On 16-17 October 2009, the CUNY Graduate Center will host a conference in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of C. Wright Mills's The Sociological Imagination. The event will be sponsored by the Center for the Study of Culture, Technology and Work at the Graduate Center and the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU.
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Controlling the words
by Daniel VacaAt Sightings, James L. Evans comments on an upcoming revision to the New International Version of the Bible, an edition that has served for the past couple decades as evangelicals' translation of choice. Evans does not mention the Conservative Bible Project, which attracted substantial media attention this week, but that project certainly gives his piece added resonance.
October 9, 2009
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Dan Brown’s love letter to the Masons
by Nathan SchneiderAt Religion Dispatches, Samuel Biagetti argues that Dan Brown's new novel reveals the ways in which the Freemasons' old intellectual habits remain relevant in contemporary culture.
October 9, 2009
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The Muslim Brotherhood’s identity crisis
by Laura DuaneThe Economist discusses the current troubles of the Muslim Brotherhood.
October 12, 2009
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Living dolls in Syria
by Laura DuaneShohreh Jandaghian interviews Syrian filmmaker Diana El-Jeiroudi about her documentary, "Dolls," which parallels the Fulla doll---a veiled, Middle Eastern Barbie---with "Manal," a young mother in traditional Syrian society.
October 12, 2009
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The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere
by Charles GelmanOn October 22 the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU, in concert with the SSRC and the Humanities Institute at Stony Brook University, will host "Rethinking Secularism: The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere," a symposium featuring Judith Butler, Jürgen Habermas, Charles Taylor, and Cornel West.
October 12, 2009
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The canonization of Tim Russert
by Nicole GreenfieldAt Slate, Jack Shafer comments on the Newseum's decision to "make a shrine" of Tim Russert's office.
October 12, 2009
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Hypatia film stirs Catholic concern
by Nathan SchneiderBartholomew's Notes on Religion points out that Catholic anti-defamation groups are concerned about Agora, a new film depicting the life and death of Hypatia, the Alexandrian philosopher who was killed by a Christian mob in 415.
October 13, 2009
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The religious roots of Michael Moore’s righteous indignation
by Charles GelmanIn the Guardian, Austin Ivereigh brings to our attention the abiding influence of Catholic teaching on Michael Moore's radical and provocative activist film-making.
October 13, 2009
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A journey through the Muslim world, right here in New York City
by Charles GelmanKalsoom Lakhani at altmuslim looks back on Aman Ali and Bassam Tariq's 30 Mosques, 30 Days project, an exploration of New York City's many and multifarious Muslim faith communities.
October 13, 2009