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SUMMARY:Winter 2018 Calendar
DESCRIPTION:CSR Calendar of Events – Winter 2018
URL:https://religion.ucla.edu/event/winter-2018-calendar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180201T160000
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SUMMARY:Satan in the Bible\, God's Minister of Justice
DESCRIPTION:Throughout the ages\, Satan has been seen as God’s implacable enemy\, fiercely determined to keep as many human beings as he can from entering the heavenly kingdom. But according to Henry Ansgar Kelly\, this understanding dates only from post-biblical times\, when Satan was reconceived as Lucifer\, a rebel angel\, and as the serpent in the garden of Eden. In the Bible itself\, beginning in the book of Job and continuing through the New Testament\, Satan is considered to be a member of the heavenly government\, charged with monitoring the human race. In effect\, he is God’s Minister of Justice\, bent on exposing sin and vice\, especially in virtuous-seeming persons like Job and Jesus. He fills the roles of investigator\, tempter (that is\, tester)\, accuser\, prosecutor\, and punisher\, but also obstructer\, preventer of vice\, and rehabilitator. He is much feared and despised\, accused of underhanded and immoral tactics. His removal from office is promised and his eventual punishment hoped for. The later misreading of Satan as radically depraved transformed Christianity into a highly dualistic religion\, with an ongoing contest between good and evil. Seeing Satan in his true nature\, as a cynical and sinister celestial bureaucrat\, will help to remedy this distorted view. \n  \nHenry Ansgar Kelly is Distinguished Research Professor in the Division of the Humanities at UCLA\, and has served as director of the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. He is the author of The Devil\, Demonology\, and Witchcraft (2004)\, The Devil at Baptism (2004)\, and Satan: A Biography (2006). \n\nEvent Flyer\n\nPlease RSVP for Event\n[gravityform id=”33″ title=”false” description=”false” ajax=”true”]\n 
URL:https://religion.ucla.edu/event/satan-bible-gods-minister-justice/
LOCATION:118 Haines Hall
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Study of Religion":MAILTO:csr@humnet.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180213T123000
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn
DESCRIPTION:Open to students of RELIGN M50: \nJoin Professor Bakhos for a reading and discussion of Biblical passages of your choosing over lunch. \nPLEASE RSVP BELOW: \n[gravityform id=”38″ title=”true” description=”true”]
URL:https://religion.ucla.edu/event/lunch-learn/
LOCATION:Humanities Bldg\, Rm 365
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180215T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180215T180000
DTSTAMP:20180209T201236Z
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SUMMARY:Jewish Reactions to the Prophet Muhammad
DESCRIPTION:When Muhammad began his mission in Arabia in the early 7th century\, he preached his new revelation not only to the pagan Arabs among whom he was raised but also to the Jewish (and Christian) community among whom he came to live. How did the Jews of Muhammad’s day react? What did they think of his claims to have a new/old revelation of God\, and his claims to be a prophet like their prophet Moses? In attempting to answer these questions\, we will look at early Jewish polemics against Muhammad in the early Islamic era\, polemics preserved only in the Islamic sources themselves. We will then compare these early Jewish responses to later medieval Jewish writings on Muḥammad\, as found in the writings of such luminaries as Maimonides\, Daniel al-Qumisi\, and Ibn Adret. Do these early and later reactions have anything in common? How much do the Jewish reactions to Muhammad change with time and place? And\, what can the medieval Jewish reactions tell us about the historicity of the Muslim sources’ presentation of the contemporaneous Jewish reaction? \n  \nShari Lowin is Professor of Religious Studies and Program Director of Middle Eastern Studies at Stonehill College\, Massachusetts. Her research centers on the interplay between Judaism and Islam in the early and early medieval Islamic periods\, c. 800-1200 CE\, focusing mainly on the development of Jewish and Muslim exegetical narratives. Of her most recent publications is Arabic and Hebrew Love Poems of al-Andalus (Routledge\, 2013)\, which examines these narratives in Arabic and Hebrew eros poetry of Muslim and Jewish religious scholars in 10th-13th century Muslim Spain. Other works include comparative studies of Judaism and Islam focused on the narratives of Abraham and on accounts of enemies of God in the midrash aggadah and in the ḥadīth\, including a monograph entitled The Making of a Forefather: Abraham in Islamic and Jewish Exegetical Narratives (Brill\, 2006). Lowin is also the editor of the Review of Qur’anic Research. \n  \nEvent Flyer\n  \n[gravityform id=”34″ title=”false” description=”false”]
URL:https://religion.ucla.edu/event/jewish-reactions-prophet-muhammad/
LOCATION:Humanities Bldg\, Rm 365
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for the Study of Religion":MAILTO:csr@humnet.ucla.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180220T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180220T133000
DTSTAMP:20180112T225004Z
CREATED:20180103T165600Z
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SUMMARY:Did Adam Fall\, Stumble\, or Stub his Toe in the Garden of Eden? A New Look at an Ancient Story
DESCRIPTION:Ziony Zevit is Distinguished Professor of Biblical Literature and Northwest Semitic Languages at the American Jewish University since 1974. Prior to joining AJU\, Dr. Zevit taught at the University of Haifa\, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev\, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem\, and UC Berkeley. He has held visiting professorships at Univ. of Pennsylvania\, UCLA\, USC\, UCSD\, and the Hebrew University. He also participated in archaeological excavations at Tel Lachish and at Tel Dan. In 2013 was appointed Visiting Distinguished Professor at the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem. \n  \nThis seminar will examine a few salient features of the Garden of Eden story after reconsidering its vocabulary and grammar. The examination yields new insights into the story’s plot that have broad implications for correcting contemporary notions about what it meant and its significance in the context of ancient Israel’s civilization. \nModerator: William Schniedewind \nSponsored by the\nUCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies\nCosponsored by the\nUCLA Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures\nUCLA Center for the Study of Religion \nEvent Flyer\nPlease RSVP for Event\nwww.cjs.ucla.edu/rsvp-to-event/  \n 
URL:https://religion.ucla.edu/event/adam-fall-stumble-stub-toe-garden-eden-new-look-ancient-story/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180221T170000
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SUMMARY:Heart & Sole 2nd Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Center for the Study of Religion invites students to participate in Heart & Sole\, an innovative workshop designed to educate students about religious diversity\, help them explore their own beliefs and values\, and teach the skills needed to engage in inter-religious dialogue with their peers on campus.\nJoin us in our effort to make Heart & Sole a campus wide initiative that fosters increased understanding around religious diversity and contributes to positive campus climate at UCLA!\nWe are looking for 20 students to participate in the workshop on Wednesday February 21st from 5pm-7pm. Students from all backgrounds are invited and encouraged to participate! \n  \nHeart & Sole Workshop Overview\nIntroductions and Dialogue Skills: The workshop will start with introductions and icebreakers then move on to dialogue activities. Through interactive and reflective exercises participants will:\n• Learn about the concept of religious pluralism.\n• Identify the influences that inform their beliefs and values.\n• Practice reflective listening and speaking. \nWalk and Talk: Participants will partner with a peer who is from a different religious tradition/belief community and go for a short walk on campus. Together they will share their perspectives and discuss a series of reflection questions. \nGroup Dinner: Participants will gather as group and share their experiences over a delicious dinner in the Kaplan Hall\, Room 348. \n  \nEvent Flyer\nPlease RSVP for Event\n[gravityform id=”36″ title=”false” description=”false” ajax=”true”]\n 
URL:https://religion.ucla.edu/event/heart-sole-2nd-workshop/
LOCATION:Humanities Bldg\, Rm 348\, 348 Humanities Bldg\, Los Angeles \, CA\, 90095\, United States
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SUMMARY:Unveiling Judeo-Spanish Texts: A Hebrew Aljamiado Workshop & Lecture
DESCRIPTION:The Hebrew Aljamiado Research Group of the Department of Spanish & Portuguese and the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies are offering a workshop in learning to read 14th-16th century Judeo-Spanish texts written using the Hebrew alphabet: Hebrew “aljamiado” writing. Attendees will also learn about the cultural context of Hebrew aljamiado writing in the Iberian Peninsula and in the Sephardic diaspora. \nProfessor Michelle Hamilton of Spanish & Portuguese Studies at the University of Minnesota\, a leading scholar of these texts\, will close the workshop with a lecture on “The Hebrew Aljamiado Versions of Ms. Parma 2666 and Their Cultural Significance: Danza de la muerte\, Visión delectable.” \nThe four-hour afternoon workshop will offer hands-on practice with representative texts written in Hebrew aljamiado: Shem Tov de Carrión\, Proverbios morales (14th C.)\, Alfonso de la Torre\, Visión delectable (15th C.)\, Danza de la muerte (15th C.)\, León Hebreo\, Diálogos de amor (16th C.). \nThe workshop is free and open to the public\, but advanced registration is requested. Attendees should have a basic knowledge of modern Spanish. Familiarity with the Hebrew alef-bet is also helpful. However\, materials will be distributed prior to the workshop in order to introduce attendees to the Hebrew alef-bet and the basics of its use in writing Judeo-Spanish texts. \nEvent Flyer\nPlease RSVP here at\nhttp://cmrs.ucla.edu/event/hebrew-aljamiado-workshop/ \nFor inquiries concerning the workshop\, please contact John Dagenais (dagenais@humnet.ucla.edu).
URL:https://religion.ucla.edu/event/unveiling-judeo-spanish-texts-hebrew-aljamiado-workshop-lecture/
LOCATION:Royce 306
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180226T160000
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SUMMARY:Creating Gods Through Narratives: The Ontology of Greek Mythic Characters
DESCRIPTION:This paper will open with an overview of recent work by narratologists and analytical philosophers on the ontology of fictional characters. From there it proceeds to arguments about the ontological status of characters who appear in fictionalizing narratives such as the Odyssey or the Ramayana who are simultaneously the objects of religious belief. I suggest that such characters draw certain unique advantages from the ways in which their stories are narrated. Gods are described in different ways on different occasions. The ‘human’ god is easier to believe in\, but the ‘theologically correct’ god can better be used to explain certain aspects of the way the world works and justify social norms. The Greek gods are portrayed in both ways. Cumulatively\, the narratives created gods who were credible enough to believe in but powerful enough to matter. \n  \nSarah Iles Johnston is the College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Religion and Professor of Classics and Comparative Studies at The Ohio State University. She is the author of several books\, including Restless Dead: Encounters Between the Living and the Dead in Ancient Greece (1999)\, Ancient Greek Divination (2008) and The Story of Myth (2018)\, and the editor of several others\, including Religions of the Ancient World: A Guide (2004). Her current interests focus on how religious beliefs are created and sustained; her next project is a book on the development of the ghost story in Victorian and Edwardian England \n  \nEvent Flyer\nPlease RSVP for Event\n[gravityform id=”35″ title=”false” description=”false” ajax=”true”]
URL:https://religion.ucla.edu/event/creating-gods-narratives-ontology-greek-mythic-characters/
LOCATION:Royce 306
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180227T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180227T183000
DTSTAMP:20180220T213516Z
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SUMMARY:Heart & Sole 3rd Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Center for the Study of Religion invites students to participate in Heart & Sole\, an innovative workshop designed to educate students about religious diversity\, help them explore their own beliefs and values\, and teach the skills needed to engage in inter-religious dialogue with their peers on campus. \nJoin us in our effort to make Heart & Sole a campus wide initiative that fosters increased understanding around religious diversity and contributes to positive campus climate at UCLA! \nWe are looking for 22 students to participate in the workshop Tuesday February 27th from 4:30pm-6:30pm. Students from all backgrounds are invited and encouraged to participate! \n  \n3rd Heart & Sole Workshop Overview \nIntroductions and Dialogue Skills: The workshop will start with introductions and icebreakers then move on to dialogue activities. \nThrough interactive and reflective exercises participants will: \n• Learn about the concept of religious pluralism. \n• Identify the influences that inform their beliefs and values. \n• Practice reflective listening and speaking. \nWalk and Talk: Participants will partner with a peer who is from a different religious tradition/belief community and go for a short walk on campus. Together they will share their perspectives and discuss a series of reflection questions. \nGroup Dinner: Participants will gather as group and share their experiences over dinner in the Kaplan Hall\, Room 365 \nEvent Flyer\nPlease RSVP for Event\n[gravityform id=”39″ title=”false” description=”false” ajax=”true”]
URL:https://religion.ucla.edu/event/3rd-heart-sole-workshop/
LOCATION:Humanities Bldg\, Rm 365
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180228T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180228T173000
DTSTAMP:20180227T223137Z
CREATED:20180103T193906Z
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SUMMARY:Translating the Life of Ibn Hanbal
DESCRIPTION:Jonathan Brown (Associate Professor of Islamic Civilization\, Georgetown) and Matthew Fisher (Associate Professor of English\, UCLA) will discuss The Life of Ibn Hanbal by Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 1200)\, recently translated by Michael Cooperson (Professor of Arabic\, NELC\, UCLA). This translation\, which won the 2017 Sheikh Hamad Prize for Translation and Cultural Understanding\, recounts the life of the famous ninth-century teacher of Hadith. \n  \nMichael Cooperson received his PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University. His previous books include Al Ma’mun and Classical Arabic Biography\, and he has co-authored and edited many others on subjects ranging from Baghdad in rhetoric and narrative to Arabic time travel literature. His current projects include a book on the cultural history of the early Abbasid period\, as well as a translation of the Maqāmāt of al-Ḥarīrī for the Library of Arabic Literature. \n  \nJonathan Brown is the Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and the Director of the Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim Christian Understanding. The editor in chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Law. Dr. Brown’s current research interests include Islamic legal reform and a translation of Sahih al-Bukhari. \n  \nMatthew Fisher is an Associate Professor of English at UCLA. The author of Scribal Authorship and the Writing of History in Medieval England\, his research focuses on the material and ideological processes of textual composition\, transmission\, and circulation. \n  \n  \nAsma Sayeed recieved her PhD from the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. She has published on topics related to Muslim women and their religious participation in journals such as Studia Islamica and Islamic Law and Society and has contributed a number of encyclopedia articles on women’s history in early and classical Islam. Her current project relates to Muslim education and in particular to an examination of texts and textual practices in diverse regional and historical contexts. \n  \nEvent Flyer\n  \nPlease RSVP for Event\n[gravityform id=”32″ title=”false” description=”false” ajax=”true”]
URL:https://religion.ucla.edu/event/medieval-muslim-life-translation/
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