October 2018 l Upcoming Events
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October 4: Dr. Amy Milligan –
Queer Jewish Women and Pride Tattoos
October 4: Dr. Craig Wansink –
Freedom of Worship Chrysler Gallery Talk*
October 8: Nexus Interfaith Dialogue -
Gender Roles and Religion
October 11: Jason Seward '05 -
Life Matters Talk
October 25: Dr. Charles Marsh –
Women Who Started the American Civil Rights Movement
October 27: One Love Festival –
Pax Christi, Race: Let’s Talk About It Town Hall, Drum Circle
November 1: Dr. Elizabeth Coody –
Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, and Mary Magdalene: Origin Stories that Shape Women’s Power
November 1: Dr. Elizabeth Coody –
Imagining the Scandal of the Cross through Comics and Graphic Novels
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All events are free and open to the public, and unless otherwise noted, are held on the campus of Virginia Wesleyan University. For more information, please contact the VWU Center for the Study of Religious Freedom at
757.455.3129
or
csrf@vwu.edu
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On Her Flesh: Queer Jewish Women
and Pride Tattoos
Thursday, October 4
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Blocker Hall Auditorium
The pink triangle has gone from a stigmatizing Holocaust symbol to an emblem of LGBTQ pride. Similarly, Jewish women using rainbow Stars of David have been accused of promoting political agendas and have been banned from certain LGBTQ pride events.
Dr. Amy Milligan
discusses how these symbols and their use by women have taken on new meaning in their contemporary contexts. How are they used differently by women than men, by Jews than non-Jews, or by younger generations than old? And what are the implications when these symbols are tattooed on Jewish women’s bodies?
Dr. Amy Milligan is the Batten Endowed Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Women’s Studies and the Director of the Institute of Jewish Studies and Interfaith Understanding at Old Dominion University.
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“Freedom of Worship” Chrysler Gallery Talk
Thursday, October 4
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Chrysler Museum of Art, One Memorial Place, Norfolk, VA (meet in Chrysler Lobby)
As part of a nationwide initiative presented by For Freedoms, an organization that is committed to using art as a vehicle to examine civic issues and to build greater participation in American democracy, the Chrysler Museum of Art presents a series of Gallery Talks inspired by Norman Rockwell’s 1941
Four Freedoms
Paintings.
Please join the Chrysler as
Dr. Craig Wansink
leads the Gallery Talk on Freedom of Worship. Focusing on the arts of South Asia, renaissance and baroque art, and modern art, Dr. Wansink highlights how physical representations of the divine shape worship and beliefs and – at the same time – create possibilities for conflict, dissension and heresy.
Dr. Craig Wansink is the Joan P. and Macon F. Brock, Jr., Director of the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom at Virginia Wesleyan University.
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Gender Roles and Religion
NEXUS INTERFAITH DIALOGUE
Monday, October 8
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Batten Student Center, Pearce Hospitality Suite
What does my religion teach about the equality or differences between males and females? What women stand out in my religion's scripture? How do specific scripture passages in my faith cause pain, misunderstanding, and confusion about gender roles? How do they bring support or joy? How does my religion shape how gender is understood?
PANELISTS: Rev. Kim Hodges
, Pastor of Lynnhaven Colony Congregational, United Church of Christ (Protestant);
Rabbi Rosalin “Roz” Mandelberg
, Senior Rabbi of Ohef Sholom Temple in Norfolk (Jewish);
Saher Mirza
, Community Volunteer (Muslim); and
Teresa Stanley
, Coordinator of Interspiritual Empowerment Project (Catholic).
The Nexus Interfaith Dialogue series is sponsored in partnership with the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities (VCIC), and Hands United Building Bridges (HUBB), a multi-faith clergy group.
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Life Matters: Jason Seward ‘05
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
Thursday, October 11
12:00 – 12:50 PM
Boyd Dining Center, Shafer Room
In “Life Matters,” members of the Wesleyan community offer autobiographical reflections on their emotional, intellectual, and spiritual experiences. These deeply personal talks create meaningful opportunities for greater understanding and connection, encouraging each of us to think about what has shaped us and given our own life meaning. The series is sponsored in partnership with the Chaplain’s Office and the Center for Innovative Teaching and Engaged Learning (INTEL) at Virginia Wesleyan University.
Please feel free to bring a bag lunch or purchase lunch in the Boyd Dining Center.
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The American Civil Rights Movement
and the Women Who Started It
JUSTINE L. NUSBAUM LECTURE
Thursday, October 25
7:00 – 8:00 PM
Boyd Dining Center
Dr. Charles Marsh
discusses the religious beliefs behind the American civil rights movement, and highlights women who enacted these convictions. Reflecting on the witness of social reformers Fannie Lou Hamer, Victoria Gray Adams, and Jane Stembridge, Marsh shows how their determined leadership and organizing gives us insight in addressing challenges of today.
Dr. Charles Marsh is Commonwealth Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Project on Lived Theology at University of Virginia.
This semester, as we particularly recognize the contributions of women in Virginia, it is with deep respect for her legacy that the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom presents the Justine L. Nusbaum Endowed Lectureship, established as a tribute to her by her sons, Robert “Bob” Nusbaum and V. H. Nusbaum, Jr.
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13th Annual One Love Festival
Saturday, October 27
1:00 – 7:00 PM
Virginia Wesleyan University
Catholic Nuns Beating Nuclear Swords into Plowshares
1:00 – 2:20
PM
Monumental Chapel
For over forty years
Dominican Sisters Ardeth Platte and Carol Gilbert
have fought for nuclear disarmament. As peacemakers following the nonviolent teachings of Jesus, they have traveled the U.S., teaching about the humanitarian and environmental consequences of nuclear and conventional war. As a result of their nonviolent resistance, they also have spent years in jails and prisons. Hear firsthand the incredible stories of two women who have dedicated their lives to ridding the world of nuclear weapons and stopping war forever.
Sponsored by the Bishop Walter F. Sullivan Pax Christi Community of Hampton Roads.
Are U.S. Immigration Policies Racist? Town Hall Discussion
RACE: LET’S TALK ABOUT IT
Moderated by
Barbara Hamm Lee
, Host of
Another View
Radio Program, WHRV 89.5 FM
2:30 – 4:00
PM
Boyd Dining Hall
Beginning with the Naturalization Act of 1790 - which stated that only free white persons were eligible to become citizens - U.S. immigration policy has consistently limited and restricted the immigration of non-whites. Even after the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 abolished the quota system that favored northern Europeans, racism has continued to influence public policy and popular attitudes on immigration. What is at the root of the racial anxiety in our country? Why have elected officials – both Democrat and Republican – been seemingly reluctant to challenge pro-white policies and protect the rights of immigrants and refugees?
Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom, WHRO Public Media, and the City of Virginia Beach Human Rights Commission.
Largest Drum Circle in the World, Music, Spoken Word, and Poetry
4:00 – 7:00
PM
Batten Student Center, Marlin Grille
Drum Your Dream
(drumyourdream.com
) organizer
Arthur Lopez
leads a rhythm-based shared experience for peace. Everyone is invited to join this worldwide drumming experience (regardless of musical ability or experience). Hand percussion instruments are available, or bring your own. Also enjoy the music, spoken word, and poetry of local artists.
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Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, and Mary Magdalene: Origin Stories that Shape Women’s Power
Thursday, November 1
ON-DECK PROGRAM
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Blocker Hall Auditorium
Dr. Elizabeth Coody
explains how the origin of each of these women as “monster” or hero offers an example of how perceptions about where women come from can limit their perceived power. Using the narrative flexibility found in comics, Professor Coody guides us to discover a more nuanced origin story for fictional, historical, and contemporary women.
Dr. Coody is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Morningside College.
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Imagining the Scandal of the Cross through Comics and Graphic Novels
Thursday, November 1
7:00 – 8:00 PM
Blocker Hall Auditorium
For countless adherents to the Christian tradition, the cross functions as a symbol of divine power. For the earliest Christians, however, the cross represented only a traumatic event. This presentation places several New Testament passages that interpret the cross into dialogue with comics and graphic novel portrayals of the life and death of Jesus.
Dr. Elizabeth Coody
looks at how comics present the cross in a way that increases the power of biblical texts for present-day readers.
Dr. Coody is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Morningside College.
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CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Dr. Craig Wansink
, Professor of Religious Studies and the Joan P. and Macon F. Brock, Jr.
Director of the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom
Kelly Jackson
, Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom
Dr. Eric Mazur
, Gloria and David Furman Professor of Judaic Studies and Center for the Study of Religious Freedom Fellow for Religion, Law, and Politics
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