The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group is Friday, January 26, 3:30-5:30 p.m., in the Murphy Room. The group will be discussing the article “On Campus, Failure Is on the Syllabus” by Jessica Bennett and the poem “Richard Corey” by Edwin Arlington Robinson. Readings can be found on the Garaventa Center […]
Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group
Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group: Nov. 10
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be Friday, November 10, at 3:30 p.m., in the Murphy Conference Room. The group will be discussing the article “We Weren’t Built to Live in the Moment” by Martin Seligman and John Tierney and the poem “Nostalgia” by Billy Collins. Readings can be […]
Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Sept. 29
The first meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group for the 2017-18 year will be Friday, September 29, at 3:30 p.m., in the Franz Hall Murphy Conference Room. The group will discuss the article “The Free Banquet: The Case for Universal Basic Income” by George Scialabba and the poem “To be of use” […]
Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, March 31
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be on Friday, March 31, 3:30-5 p.m., in the Murphy Room. The group will be reading three short articles: Andrew Reiner, “Teaching Men to Be Emotionally Honest;” Sarah Brown and Katherine Mangan, “What ‘Safe Spaces’ Really Look Like on College Campuses;” and Christine Emba, […]
Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Feb. 3
The next meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will be on Friday, February 3, at 3:30 p.m., in the Murphy Room. The group will be discussing “Hope Reimagined” from Krista Tippett’s 2016 book Becoming Wise: An Enquiry into the Art and Mystery of Living, and the poem “Atwater Kent” by William Stafford. The readings […]
Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Nov. 4
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. […]
Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Sept. 16
The first meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group for the 2016-17 academic year will be on Friday, September 16, 3:30-5 p.m., in the Murphy Room on the 4th floor of Franz Hall. The group will discuss Johns Hopkins political science professor Jane Bennett’s “The Wonder of Minor Experiences” from her book The Enchantment of […]
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 […]
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” […]
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,” […]