News & Events 2011-2012

November 30-December 1: 3-day conference on “World War II and Religion”
The Religion Department and the Institute on World War Two and the Human Experience will co-sponsor a three-day conference, “World War II and Religion” on November 30-December 1, 2012. It will be held at the Hotel Duval in Tallahassee. The keynote lecture will be delivered on Thursday afternoon, November 29, by Professor Deborah Dash Moore, who is the Director of the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies and Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor of History at the University of Michigan, and author of G. I. Jews: How World War II Changed a Generation (2004).

Annual Religion Department Welcome Back Reception: August 24th 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in Dodd Hall (reception in lobby and Werkmeister).

Fall Orientation for New Graduate Students in the Department: Dodd 207, Wednesday Aug 22, 9am - 2:00pm.

Bartholomeusz Lecture by Dr.Liz Wilson from Miami University
“The Buddha’s Mother as Feminist Conundrum: Exploring the Death of Gautami.” on Thursday April 5 at 5:00 PM in Dodd Hall Auditorium.
>>Flyer >>MP3

The Exhibition “Book of Kings. King of Books and Public Lecture by Dr. Francois Dupuigrenet Desroussilles.
Early printed English Bibles from the Carothers collection” until April 2, 2012. The exhibition will be followed by an on-line exhibition as of April 2012. Public lecture in Special Collections April 2, 2012 5pm at Stozier Library for the closing event of the exhibition: “The God of Books or the Body of Christ: Printing and Reading the Bible in Reformation England.” >>Flyer

Joshua Fleer has received a Scholarship
Joshua Fleer has received a scholarship from the Christian Scholarship Foundation at Emory University for 2012-2013 academic year.

Zachary Johnson won a Best Paper Award
Winner of the Leo Sandin Best Paper Award was Zachary Johnson with the paper entitled, “Heathen Chinese: Protestant American Narratives of Chinese Religiosity in the 19th Century.” on the student symposium.

11th Annual Graduate Student Symposium
“Beyond Borders: Constructing, Deconstructing, and Transgressing Boundaries”
February 17-19, 2012
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John F. Priest Lecture by David Brakke
Department of Religion presents the 2012 John F. Priest Lecture"Why the Church Did Not Reject Gnosticism" by Dr. David Brakke. Thursday, January 26, 5:00 pm
>>Flyer

David D. Hall's Wellborn Lecture
David D. Hall will deliver the Wellborn Lecture “The Place of the ‘People’ in American Religious History.” on Tuesday, November 15, at 4:30 PM in the Alumni Center. >>Flyer

Kelly J. Baker's Lecture in October
Kelly J. Baker, University of Tennessee (Ph.D. ARH) will be presenting a public lecture titled, “‘There’s us and the dead’: The Zombie Apocalypse in American Culture” in Dodd Hall Auditorium on October 10, 2011, 4:30 PM. >>Flyer

Elaine Howard Ecklund's Lecture in October
Elaine Howard Ecklund, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Rice University will speak on "Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think" in Dodd 118 On October 4 at 4:30PM.

Annual Reception for Majors, Minors and Interested Students: Wed., Sept. 21, 5-7pm, Dodd Hall Landing
The Department of Religion is pleased to announce its annual reception for majors, minors and interested students. The reception will be held in the Dodd Hall landing (go through the front door, and up the stairs to the right), on Wednesday September 21, from 5pm to 7pm. Come speak with your professors over food and drink!

Annual Religion Department Welcome Back Reception, Friday August 26, 2011, from 7:00 – 10:00pm.
To be held at the Brokaw McDougal House on 329 North Meridian Street. For a map of the location, please click here.

Orientation for New Graduate Students in the Department
New graduate student orientation in the Department will be held on Wednesday, August 24, 2011, from 9:30 AM- 2 PM at Dodd Hall, room 207. Click here for schedule.

Spring 2011 Religion Department Newsletter
Greetings from the Chair, Faculty News, Undergraduate Awards and Honors, Graduate Students Awards...and much more! >>Read with PDF

Sheng Yen Professorship in Chinese Buddhist Studies and Fellowship for Graduate Students
The Sheng Yen Education Foundation of Taiwan has given two gifts—totaling $160,000—to the Department of Religion. >>Read More

Shannon Dunn wins Fellowships
Shannon Dunn (Ph.D. candidate, Religion, Ethics, and Philosophy)wins Charlotte W. Newcomb Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship and American Association of University Women Fellowship for 2011-2012.
>>Read our Newsletter
>>Read College of Arts and Sciences Article

FSU New Graduate Student Orientation
FSU new graduate student orientation will be held on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, from 10 AM- 4 PM in the HCB Classroom Building. Registration will be available online in June at http://gradschool.fsu.edu/Professional-Development/Professional-Development-Workshop-Series/The-Graduate-School-s-New-Graduate-Student-Orientation

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Home News & Events People Graduate Studies Undergraduate Studies Courses Resources Graduate Fellowships	News & Events 2011-2012 November 30-December 1: 3-day conference on “World War II and Religion” The Religion Department and the Institute on World War Two and the Human Experience will co-sponsor a three-day conference, “World War II and Religion” on November 30-December 1, 2012. It will be held at the Hotel Duval in Tallahassee. The keynote lecture will be delivered on Thursday afternoon, November 29, by Professor Deborah Dash Moore, who is the Director of the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies and Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor of History at the University of Michigan, and author of G. I. Jews: How World War II Changed a Generation (2004). Annual Religion Department Welcome Back Reception: August 24th 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in Dodd Hall (reception in lobby and Werkmeister). Fall Orientation for New Graduate Students in the Department: Dodd 207, Wednesday Aug 22, 9am - 2:00pm. Bartholomeusz Lecture by Dr.Liz Wilson from Miami University “The Buddha’s Mother as Feminist Conundrum: Exploring the Death of Gautami.” on Thursday April 5 at 5:00 PM in Dodd Hall Auditorium. >>Flyer >>MP3 The Exhibition “Book of Kings. King of Books and Public Lecture by Dr. Francois Dupuigrenet Desroussilles. Early printed English Bibles from the Carothers collection” until April 2, 2012. The exhibition will be followed by an on-line exhibition as of April 2012. Public lecture in Special Collections April 2, 2012 5pm at Stozier Library for the closing event of the exhibition: “The God of Books or the Body of Christ: Printing and Reading the Bible in Reformation England.” >>Flyer Joshua Fleer has received a Scholarship Joshua Fleer has received a scholarship from the Christian Scholarship Foundation at Emory University for 2012-2013 academic year. Zachary Johnson won a Best Paper Award Winner of the Leo Sandin Best Paper Award was Zachary Johnson with the paper entitled, “Heathen Chinese: Protestant American Narratives of Chinese Religiosity in the 19th Century.” on the student symposium. 11th Annual Graduate Student Symposium “Beyond Borders: Constructing, Deconstructing, and Transgressing Boundaries” February 17-19, 2012 >>Read More John F. Priest Lecture by David Brakke Department of Religion presents the 2012 John F. Priest Lecture"Why the Church Did Not Reject Gnosticism" by Dr. David Brakke. Thursday, January 26, 5:00 pm >>Flyer David D. Hall's Wellborn Lecture David D. Hall will deliver the Wellborn Lecture “The Place of the ‘People’ in American Religious History.” on Tuesday, November 15, at 4:30 PM in the Alumni Center. >>Flyer Kelly J. Baker's Lecture in October Kelly J. Baker, University of Tennessee (Ph.D. ARH) will be presenting a public lecture titled, “‘There’s us and the dead’: The Zombie Apocalypse in American Culture” in Dodd Hall Auditorium on October 10, 2011, 4:30 PM. >>Flyer Elaine Howard Ecklund's Lecture in October Elaine Howard Ecklund, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Rice University will speak on "Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think" in Dodd 118 On October 4 at 4:30PM. Annual Reception for Majors, Minors and Interested Students: Wed., Sept. 21, 5-7pm, Dodd Hall Landing The Department of Religion is pleased to announce its annual reception for majors, minors and interested students. The reception will be held in the Dodd Hall landing (go through the front door, and up the stairs to the right), on Wednesday September 21, from 5pm to 7pm. Come speak with your professors over food and drink! Annual Religion Department Welcome Back Reception, Friday August 26, 2011, from 7:00 – 10:00pm. To be held at the Brokaw McDougal House on 329 North Meridian Street. For a map of the location, please click here. Orientation for New Graduate Students in the Department New graduate student orientation in the Department will be held on Wednesday, August 24, 2011, from 9:30 AM- 2 PM at Dodd Hall, room 207. Click here for schedule. Spring 2011 Religion Department Newsletter Greetings from the Chair, Faculty News, Undergraduate Awards and Honors, Graduate Students Awards...and much more! >>Read with PDF Sheng Yen Professorship in Chinese Buddhist Studies and Fellowship for Graduate Students The Sheng Yen Education Foundation of Taiwan has given two gifts—totaling $160,000—to the Department of Religion. >>Read More Shannon Dunn wins Fellowships Shannon Dunn (Ph.D. candidate, Religion, Ethics, and Philosophy)wins Charlotte W. Newcomb Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship and American Association of University Women Fellowship for 2011-2012. >>Read our Newsletter >>Read College of Arts and Sciences Article FSU New Graduate Student Orientation FSU new graduate student orientation will be held on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, from 10 AM- 4 PM in the HCB Classroom Building. Registration will be available online in June at http://gradschool.fsu.edu/Professional-Development/Professional-Development-Workshop-Series/The-Graduate-School-s-New-Graduate-Student-Orientation News Archives >>2008-2009 >>2009-2010 >>2010-2011

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