Daylong Workshop on Religion and Empire
- Starts: 9:00 am on Friday, April 26, 2024
- Ends: 2:00 pm on Friday, April 26, 2024
Laura Thompson, visiting Assistant Professor at Boston University, presents her paper, "Sabb al-Jalāla: Insulting the Majesty of God in Contemporary Tunisian Courtrooms"
Callid Keefe-Perry, Assistant Professor of Contextual Education and Public Theology at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, presents his paper, "Altars of Empire: U.S. Christian Nationalism and the Performance of Power"
Lance D. Laird, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, presents his paper, "Islamic Liberation Theology as the Empire Strikes Back: Palestinian Resistance Amid the Ruins of Gaza"
Dane Scott, PhD Student at the BU Department of Religion, presents his paper, "Chaining God: Theorizing Bound Cult Images in Mediterranean Antiquity"
Jaira Koh, PhD Student at the BU School of Theology, presents his paper, "Towards a Mutual Critique of Utopianisms: Liberation Theology in Dialogue with Social Reproduction Theory"
- Speakers:
- Laura Thompson, Callid Keefe-Perry, Lance D. Laird, Dane Scott, Jaira Koh
- Audience:
- public
- Address:
- Pardee School of Global Studies, 154 Bay State Road
- Room:
- 2nd floor, Eilts Room
- Fees:
- free
- Contact Organization:
- Institute on Culture, Religion & World Affairs: CURA
- Contact Name:
- Jennifer Hunter
- Contact Phone:
- 617-353-5241