JMU Philosophy and Religion

[JMU Philosophy and Religion @JMU_Phil_Rel]

Hey @JMUCAL students 👋

Want to learn more about being a religion major? Then come to the Religion Alumni Panel!

October 24 from 7-8:30pm
EnGeo 2301

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

My department (@JMU_Phil_Rel) is hiring a TT Assistant Prof in the field of contemporary Global Christianity. Please spread the word!
https://t.co/gulQ15RqjX

[CJ @CyrilUyII]

Study abroad in Sicily!

[JMU College of Arts & Letters @JMUCAL]

Dallia Clark is the 2023 Outstanding Student for Religion! Congrats, Dallia!
💛Most important thing you learned at JMU?
“To be uncomfortable and to say yes to experiences that stretch you is to grow and become more whole as a person. Part of developing as a human is..." (1/2)

[JMU College of Arts & Letters @JMUCAL]

Next is David Kirkpatrick, associate professor of Religion, who will continue his role as director of the Madison Center for Civic Engagement after serving one year as interim director.
(2/2)

[JMU College of Arts & Letters @JMUCAL]

We're pleased to announce two fantastic Arts & Letters faculty members who will head centers on campus:

First is Seán McCarthy, professor of Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication, who will be the new director of The Cohen Center for the Humanities.
(1/2)

[JMU College of Arts & Letters @JMUCAL]

Congrats to Joshua Alexander Kay, the 2023 Outstanding Student for Philosophy!
💜What advice would you give to your freshman self?
“To branch out and explore subjects I would not usually be interested in. That’s how I eventually found the philosophy major..." (1/2)

[JMU Philosophy and Religion @JMU_Phil_Rel]

@AlanLevinovitz Not to mention Philosophy!

[Alan Levinovitz @AlanLevinovitz]

Check out where religion and theology lands. Not that these tests mean much, but really demolishes some stereotypes about my field of study and the folks who choose it.

[JMU College of Arts & Letters @JMUCAL]

The College of Arts and Letters offers huge congratulations to two incredible faculty members recently given Faculty Endowment Awards:
Dr. Mollie Godfrey, @EnglishJMU
Dr. Christina Kilby, @JMU_Phil_Rel

[JMU Research, Economic Development and Innovation @JMUresearch]

The Shaeffer Symposium is TODAY at 3:30pm in Madison Union 405. Hear #JMUResearch from Brooks Hefner (@EnglishJMU), Debali Mookerjea-Leonard (@EnglishJMU) and Pia Antolic-Piper (@JMU_Phil_Rel).
@JMUCALResearch @JMUFAC

[JMU College of Arts & Letters @JMUCAL]

Today, we're introducing more new faces coming to campus in Fall, joining Justice Studies (@JmuJustice), Philosophy and Religion (@JMU_Phil_Rel), and Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication (@JMUwriting). (1/8)

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

Very pleased to be welcoming Alberto, who will be bringing much-needed expertise in philosophy of race to @JMU_Phil_Rel!

[JMU College of Arts & Letters @JMUCAL]

Alberto G. Urquidez will be an Assistant Professor of @JMU_Phil_Rel. He earned his PhD from Purdue University, and his research focuses on the nature of racism and antiracism, which intersects with the philosophy of race and Africana philosophy, among other areas. (4/8)

[CJ @CyrilUyII]

Looking forward speaking (over Zoom) at the Theology and Politics in Medieval Islam seminar, hosted by the Collège international de philosophie! I’ll be giving a talk entitled “Taṣawwuf with a Hammer? Sufi Deconstruction as Politics in the Life of Saʿd al-Dīn Ḥamūya (d. 1252).”

[Vanderbilt Religious Studies @VanderbiltRLST]

SAVE THE DATE!

Join Dr. Cyril Uy (@CyrilUyII) of @JMU in a lecture on "Improvised Realities", Thursday, March 2nd in Buttrick Hall room 102 at 4:15p. See you there!

@VanderbiltU
#vandy #religiousstudies #drcyriluy

[CJ @CyrilUyII]

Looking forward to speaking about Ḥamūya’s “Sufi free jazz” at @VanderbiltU. Thanks @VanderbiltRLST for the invite!

[JMU Philosophy and Religion @JMU_Phil_Rel]

From our department’s @AlanLevinovitz:

[Alan Levinovitz @AlanLevinovitz]

My latest for @GlobeIdeas @BostonGlobe: Ultra-processed information is like ultra-processed food, ubiquitous and engineered for compulsive consumption. If we don’t fight back, we’ll be in trouble.

https://t.co/esw3xiyTTt

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

Excited for this upcoming workshop! Many thanks to @JMU_Phil_Rel, @JMUCAL, & @aaadjmu for their support, and to Manuel Fasko for helping organize!

[Madison Center for Civic Engagement @JMUCivic]

Join us on Thursday at 4:00 pm in Taylor for this exciting and timely conversation with Dr. Hrishikesh Joshi!