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SUMMARY:Idol Talk: False Worship in the Early Christian World
DESCRIPTION:Are idols real? Do gods or demons dwell in them or around them? Or are they empty\, devoid of existence except in the mind of the idolater? Ancient Christians and Jews gave very different answers to these questions. \nRSVP for this in-person event. \nSonja Anderson (UCLA\, B.A.; University of Notre Dame\, M.T.S.; Yale University\, M.A.\, M.Phil.\, Ph.D.) teaches courses in ancient Christianity and Judaism\, religious violence\, gender and Catholicism\, apocalypticism\, and religion and medicine. Her current book project\, Idol Talk: False Worship in the Early Christian World\, will be published with Edinburgh University Press and explores how ancient Christians and Jews used idolatry polemic to claim a distinctive identity for themselves over against their pagan peers and how scholarly narratives have replicated this claim to uniqueness. Her training is in ancient biblical and parabiblical texts\, but lately she is interested in the history of Catholic book publishing in 20th–21st-century America\, and in being more anti-AI with every passing day. Her favorite place to be is in conversation with students and colleagues about the weirdness of how we imagine ancient religion. She is a Benedictine oblate of Saint John’s Abbey.
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SUMMARY:Third Annual Pan-UC Religious Studies Conference
DESCRIPTION:Call for Participation\n  \nUCLA’s Center for the Study of Religion is pleased to announce plans for convening the Third Annual Pan-UC Religious Studies Conference on our campus on Friday\, April 2\, 2027.  This one-day conference will be a chance to connect with your fellow student and faculty colleagues from across the UC-system. The program will be crafted with our interests and needs in mind. We’ll have the opportunity to present and/or listen to research presentations\, discuss what’s happening in our various Religious Studies communities\, workshop professionalization and survival strategies\, identify shared resources for building compassion and strengthening solidarity within our extended communities\, and more. \nCall for Participation Information: \nIn order to structure the program for the day\, it is important that we have your input no later than Friday\, December 18th. Please let us know that you’ll attend\, how you’d like to participate and what you want to have happen that day by filling out this form by the December 18 deadline.  THANK YOU! \nAbstract submission: \nIf you would like to present your research at the conference\, please send your abstract to csr@humnet.ucla.edu. The deadline for abstract submissions is December 18\, 2026.  \nThe paper abstract should be 200-250 words\, with a title and your university affiliation; paper presentations should aim to be no longer than 15 minutes. \nYour abstract will be reviewed by a conference committee after the submission deadline. Depending on submission numbers\, the committee may have to make difficult choices. Notification of abstract acceptance will be on January 22\, 2027. \n  \nSee below for preliminary notes on logistics (e.g. travel and lodging). \nPlease reach out with any questions or concerns!  We are thrilled to be able to continue the conversation with our UC Religious Studies community and look forward to engaging with you at UCLA! \n  \nOn Travel: \nHere are driving directions to UCLA. \nIf you’re coming by plane or train\, here is helpful information. \nAnd\, here is helpful information about long-distance travel options. \nParking Near Royce Hall \nOn Lodging:  \nIt won’t be a surprise that there are loads of options for places to stay near UCLA\, but many are on the pricey side. Here are some of the options\, including some considered more budget-friendly: \n\nThe Inn at UCLA\nThe Tiverton House\nRoyal Palace Westwood Hotel\nBest Western Royal Palace Inn and Suites\nHotel Angeleno\n\nUCLA Campus Map \nShare this Call for Participation Flyer. Download it here.
URL:https://religion.ucla.edu/event/third-annual-pan-uc-religious-studies-conference/
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