Events

A guest lecture by Yousef Casewit.

There is no way to know God except through knowing His names and attributes. But what exactly is a divine name? How is it possible to name God? What do God’s names really tell us about the divine Essence?

The divine names tradition constitutes a distinct and early sub-genre of writings within the fold of Muslim theology, philosophy, and mysticism that continues to attract the attention of Muslim scholars up to the present day.

Join us for a night of celebration in poetry, fashion, creative arts, music and dance! Admission is FREE.

Performances include:

A free lecture by professor Doris Jakobsh at the University of Winnipeg.

Virtual Event on Buddhism, Mindfulness and Happiness: A seminar with Dr. Saamdu Chetri.

To join, contact p2nayak@uwaterloo.ca.

Please join us in Fireplace Lounge, Sweeney Hall, for refreshments, a panel discussion and book signing to celebrate the publication of the following books:

Scott Kline: The Ethical Being: A Catholic Guide to Contemporary Issues

Myroslaw Tatryn and Maria Truchan-Tataryn: Discovering Trinity in Disability: A Theology for Embracing Difference.

Cynthia Crysdale: Creator God, Evolving World (with Neil Ormerod)

Dr. Jennifer Selby, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Author of Questioning French Secularism: Gender Politics and Islam in a Parisian Suburb (2012) and co-editor of Debating Sharia: Islam, Gender Politics and Family Law Arbitration (2012).

The starting point for this paper stems from a conversation with a Muslim community group in St. John’s, Canada. “Tobias,” a resident of the island for over 30 years and an executive member of the city’s one mosque, worried that research on local Muslims would focus only on the most pious and committed community members. Tobias’s concern parallels a key theological debate in this small Muslim community about the so-called mainstream and astutely calls into question social scientific scholarship on Islamic ethics and piety that tends to over-privilege the most committed religious practitioners. Dr. Selby reflects on how her own interview questions upheld unrepresentative characterizations of religiosity and considers how to capture the pursuits and concerns of everyday practitioners.

Calling all RS Students!  Come out for a drink and good conversation with one of our Ph.D. candidates - Scott Wall!

All welcome, meet at The Bombshelter Pub at 4:30, just in time for happy hour!

This talk will be given by Mandeep Kaur Mucina, MSW, PhD Candidate and Lecturer at Dalhousie University, School of Social Work as part of the "Lunch Seminars on Gender in the Canadian Punjabi Community" series at University of Guelph.  All talks in the series will take place on Wednesdays from 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. at 621 Mackinnon Building

You can RSVP to sharadauoguelph@gmail.com

2014 Benjamin Eby Lecture

Speaker: Dr. Derek Suderman

Title: Seeking Peace as the End of Lament

Date: October 24, 7:30 p.m.

Location: Conrad Grebel University College, Chapel

For more information contact Conrad Grebel University College by phone 519-885-0220 x 24265 or email.

Speaker:   Trevor Bechtel, Conrad Grebel University College, UW

Date:         Thursday March 26, 2015

Time:        3:30 p.m.

Location:  AL 211

Refreshments will be provided.