowles Library
Tuesday, May 7, 7:00 p.m., Olin 101 The Comparison Project 2012-2013 explored a range of religious explanations of and responses to suffering through a
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