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Embodied Judaism: The Sound of Ecstasy, Music in Contemporary Judaism on October 17, 2013

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Embodied Judaism: The Sound of Ecstasy, Music in Contemporary Judaism on October 17, 2013 Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/17/2013 - 00:00

“The Sound of Ecstasy” Symposium and Exhibit Honor Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and his Contributions to Music in Contemporary Judaism on Thursday, October 17 from 4:15-6:30PM on the CU Boulder campus. A light reception precedes presentations which will begin at 4:45PM. The inaugural Embodied Judaism project, which includes a symposium and exhibit, highlights the life and work of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and his role in shaping Jewish Renewal, the newest movement in Judaism, examining it as a religion, social movement and philosophy of spiritual transformation in America from the late 1940s to the present. The free symposium that launches the series is open to CU Boulder faculty, staff, students and a limited number of guests. RSVPs are required and can be made via email to Meghan.Zibby@colorado.edu or calling the Program in Jewish Studies at 303.492.7143. Location provided at the time the RSVP is confirmed. Additional information can be found at http://jewishstudies.colorado.edu.

This event is sponsored by The Program in Jewish Studies and the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Archives and Special Collections, the Department of Religious Studies and the College of Music.

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Janet Gyatso inaugurates Buddhist Studies Lecture Series on October 17, 2013

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Janet Gyatso inaugurates Buddhist Studies Lecture Series on October 17, 2013 Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/17/2013 - 00:00

Janet Gyatso inaugurated a Buddhist Studies Lecture Series, a collaboration between the University of Colorado and Naropa University. The lecture, "Ways of Knowing the Body in Buddhist Tantra and Tibetan Medicine," took place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 17 in Hale 270.

Ways of Knowing the Body in Buddhist Tantra and Tibetan Medicine Janet Gyatso, Harvard University.

Thursday, October 17 at 6 p.m. | Hale 270, CU Boulder campus.

Traditional Tibetan medicine sometimes found its Buddhist heritage and its urge for empirical knowledge of the body to be at odds, and made unusual efforts to separate itself from religious ways of knowing. At the same time, the line between yogic and sensory observation was not easy to draw. This lecture will explore how the body became the focus of some of the most interesting theoretical reflection, from the dawn of Tibetan Buddhism into the time of the height of the central Tibetan government's powers in the 17th century.

Janet Gyatso is the Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies at Harvard University. She is a leading voice in the field of Buddhist Studies as the author of a pioneering work on Tibetan autobiography, Apparitions of the Self: The Secret Autobiographies of a Tibetan Visionary (1998), and editor of several important anthologies, Women of Tibet, co-edited with Hanna Havnevik (2005) and In the Mirror of Memory: Reflections on Mindfulness and Remembrance in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism (1992). Over her long and distinguished careers, Janet Gyatso has been a pioneering voice in several areas in the study of Tibetan Buddhism: revelation, gender, tantra, monasticism, medical conceptions of the body, and questions of modernity. Her lecture addresses themes of her forthcoming book, titled: The Way of Humans in a Buddhist World: An Intellectual History of Medicine in Early Modern Tibet.

There will be a light reception starting at 5:30pm. The reception and lecture are free and open to the public. View the poster announcement

This event is sponsored by the Center for Asian Studies in conjunction with Naropa University.

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Catherine Keller delivers the Lester Lecture on October 10, 2013

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Catherine Keller delivers the Lester Lecture on October 10, 2013 Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 10/10/2013 - 00:00

Catherine Keller delivered the 2013 Lester Lecture on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in the Hellems Building, Room 201. A reception immediately preceded the lecture at 5:00 p.m. The title for her talk was "The Matter of Entanglement: On the Physics, Sex and Spirit of a Relational Ontology." Catherine Keller is professor of constructive theology at the Theological School and Graduate Division of Religion at Drew University. She co-edited with Virginia Burrus the first volume of the transdisciplinary Theological Colloquia, Toward a Theology of Eros: Transfiguring Passion at the Limits of Discipline (2007), and co-edited with Laurel Kearns Ecospirit: Religions and Philosophies for the Earth (2007). Her previous books include The Face of the Deep: A Theology of Becoming (2003) and On the Mystery: Discerning Divinity in Process (2008). She is currently finishing Cloud of the Impossible: Theological Entanglements, which explores the relation of mystical unknowing, material indeterminacy and ontological interdependence.

The reception and talk are free and open to the public. View the poster announcement

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The Rumi Club Presents Movie Night: BESA: The Promise on October 9, 2013

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The Rumi Club Presents Movie Night: BESA: The Promise on October 9, 2013 Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 10/09/2013 - 00:00

The Rumi Club presents "BESA: The Promise" on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in Humanities room 150. There will be a discussion following the movie.

Free event open to the public. RSVP to the rumiclub@colorado.edu

BESA: The Promise weaves Albania’s heroism in WWII through the vérité journeys of two men. This film presents a powerful human drama compounded by a devastating twist. It is a story that bridges generations and religions … uniting fathers and sons … Muslims and Jews.

www.rumiclub.org

Supported by Student Government Rep. Council

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S. Brent Plate lectures on "A History of Religion in 5 1/2 Objects," 9/30 @5:30pm, Hale 270

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S. Brent Plate lectures on "A History of Religion in 5 1/2 Objects," 9/30 @5:30pm, Hale 270 Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/30/2013 - 00:00

S. Brent Plate, visiting associate professor of religious studies at Hamilton College, gave a lecture at CU-Boulder on Monday, Sept. 30, at 5:30pm in Hale 270. His presentation, "A History of Religion in 5 1/2 Objects," was drawn from his forthcoming book of the same title, and engaged the ways that humans use material objects to connect with the sacred, focusing on five ordinary objects that have been used in religious ceremonies around the world: stones, crosses, incense, drums, and bread. The lecture was free and open to the public, and was followed by a reception.

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Religious Studies Graduation and Commencement Celebration held on Friday, May 10, 2013

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Religious Studies Graduation and Commencement Celebration held on Friday, May 10, 2013 Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 05/10/2013 - 00:00

The Religious Studies Department hosted their annual graduation reception and celebration on Friday, May 10, 2013 starting at 11:30 a.m. in the Humanities Building, room 150.

The main campus commencement event took place in the Folsom Stadium from approximately 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 10, 2013.

Graduating students please contact the CU Bookstore if you need Regalia.

Please RSVP by Friday, 4-26-2013 to Lisa.Spiegel@colorado.edu if you wish to attend our departmental event. Or call 303-492-8041. Thank you.

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Visions & Prophecies in Tibetan Buddhism, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in Wolf Law Bldg. Room 304

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Visions & Prophecies in Tibetan Buddhism, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in Wolf Law Bldg. Room 304 Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 04/23/2013 - 00:00

Visions & Prophecies in Tibetan Buddhism: An evening with Khenpo Sodargye from Larung Buddhist Academy.

7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2013.

Wolf Law Building - Room #304 on 2450 Kittredge Loop Road.

~ Enter campus from Broadway via Regent Drive and then turn right on Kittredge Loop to the Law School. Parking in Lot 470 is free after 5pm.~

The revelation of terma (literally "treasures") is a longstanding practice in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Treasures are texts and sacred objects said to be hidden in the Tibetan landscape and in the mind-streams of Buddhist masters. In this public lecture, Khenpo Sodargye of Larung Buddhist Academy in Serta shares his knowledge about what terma signifies, how it is revealed, and what kinds of dreams, visions and prophecies emerge in the mind-stream of a tertön or "treasure revealer."

Sponsored by the Center for Asian Studies.

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Ecumenism in Tibet - Panel, April 18, 2013

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Ecumenism in Tibet - Panel, April 18, 2013 Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 04/18/2013 - 00:00

Public panel on "Ecumenism in Tibet" with Ringu Tulku, & Visiting Scholars took place Thursday, April 18th at 7p.m. in the British Studies Room on the 5th floor of Norlin Library. This was part of a conference titled, "Translating Buddhist Luminaries: A Conference on Ecumenism and Tibetan Translation."

In nineteenth-century Tibet, a famed circle of Buddhist luminaries worked tirelessly to collect and compile a wide range of teachings in order to preserve Tibet's diverse practice traditions and unique tantric heritage. Who were these personalities? How has their approach and legacy impacted Tibetan Buddhism as it has grown and taken root beyond the Tibetan plateau? How should we understand the ongoing significance of their work?

Keynote speaker Ringu Tulku is one of the world's experts on ecumenism in Tibet. Holder of an Acharya degree and author of The Ri-me Philosophy of Jamgon Kongtrul the Great, Ringu Tulku is an avid translator and author as well as the founder of Bodhicharya International and abbot of Rigul Monastery.

Panelists:

Sarah Harding, Naropa University.

Michael Sheehy, Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center Douglas Duckworth, East Tennessee State University.

Moderator: Holly Gayley, University of Colorado at Boulder.

This panel is co-sponsored by the Tsadra Foundation, and the Center for Asian Studies with additional support from the Center for Humanities & the Arts, and the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder.

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RESCHEDULED: Sinners, Saints and Gamers: Religion and Video Games Tuesday, April 16, 5:30-7:00 p.m., Humanities Room 150

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RESCHEDULED: Sinners, Saints and Gamers: Religion and Video Games Tuesday, April 16, 5:30-7:00 p.m., Humanities Room 150 Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 04/16/2013 - 00:00

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 from 5:30-7:00 p.m., Humanities Room 150

The Department of Religious Studies and the Center for Media, Religion and Culture at the University of Colorado Boulder invite you to join us for an interactive presentation and talk on gaming and religion. This event brings together 2 prominent scholars to talk about the history of religion and gaming, games as religious practice, and how today’s game technologies might intersect with new understandings of religion and spirituality.

Speakers:

Jason Anthony: Senior editor at Time Inc., speaker, and game designer who works at the intersection of games and ritual. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Christian Century, the Boston Review, and The Record. Most of Anthony’s games take religious rituals as a starting point. Shabbat-put was a mashup of Jewish Sabbath rituals and Olympic events. In The Cards was a fully-gamed chapel service, commissioned by a seminary, based on the rules of blackjack. Sacrifice Play was a reinvention of the Aztec ball games, complete with human sacrifices. The Ten Year Game is a belief-agnostic, fully-gamed religion that takes ten years to play.

Rachel Wagner: Associate Professor of Religion in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Ithaca College. Rachel’s work centers on the study of religion and culture, including especially religion and film and religion and virtual reality. Her book, Godwired: Religion, Ritual and Virtual Reality (Routledge, 2012) explores how our fascination with all things virtual reveals our desire for new rituals and new modes of world building. Short pieces relating to this research project can be found in Religion Dispatches and in the Society of Biblical Literature Forum.

The talk is free and open to the public. All RLST faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates are warmly invited to attend.

Please contact Deborah.Whitehead@colorado.edu for more information.

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Loriliai Biernacki Receives CU Marinas Smith Award on April 13, 2013

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Loriliai Biernacki Receives CU Marinas Smith Award on April 13, 2013 Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 04/13/2013 - 00:00

Professor Loriliai Biernacki was awarded the University of Colorado Marinus Smith Award for 2013. The award is given for having a significant impact on undergraduate education. The award will be given in a ceremony on April 13th, 2013.

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