Lecture Event - 11/09

This Tuesday, November 9, at 7 p.m. in Religion Hall 117, Phi Sigma Tau International Philosophy Honor Society Zeta Chapter and the Liberty University Philosophy Club will be hosting a faculty lecture with Professor Donna Donald, titled "Message Me Your News: Social Media in Early Modern Europe."

Abstract:
"Imagine a world without Facebook, Twitter, text-messaging, email, blogs or even phone calls. Imagine a world without planes, trains or automobiles. In spite of the lack of rapid communication, early modern Europeans were able to build and maintain complex networks of social interaction. As part of her research on 16th- and 17th-century France, Prof. Donald has found some surprising similarities between today's social media and the communication practices of the past."

As a reminder, all lecture events are open to the entire student body and to the general public.

Fall Public Reading Group - 10/25

This week's public reading group will meet at 7 p.m. in the third-floor DeMoss conference room 3333 on Monday, October 25. The topic of discussion will be C.S. Lewis's essay "The Weight of Glory."

"Addressing some of the most difficult issues we face in our day-to-day lives, C.S. Lewis's ardent and timeless words provide an unparalleled path to greater spiritual understanding. Considered by many to be his most moving address, 'The Weight of Glory' extols a compassionate vision of Christianity and includes lucid and compelling discussions on forgiveness and faith" (from the back of the book).

As a reminder, this reading group is open to anyone willing to come with an open and thoughtful mind.

10/11/10 - Fall Public Reading Group

This Monday night, October 11, the Liberty University Philosophy Club will be continuing a reading group open to the student body and the general public. This semester, we are discussing The Vindication of Tradition by the late Yale Divinity School professor and Lutheran pastor turned Orthodox laymen Jaroslav Pelikan. The book is a compilation of four presentations given as the 1983 Jefferson Lectures in the Humanities dealing with the role of tradition in culture, religion, art, and society in general. This coming week's chapter is entitled "The Recovery of Tradition" and constitutes a case study of the journey of John Henry Newman into the Roman Catholic Church. Discussion will begin at 7 p.m. in the third floor DeMoss conference room (3333), with a trip to IHOP afterwards. Feel free to join the group, having read the assigned chapter or not.