Having studied the religious diversity of the area, students from Kristin Scheible’s class—Laura Downs, Kalia Feldman-Klein, Anna Henschel, Ted King, Daniel Lewis, Thomas McCosker, Tracy Potter-Fins, Katherine Reed, Emma Grace, Skove-Epes, Ella Stocker, William Wylie, and Holly Young—present their research on world religions in the Hudson Valley.(more . . .)

Teachings and Sacraments of the Divine Feminine: Seminar with Bruce Chilton
and Andrew Harvey

Bruce Chilton and Andrew Harvey lead a 3 day seminar in Guelph, Canada, this January on the topic, "Teachings and Sacraments of the Divine Feminine." Explore and experience the gifts of Mary Magdalene and Mother Mary with scholars and experts in this wisdom. (details . . .)

E-News

Let us know if there are any topics of interest you would like to share or, indeed, hear more about in this format. Please e-mail your comments and suggestions to iat@bard.edu. Thank you!

Members suggestions of possible future teaching topics (to date):

• Immaculate Conception/Divinity of God
• Study of a portion of The King James Bible (from the Old Testament) following it through history - from translation of the earliest of the written documents to The King James version, looking at countries, politics, and the state of the world as each emerged. [Perhaps the same for The New Testament although Bruce's work on the prophetic tradition was certainly of a similar cloth.]
• The history of Jesus figures, i.e. The Green Man and/or Sumarian and other historical views of a prophet/a divine across ancient religions.
• The roles of the women in the Bible, tracing their stories.
• Something on The Song of Songs.

Friday, December 21, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, Preston Hall, For additional information click here, call 845-758-7207, or e-mail scheible@bard.edu. (About the Religion Program)

For those of you who are interested in viewing the 2008 Trinity conference, you may do so via your computer and logging on to their website. Or, if you prefer, the IAT has arranged to have this broadcast at the College, at the request of IAT member, Betsy Hamilton. (more . . . )

The Institute is pleased to present a discussion and book signing in honor of volumes edited by our own Bruce Chilton and Jacob Neusner. On Tuesday, February 5, (snow date February 12), we'll celebrate the publication of Professor Neusner's Encyclopedia of Religious and Philosophical Writings in Late Antiquity and Professor Chilton's The Cambridge Companion to the Bible. (more. . . )

This spring the Rev. Dr. Bruce Chilton offers a series of lectures on the topic, "Prophecy, Social Justice, and the Vision of God." These will meet on Wednesdays, February 13 through March 12. (more. . . )