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:
Spring Colloquium. Our Spring 2010 colloquium took place on Monday, March 22 at 4:00 p.m. in the West Room of Serra Hall. Fr. Dennis Tamburello spoke about his experiences as a member of the national Reformed-Roman Catholic dialogue.
Franciscan Center for Catholic Studies Lecture: Sr. Charlene Smith, FSPA, spoke about Sr. Thea Bowman’s life and legacy on Thursday, April 15 at 4:00, in Key Auditorium (RB202). The talk was co-sponsored by the Franciscan Center for Catholic Studies and the Sr. Thea Bowman Center for Women.
Kieval Institute Program: Gene Gallagher of Connecticut College delivered the fourth annual Town of Colonie Jewish Association Lecture on Thursday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m. in Room L26, Standish Library. He spoke on "New Scriptures for New Religions." The event was co-sponsored by the Kieval Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies.
Spring 2010 Seminar. Professor Joseph Allegretti taught a seminar this semester on "Religion, the Founding Fathers, and the Birth of the American Republic.
Dr. Merle Longwood was on sabbatical during Spring 2010.
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 (April 2010).
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.
The annual Clare Center Lecture will take place on October 6, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. in the Sarazen Student Union. Sr. Diane Tomkinson will speak on Angela of Foligno's connection to the Franciscan Tradition.
