Former U.S. Ambassador Francis Rooney to Speak at Seton Hall

An upcoming talk at Seton Hall by L. Francis Rooney, the former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican.  The talk will be held next Thursday, October 2, 2014, 2:30pm, in the Chancellor’s Suite, University Center. The School of Diplomacy at Seton Hall is hosting the event, along with co-sponsorship from the Department of Religion and other departments. Mark your calendars!  This should be a very engaging lecture!

For more information, go to http://events.shu.edu/EventList.aspx?view=EventDetails&eventidn=5541&information_id=16098&type&syndicate=syndicate or The Global Vatican Flyer-1

New Changes to the Religion Major–New Opportunities!

As of Fall 2014, Religion majors may take 2-3 classes (6-9 credits) in other departments to meet program requirements. The courses listed below are acceptable for the program requirement specified; other courses may be approved by the department on a case-by-case basis. Courses taken outside the Religion Department can count for upper level (i.e., 2xxx, 3xxx) electives only. Courses outside the Department do not substitute for Rels. 2010 or Rels. 4010.

The following courses have been approved for inclusion in the Religion major (additional courses may be approved by the Religion Department chair on a case-by-case-basis):

  1. SOCI 3816: West African Derived Religions in the Americas in Dialogue with Catholicism
  2. SOCI 2412: The Sociology of Religion
  3. ANTH 2412: Anthropology of Religion
  4. PSYCH 1223: Psychology of Religion [only as elective]
  5. PSYC 3330: Neuropsychology of Religious Experience
  6. DIPL 3851: Religion, Law and War
  7. DIPL 3850: Church, State and Politics in Latin America
  8. POLS 3412: Church-State-Law-Pol in US
  9. POLS 3611: Political Ferment-Mid East
  10. POLS 3101: Catholics in the Political Process
  11. POLS 3696: Philanthropy and Christianit

These new changes to the major do not apply to students from the Honors Program majoring in Religion.

For more information on the Religion major, please see https://blogs.shu.edu/religion/majorsminors/

Great News for Seton Hall Honors Students! A Religion Major Just For You

After completing the 4 Honors Colloquia, Honors students may complete the Religion Major by fulfilling the following requirements: 12 credits from the Religion Department’s 2000 or 3000-level courses, 6 credits of which must be at the 3000-level.

Check out http://blogs.shu.edu/religion/religion-major-for-honors-students/ for more information.  Or, contact Dr. KC Choi, the Chair of the Religion Department, at kijoo.choi@shu.edu.

 

Gisela Webb on Interreligious Dialogue at Grinnell College

The following Religion Department news item has been published on the Seton Hall University Website, under the News and Events column at http://www.shu.edu/news/article/489013#.VBhHs21tw2x

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Professor Gisela Webb of the Department of Religion has been invited by Grinnell College (Iowa) to participate in the symposium A Muslim Saint in Iowa: Interreligious Dialogue and the Legacy of the Emir Abd el-Kader.

The symposium, according to Grinnell College, “commemorates the United Nations International Day of Peace on September 21, 2014 as reflected in the life of the Emir Abd el-Kader (1808-1883). An exemplary Muslim, a celebrated military hero of Algeria in opposing French colonization, and an international peacemaker (savior of 12,000 Christians in Damascus), the Emir Abd el-Kader was hailed as ‘one of the few great men of the century’ (NY Times).”

In honor of the Emir’s ongoing legacy, the symposium will feature a scholarly panel focusing on enduring voices of “Interreligious Dialogue in Action: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives.”

As an invited member of the panel, Professor Webb will speak on Pope John XXIII’s views on interreligious studies, interfaith marriage, and social justice. The symposium will be held from September 21 to September 23, 2014. More information on the symposium can be found on http://www.grinnell.edu/academics/offices/center-humanities/events.