The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, November 4, in the Murphy Conference Room. The group will be discussing Alison Mountz (with others) “Slow Scholarship: A Feminist Politics of Resistance Through Collective Action in the Neoliberal University” and “iPoem,” by George Bilgere. Readings are available on the Garaventa Center website. Refreshments will be served. All faculty and staff are welcome.
Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group
Faith & Intellectual Life Discussion Group, April 1
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be Friday, April 1, from 3:30-5 p.m., in the Murphy Room in Franz Hall. The group will be discussing an excerpt from Kathleen Norris’ Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy and “Women’s Work.” The reading can be found on the FIDLG website. All faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served.
For more information contact Norah Martin, philosophy, at martinn@up.edu.
Faith And Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Jan. 29
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be Friday, January 29, at 3:30 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy Conference Room. The group will discuss a chapter from William Deresiewicz’s book Excellent Sheep entitled “Great Books,” an excerpt from Gunartana’s Mindfulness in Plain English, and a reflection by Thicht Nhat Hanh entitled “Washing Dishes” (from his book Miracle of Mindfulness). Readings are available at https://sites.up.edu/garaventa/fildg/. Refreshments will be served. All faculty and staff are welcome.
For more information contact Norah Martin, philosophy, at 7138 or martinn@up.edu.
Faith & Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Nov. 6
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be Friday November 6, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in the Murphy Conference Room in Franz Hall. The group will be discussing Oliver Sack’s essay “Sabbath,” a short excerpt from Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’, titled “The Need to Protect Employment,” and a poem by Raymond Carver, “Loafing.” All readings may be found on the Faith and Intellectual Life website at https://sites.up.edu/garaventa/fildg/. Refreshments will be served. All faculty and staff are welcome.
For more information contact Norah Martin at 7138 or martinn@up.edu.
Faith And Intellectual Life Discussion Group, March 27
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be on Friday, March 27, 3:30-5 p.m., in the Franz Hall Murphy Room. The group will be discussing Isak Dinesen’s short story Babette’s Feast, and also will also be celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group with special refreshments. All faculty and staff are welcome. For more information contact Norah Martin, philosophy, at martinn@up.edu.
Faith & Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Nov. 7
The first meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group for the 2014-2015 academic year will be on Friday, November 7, at 3:30 p.m., in the Murphy Room in Franz Hall. The group will discuss Chapter 3 from Susan Cain’s book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking. The chapter is entitled “When Collaboration Kills Creativity: The Rise of the New Groupthink and the Power of Working Alone.” The reading is posted on the Garaventa Center website at https://wordpress.up.edu/garaventa/fildg/. All faculty and staff are invited. Refreshments will be served.
For more information contact Norah Martin, philosophy, at martinn@up.edu.
Faith & Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Feb. 7
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be on Friday, February 7, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy conference room. The group will be discussing Antonio Spadaro’s “Interview with Pope Francis: A Big Heart Open to God,” and a Rothko image to be announced later. Readings are on electronic reserve in the library under Eifler, Karen or Martin, Norah, Faith and Intellectual Discussion Group. All faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Martin at martinn@up.edu or Eifler at eifler@up.edu.
Faith & Intellectual Life Discussion Group
The first meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group for the 2013-2014 academic year will be on Friday, September 20, at 3:30 p.m., in the Murphy Room in Franz Hall, according to Norah Martin, philosophy. The group will be discussing “Farther Away: Robinson Crusoe, David Foster Wallace and the Island of Solitude,” by Jonathan Franzen, and “Antilamentation,” a poem by Dorianne Laux. The direct link to the e-reserve is http://clark.up.edu/search/p?SEARCH=eifler. All readings are on electronic reserve in the library under Martin, Norah and Eifler, Karen, Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group. All faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact Martin at martinn@up.edu or Eifler at eifler@up.edu.
Faith, Intellectual Life Discussion
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group is Friday, February 8 in the Murphy Conference Room, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The group’s reading is an excerpt from William Harmless’s book Mystics: Mystic as Multimedia Artist: Hildegard of Bingen, and is available on electronic reserve under Karen Eifler and Norah Martin. The group will also be watching a three-minute Pixar short film, “Knick Knack,” which is available online at http://tinyurl.com/37vhl6f. As always, all are welcome and refreshments will be served. Questions? Contact Karen Eifler, education, at eifler@up.edu.
Faith, Intellectual Life Discussion Group
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group is Friday, February 8 in the Murphy Conference Room from 3:30 to-5 p.m. The group’s reading is an excerpt from William Harmless’s book Mystics: Mystic as Multimedia Artist: Hildegard of Bingen, and is available on electronic reserve under Karen Eifler and Norah Martin. The group will also be watching a three-minute Pixar short film, “Knick Knack,” which is available online at http://tinyurl.com/37vhl6f. As always, all are welcome and refreshments will be served. Questions? Contact Karen Eifler, education, at eifler@up.edu.