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The
North American Undergraduate Conference in Religion and Philosophy is
organized by Westminster College,
PA and St. Francis University,
PA with the support of the North American Association for
the Study of Religion, the Consortium for
Educational Resources on Islamic Studies, and the Heinz
Lecture Series at
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The 2010 Conference has now been organized. Here is the schedule of events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All events will take place in the McKelvey Student Center, either in the Lakeview Witherspoon Room or the Maple Witherspoon Room (click here for a campus map) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Friday, March 26th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5:00-6:00: Lakeview Room | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Business meeting of attending faculty to discuss the conference and judging criteria |
| 7:00-8:00 Public Lecture: Lakeview Room |
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Mark Oppenheimer:
| Writer, and speaker on contemporary religion, contributor to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times Magazine and regular columnist for The New York Times: “Scientologists and Mormons? How Two Religions Sought Legitimacy”
| 8:30 onwards | Student Symposium: Lakeview Room |
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Student-led discussion following Mark Oppenheimer's talk. |
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| Saturday, March 27th 9:00–10:30: Lakeview Room | Student Presentations: Session One |
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Michael Rogers, University of Vermont | |
The Separation of Church and Sport |
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Andrew McKee, St. Francis University | |
Running into the Unknown: The Religious Dimensions of Distance Running |
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Ghady al-Rahal, State University of New York, New Paltz | |
The Duty of Generation Z |
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Timothy Rothaar, Duquesne University | |
An Exploration of Two Possible Ways of Living in Similar Societies |
| 10:45–12:15: Lakeview Room | Student Presentations: Session Two |
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Matthew Longacre, University of Kentucky | |
After Peace: How an American university peace home would contribute to the reintegration
of a post-treaty Israel and Palestine. |
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Darius Mallon, State University of New York, Buffalo | |
Violent Conflict in the Modern World: A Comparison between Islam and the West. |
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Sarah Markwardt, Waynesburg University | |
Worldviews and a Peaceful World Vision. |
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Samantha Karasik, Long Island University | |
The Legitimacy of the Theology of Sin. |
| 12:30–1:30 | LUNCH: TUB
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| 1:45–3:15: Maple Room | Student Presentations: Session Three |
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John Allison, Westminster College | |
Historical Accuracy, Historicism, and Truth. |
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Erika Link, St. Francis University | |
Plato’s Satire: The Truth behind the Noble Lie. |
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Seth Robinson, Wheaton College | |
Lured into the Court of Poetic Appeals:
Toward a Creative Hermeneutics in a Dialogue between Whitehead and Vallabha. |
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Zachary Piso, Allegheny College | |
Culture and Creature: A Pragmatic Defense of Interspecies Cosmopolitanism. |
| 3:30–5:00: Maple Room | Student Presentations: Session Four |
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Mark Gonnella, Waynesburg University | |
The Human Predicament in Buddhism and Judaism |
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Michael Gorman, Westminster College | |
Are Cargo Cults Legitimate Religions? |
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Ashley Hampton, Randolph-Macon College | |
Randolph-Macon College and the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church:
An Exploration of Our Methodist Tradition in Student and Campus Life. |
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Mitzi Steiner, Barnard College | |
Prophetic Partnership: The Shared Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel. |
| 5:30–6:30 Public Lecture: Maple Room |
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Rosemary Hicks:
| Scholar of Islam, mysticism, pluralism, and religious liberalism. Her current research highlights how Americans conceptualize Islam: “Islam and Humanitarianism: the Politics of Legitimacy”
| 6:30–8:00 | Awards Dinner: Lakeview Room |
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Conference Participants only. The winners will be announced and prizes awarded. |
| 8:30: Lakeview Room | Student Symposium |
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Student-led discussion of the guest lecture and the emerging themes of the conference |
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| Sunday, March 28th
9:00–12:00: Lakeview Room | Faculty Consultations |
Attending faculty members will be available to discuss their areas
of expertise with students and others. |
| 12:15-1:00: Lakeview Room | Lunch
& Closing Comments | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Articles and Information About the
Conference:
Click here to
see 2008 CFP