Sponsored by the Folk Traditions Club:

Come learn and share music from a range of folk traditions at our Folk Song Circle! Discover new and old songs sung by a few different historical peoples while they worked, sailed, protested, mourned, and celebrated in a fun and casual setting. No musical training is necessary--but if you have an instrument or musical knowledge you want to bring with you, feel free!

The UChicago Philosophy of Religions Workshop presents Chiayu Hsu (Postdoc, UChicago Divinity School), "The Boundaries that Do No Bounding, The Boundlessness that Nevertheless Bounds: Zhuangzi & Absolute Division," a Joint Series Part II, "Division(s) and Transformation(s): Five Cognitive Stations in the Delimitation of Things"

The Workshop on the Philosophy of Religions is committed to being a fully accessible and inclusive workshop. Please contact Workshop Coordinators Rebekah Rosenfeld (rrosenfeld@uchicago.edu) or Tyler Neenan (tjneenan@uchicago.edu) in order to make any arrangements necessary to facilitate your participation in workshop events.  

Have you ever wondered whether the way we talk has more effect on the way we think or vice versa, but as soon as you try to read more about it, you find yourself muttering, "Sapir-what?" and your mind wanders back to some old half-remembered episodes of Star Trek? You're not alone! Our own 1st year MDiv student Sydney Callaway is here to lay out the basics for you.

Zoom link: https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/97477349222?pwd=ZGIzZnVpVUQvdnJrN3FJQTNkR0hvQT09

[The UChicago 101 series was created by Russell Johnson in 2012. 101s are casual, no-prior-knowledge-required presentations on topics loosely related to the academic study of religion (and when you think about it, what isn't?) Do you know a lot about something? Presenting a 101 is less demanding than you might think! If you have an idea for a 101, write to Miriam at mattia@uchicago.edu and maybe we'll have the pleasure of learning from you in the future!]

Global Christianity, lecture series organized by the Martin Marty Center

Please join us for the final of four lectures on Global Christianity. Do note the different time. Prof. Alexander Chow (University of Edinburgh) will speak on: "Chinese Public Theology: Significance and Limitations for World Christianity"

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The UChicago Philosophy of Religions Workshop presents Tyler Neenan (PhD Student, UChicago Divinity School), "The Boundaries that Do No Bounding, The Boundlessness that Nevertheless Bounds: Zhuangzi & Absolute Division," a Joint Series Part I, "Treatise on the Border(s)" 

The Workshop on the Philosophy of Religions is committed to being a fully accessible and inclusive workshop. Please contact Workshop Coordinators Rebekah Rosenfeld (rrosenfeld@uchicago.edu) or Tyler Neenan (tjneenan@uchicago.edu) in order to make any arrangements necessary to facilitate your participation in workshop events.  

Global Christianity, lecture series organized by the Martin Marty Center

Please join us for the third of four lectures on Global Christianity. Prof. Philip Gorski (Yale University) will speak on: "What's 'White' about White Christian Nationalism. Race, Religion, and War in the Making of America."

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The UChicago Philosophy of Religions Workshop presents Sonam Kachru (Assistant Professor, UVA), "Non-Presentism in Antiquity: South Asian Buddhist Perspectives" 

The Workshop on the Philosophy of Religions is committed to being a fully accessible and inclusive workshop. Please contact Workshop Coordinators Rebekah Rosenfeld (rrosenfeld@uchicago.edu) or Tyler Neenan (tjneenan@uchicago.edu) in order to make any arrangements necessary to facilitate your participation in workshop events.  

What questions do you have about using the University of Chicago Library? Submit them here for Anne K. Knafl, Bibliographer for Religion, Philosophy & Jewish Studies. All questions will be addressed at the online workshop, Jewish Studies at the Library on Wednesday, April 28 at 12-1pm CST. Answers will also be distributed after the meeting if you can't make it.

You can learn about Library resources on the Jewish Studies Research guide, https://guides.lib.uchicago.edu/jewishstudies.
And you can always email Anne directly at aknafl@uchicago.edu.
Learn more about me here: https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/directory/staff/anne-knafl/

Students who register for this event will be reimbursed up to $25 for their lunch by the Greenberg Center for Jewish Studies (MUST PROVIDE RECEIPT!).

Although Sikhs were some of the first South Asians to settle in the United States, the scholarly study of Sikhism has been late to arrive at the scene. Mark Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month in Illinois on April 23 by joining our roundtable discussion with a slate of senior scholars in the field who will speak about their own connections to Sikhism and talk about new directions and challenges in contemporary Sikh Studies. The event is sponsored by the Committee on Southern Asian Studies, the Sikh Students Association, and the Office of Spiritual Life at the University of Chicago.

The event will be moderated by Sunit Singh, Assistant Instructional Professor, in the College, and introduced by Mayher Kaur of the Sikh Students Association.

Zoom link: https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/92256060013?pwd=VUQwK1UxWXYxTFFXc0NNOWxOcWNKUT09

Join the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality this Wednesday, April 1st to hear Alisha Lola Jones speak about her book, "Flaming? The Peculiar Theopolitics of Fire and Desire in Black Male Gospel Performance"

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The Baha'i faith has a fascinating combination of particular origins and universalist beliefs, plus it's got hands down the most beautiful temple in all of Wilmette, Illinois. How did it become what it is today? Join 2nd year MA student Nima Rafiei to learn the basics of the religion and ask him all your beginner-level questions.

Zoom link: https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/91227931003?pwd=UUY3UzhsRGxGdWdwM0xVaE53WVFPZz09

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The UChicago 101 series was created by Russell Johnson in 2012. 101s are casual, no-prior-knowledge-required presentations on topics loosely related to the academic study of religion (and when you think about it, what isn't?) Do you know a lot about something? Presenting a 101 is less demanding than you might think! If you have an idea for a 101, write to Miriam at mattia@uchicago.edu and maybe we'll have the pleasure of learning from you in the future!

Global Christianity, lecture series organized by the Martin Marty Center

Please join us for the second of four lectures on Global Christianity. Prof. Joel Cabrita (African History, Stanford University) will speak on: "Where Credit is Due": Knowledge and Acknowledgement in the Study of World Christianity.

RSVP here.

Join the CSGS on Zoom for a self-loving hour of yoga with Anna Schabold. All levels welcome!

This session is free and open to the public but registration is required via Zoom.

Join us April 7 at 6pm (cst) as writer and filmmaker Luchina Fisher, and visual artist zakkiyyah najeebah dumas o’neal discuss Mama Gloria, Fisher’s documentary about the trailblazing Chicago Black transgender elder activist. The film, to be aired on PBS April 5th and made available to stream for registered attendees March 29-April 4, will serve as a foundation for a broader discussion about the speakers’ craft and approaches to race, identity, gender, sexuality, and community.

 Sponsored by UChicago Careers in Journalism and Creative Writing, Arts, Culture, and Entertainment, the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, Arts + Public Life, and the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality

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Join us for our Spring Book Club! We will be reading the 2020 National Book Award Winner, Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu. A Book Club Meet & Greet will be held on Wednesday, April 7 from 5:30-6:30pm CT, and bi-weekly Book Club sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30pm CT, starting April 14. There are twenty spots available, so we encourage you to sign up now!

This is intended to be an affinity space for students of color in all schools/divisions.

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DOS staff will maintain virtual drop-ins on Tuesdays at 4-5PM. You do not need an appointment for virtual drop-ins.

Link here.

The Divinity School is pleased to offer a series of lectures on topics in Theravada Buddhism.

Abstract: The Paṭṭhāna, the seventh text of the Abhidhamma Piṭaka, deals with the functioning of causality and interdependence in Theravāda thought. It uses the mathematics of enumeration and combinatorics to plumb the depths of causality. The emphasis on the Paṭṭhāna in Burmese Buddhism has been influenced by sociopolitical conceptions, developments and institutions. This paper focuses on a more technical aspect of the Paṭṭhāna – the Saṅkhyā-vāra, ‘Enumeration sections’. I examine the Paṭṭhāna through analysis of its mathematics, demonstrating not only the types of mathematics being used to further understand the nature and depths of causality, but also close parallels between the mathematics of the Paṭṭhāna and the mathematics of ‘combinatorics’.

Bio: Dr Pyi Phyo Kyaw (pronounced “Pyé Jaw”) is Dean of Graduate Studies and Lecturer in Theravada Studies at Shan State Buddhist University, Taunggyi, Myanmar. She is also a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at King’s College, London, United Kingdom. She studied BA in Economics and Management at Oxford University, before completing MA in Buddhist Studies at SOAS in 2010, and PhD in Buddhist Philosophy at King’s College, London in 2014. She has undertaken meditation practice within different meditation traditions in Myanmar for the past 14 years. She has also undertaken monastic training in Myanmar as a precept-nun in a meditation centre based at Pyay (formerly Prome) in 2007 and 2015.

She specializes in Burmese Buddhism, Abhidhamma (Theravada analytical philosophy), Theravada meditation, Buddhist business practices, and Buddhist ethics. She also teaches Vipassana meditation in Budapest, Hungary.

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Global Christianity, lecture series organized by the Martin Marty Center

Please join us for the first lecture out of a series of four on Global Christianity. The first lecture is by Prof. Afe Adogame (Princeton Theological Seminary/University of Stellenbosch) on: ”Made in Africa, Packaged Global, Heavenbound! The Glocalization of African Christianities and the Reenchantment of the World.”

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Join LGBTQ Student Life for a (virtual) brunch to kick off Spring Quarter. We will have a couple games lined up, we will be providing GrubHub gift cards to the first twenty students who sign up this week!

This is intended to be an affinity space for LGBTQ students in all schools/divisions.

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LGBTQ Student Life is starting up a weekly watch party and conversation on Diskord. Interested in joining us? Let us know using the form below!

This is intended to be an affintiy space for LGBTQ students in all schools/divisions.

RSVP here.

Presented by UChicago Student Wellness, SSS, and CCSS.

This drop-in group is a confidential space for students who would like support and insight on dealing with the stressors surrounding immigration policy and changes that may impact you or your family. The group meets biweekly and you can attend whenever you like. We hope you can join us for community and support!

This space is open to any student who feels impacted by immigration status.

To RSVP, email studentsupport@uchicago.edu

Presented by OMSA and UChicago Student Wellness.

We recognize that racialized violence can have profound and lasting impacts on our communities. OMSA and Student Wellness are offering additional affinity spaces to help students process recent events and provide strategies for dealing with racial trauma.

These are intended to be affinity spaces for students of color in all schools/divisions.

Register here.

We hope you can join us this Wednesday, March 31st at 12pm CT for a panel discussion on "Medical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic" with Vineet Arora, MD, Anita Blanchard, MD, and Jeanne Farnan, MD. Click here to register and receive a link to access our entire lecture series. The full lecture series schedule can be found here.

DOS staff will maintain virtual drop-ins on Tuesdays at 4-5PM. You do not need an appointment for virtual drop-ins.

Link here.