Events

Apr
17
Wed
Heythrop College Public Lecture: Is Confucius a Theist? @ Marie Eugenie Room, Heythrop College
Apr 17 @ 6:00 pm

A Public Lecture by Dr Kelly James Clark, Senior Research Fellow at the Kaufman Institute, Grand Valley State University.

There will be a wine reception after the lecture. There is no charge for entry.

The Institute for Philosophy & Religion’s Annual Colloquium on the Philosophy of Religion: Levinas in His Context. @ Barristers Hall, Boston University School of Law
Apr 17 @ 9:00 pm

A Series of Lectures by Myriam Bienenstock, Department of Philosophy, University François Rabelais at Tours (France)

Lecture 1: The French Connection, Wednesday, April 10, 5 p.m.
(Respondent: Prof. Jeffrey Mehlman, BU Dept. of Romance Languages)

Lecture 2: The German Connection, Wednesday, April 17, 5 p.m.
(Respondent: Prof. Daniel Dahlstrom, BU Dept. of Philosophy)

Lecture 3: The Jewish Connection, Wednesday, April 24, 5 p.m.
(Respondent: Prof. Eugene Sheppard, Brandeis University Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies)

This series of lectures is cosponsored by the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies.

The Boston University Institute for Philosophy & Religion was established in 1969/1970 to explore major issues in philosophy, theology, religion, and the humanities through lectures, colloquia, research projects, and publications. The programs are designed to transcend disciplinary divisions between religious and philosophical inquiry. The institute is an academic unit of the Boston University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and is cosponsored by the School of Theology, the Department of Religion, and the Department of Philosophy. Funding for this year’s lecture series has been generously provided by the Boston University Center for the Humanities.

Please see the website for more detailed information.

Apr
24
Wed
The Institute for Philosophy & Religion’s Annual Colloquium on the Philosophy of Religion: Levinas in His Context. @ Barristers Hall, Boston University School of Law
Apr 24 @ 9:00 pm

A Series of Lectures by Myriam Bienenstock, Department of Philosophy, University François Rabelais at Tours (France)

Lecture 1: The French Connection, Wednesday, April 10, 5 p.m.
Lecture 2: The German Connection, Wednesday, April 17, 5 p.m.
Lecture 3: The Jewish Connection, Wednesday, April 24, 5 p.m.

This series of lectures is cosponsored by the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies.

The Boston University Institute for Philosophy & Religion was established in 1969/1970 to explore major issues in philosophy, theology, religion, and the humanities through lectures, colloquia, research projects, and publications. The programs are designed to transcend disciplinary divisions between religious and philosophical inquiry. The institute is an academic unit of the Boston University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and is cosponsored by the School of Theology, the Department of Religion, and the Department of Philosophy. Funding for this year’s lecture series has been generously provided by the Boston University Center for the Humanities.

Please see the website for more detailed information.