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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 found on the Garaventa Center website. All faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

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” by Marge Piercy. Readings can be found on the Garaventa Center website. All faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

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, “Why Not Being ‘A Racist’ Isn’t Enough.” Links to the readings can be found on the Garaventa Center website. All faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Feb. 3

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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 are on the Garaventa Center website (http://tinyurl.com/jcguthw). All faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

For more information contact Norah Martin, philosophy, at x7138 or martinn@up.edu.

Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Nov. 4

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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.

For more information contact Norah Martin, philosophy, at x7138 or martinn@up.edu.

Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group, Sept. 16

bennettThe 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 Modern Life: Attachments, Crossings and Ethics. The reading can be downloaded from the Garaventa Center website at this link.  Refreshments will be served. All faculty and staff are welcome.

For more information contact Norah Martin, philosophy, at martinn@up.edu.

Faith & Intellectual Life Discussion Group, April 1

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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

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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

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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, Sept. 25

gardenThe Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group will have its first meeting of the year on Friday, Sept. 25 from 3:30 – 5 p.m. in the Murphy Room. We will discuss a chapter from Chris Lowney’s Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company that Changed the World and Tim Kreider’s 2012 New York Times Op-ed piece, “The ‘Busy’ Trap.” All faculty and staff are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, please contact Norah Martin, philosophy, at martinn@up.edu or x7138.