THURSDAY COLLOQUY
(2003-04)

2003 (fall term)

• Thu, Sep 11: Bob Bowman (religion), “Apocalyptic Thinking and those Left Behind”

• Thu, Sep 18: Andy Rich (mathematics), “Is Mathematics for Real? A philosophical exploration into the nature of numbers”

• Thu, Sep 25: Kendall and Ingrid Rogers, “War on Iraq: German Perspectives on America and Iraq, summer 2003– some ethical and theological reflections”

• Thu, Oct 2: Jim Adams (art), “On Theories of Beauty (and whether they have anything to do with art)”

• Thu, Oct 9: Lee Krahenbuhl (comm. studies), “Unplugging from the Matrix: Learning Real Communication for the 21st Century, or: How to Become Neo and Trinity Without Automatic Weapons”

• Thu, Oct 16: Beate Gilliar (English), “Edith Stein: Ascension from the Ashes of Auschwitz”

• Thu, Oct 30: Ben Leiter (student) will present a documentary on the School of the Americas, “Hidden in Plain Sight”

• Wed, Nov 5: Rieman Lecturer: Steve Reid (Academic Dean and Professor of Old Testament Studies, Bethany Seminary), “Walking the Walk: Prophetic Action in the twenty first century”

• Mon, Nov. 10 (4:30-5:30 PM): Dr. H. Peter Steeves (Philosophy, DePaul University), "Monkey See"

• Thu, Nov 13: Diane Monaco (economics), “Gender and Unpaid Work”

• Thu, Nov 20: Professor Ferenc Miszlivetz (Director of the Institute for Social and European Studies in Hungary), "Alternative Futures for Europe and Euro-Atlantic Relations."

• Thu, Dec. 4: John Planer (music), “Reading Hebrew”

2004 (spring term)

• Thu, Feb 19: Kendall Rogers (religion & philosophy), “Mel Gibson and the Passion of Christ: Gospel Narrative or Historical Fact?”

• Thu, Feb 26: Rieman Lecturer: Stephen Harroff (Prof. of German, IPFW), “The Old Order Amish of Indiana: Belief and Practice"

• Thu, Mar 4: Bob Bowman (religion), “King James and his Translators”

• Thu, Mar 11: Rusty Coulter-Kern (psychology), “Qualitative Research: A Different Kind of Method for a Different Kind of Question”

• Thu, Mar 18: Kendall Rogers (religion & philosophy), “Paul Tillich’s Environmental Theology”

• Thu, Apr 1: Cliff Kindy (recently returned CPTer from Iraq), “What we are doing in Iraq: Life in Baghdad as a Christian Peacemaker”

• Thu, Apr 15: [Peace Week] Panel Discussion from the Religion and Philosophy Department on “My Favorite Utopian Community”

• Thu, Apr 22: Tim McElwee (Plowshares Professor of Peace Studies) and Jose-Amos Rodriguez, “Human Rights and Human Wrongs in El Salvador”

• Thu, May 6: Leonard Williams (political science), “Ideology and Interest in the Presidential Campaign.”

• Thu, May 13: What is Terrorism?   (group discussion)