Welcome to the Religious Studies News web page. This online newsletter will be updated every semester to let you know what is happening with Religious Studies faculty, majors, minors and alums. It will also provide a way of alerting you to major events and developments in the field of Religious Studies. You can help to develop this page by letting us know what is happening. Please feel free to send items of interest relating to Religious Studies people (including yourself!) and events.
News From RS Headquarters:
Lecture and Discussion at the First Lutheran Church of Albany. The First Lutheran Church of Albany is holding a public lecture and discussion on Sunday, Nov. 15, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on the topic "Lutherans, Albany, and the Course of History." This lecture is part of the 360th anniversary celebration of the oldest Evangelical Lutheran Church congregation in the nation. Siena students, alumni, and faculty are cordially invited to attend. Click here for further information.
Fall Colloquium. Our Fall 2009 Religious Studies Colloquium will take place on Monday, Nov. 16 at 4:00 p.m. in the West Room of Serra Hall. Dr. Peter Zaas will share his recent research on the Gospel of Matthew and the Book of Ruth. Dinner will be included. Current majors and minors, as well as our alumni, are invited to attend. Please contact us to make a reservation.
Clare Center Lecture 2009. The 16th Annual Clare Center Lecture will take place on Wed., Nov. 18 at 4:00 p.m. in the Sarazen Student Union. Fr. Dennis Tamburello will speak on "the Rule of 1209 in 2009," as part of the celebration of the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Order of Friars Minor.
Silver Anniversary! The Hayyim H. Kieval Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies will hold its 25th annual Colloquium on Dec. 6 and 7, 2009. This year's topic is "Reassessing Josephus." Our visiting scholars will be Dr. Tal Ilan of the Freie Universität in Berlin, and Dr. Steve Mason of York University. Online registration is available.
Br. Linh is now Fr. Linh. Linh Hoang, O.F.M., Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on Saturday, May 16, 2009.
Fall 2009 Seminar. Dr. Holly Grieco is teaching a seminar this semester on Jews and Christians in the Middle Ages.
News from RS alumni:
Erin Frazee ’08 is currently serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua, working in rural development. Her focus is in agriculture and community education. Click here to read Erin's latest newsletter (November 2009).
Mary Bumbolow ’08, recently completed a year of voluneer service with Capuchin Youth and Family Ministries in Garrison, NY. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy at Iona College.
Harry Chauss ’99 works as a web content developer for Johns Hopkins Health System. He earned an MA in Communication, Culture and Technology from Georgetown University in 2002, with a thesis entitled: The Cultural Construction of Jewish Identity, Online. From 2003-2004, he did an internship with the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel, an interfaith understanding and peace organization in Jerusalem.
Annemarie Brennan '99 joined the Human Rights Law Division as an Associate Legal Advisor in 2008. She oversees HRLD’s Middle East and North Africa portfolios. She was previously the Acting Advocacy Director for International Justice and Domestic Human Rights at Amnesty International USA, focusing on human rights law and international humanitarian law. Annemarie completed a law degree at American University's Washington College of Law in 2007, along with an M.A. in international affairs from American University’s School of International Service. In 2001 Annemarie completed graduate work in the development of Early Christian literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
