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The Korean Powder Keg

Korea and 20th Century History – and Beyond

 

DONALD L. BAKER

Dr. Don Baker

Department of Asian Studies
University of British Columbia

Noted scholar on the cultural and religious history of Korea.


bio page

Lecture
Monday, April 8
3:30 pm — Gambrell Hall room 431




Dr. Baker speaking in Religious Studies class
Mon. April 8 —12:20-1:10 pm
Close-Hipps BA building — room 002

visitors are invited to attend the talk

"Christianity in 20th century Korea"









Symposium presented by
South Carolina Institute of Archaeology & Anthropology (SCIAA)
USC Department of Religious Studies
Cherry Hill Seminary

"Sacred Lands and Spiritual Landscapes"

April 12-13, 2013

FEATURED PRESENTERS

Ronald Hutton

Ronald Hutton

University of Bristol

English historian who specializes in the study of Early Modern Britain, British folklore, pre-Christian religion and contemporary Paganism.

Wendy Griffin

Wendy Griffin

Cherry Hill Seminary

One of the first American academics to publish field work in Pagan Studies, founding co-chair of Pagan Studies Group for the American Academy of Religion.
Bio-sketch of Presenters

APRIL 13
LOCATION: GAMBRELL 250

The following are public events for USC faculty and students without fee.

10:00 Opening of Program Begin Presentation of Papers
10:00 Wendy Griffin "Traveling the Land Within"
  Symposium Participants Continued Presentations of Papers
1:30 Keynote address: Ronald Hutton
"BRITAIN’S PAGAN HERITAGE"
4:00 Jonathan Leader "Syncretism, Landscape, and Belief: Anthropology and Pagan Studies"

For information on registering for the symposium, the registraton fee and form, and the full slate of events for registered participants, see the symposium page.









Recent Events:

2012 — March 24 — ATOF Gospel Choir
A Touch of Faith Annual Black Alumni Reunion Concert
Saturday, March 24, 2012, 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM — Rutledge Chapel on the historic USC Horseshoe

2012 — March 11 — Guest Speaker: Gen Jampa
"Modern Buddhism: The Art of Peaceful Living"
Sunday, March 11, 2 pm - 3:30 pm — Columbia Museum of Art

2012 — February 8 — Power Lunch: The Socratic Method & Critical Thinking
Michael J. Mungo Distinguished Professor of the Year, James Cutsinger
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 12:00-1:25p.m. — Hollings Special Collections Library, Thomas Cooper Library

2011— November 8 — Interfaith Panel on Living Simply
A Simple God: An Interfaith Panel on Living Simply
Tuesday, November 8, 7:00-8:00 p.m.—Green Quad Learning Center Room 102

2011— November 5 — USC History Center Mini-Conference
"Constructing Christianity"
Saturday, November 5, 9am—4pm—Close-Hipp Building (BA) 401

2011— October 17 — Interfaith Conference
LARCUM (Lutheran, Anglican, Roman Catholic, United Methodist) Bishops’ Dialoguee
"Immigration and Radical Hospitality"
Monday, October 17, 9am-5pm — Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary

2011— October 4 — Prof. Dan Magiolow:
"A Slovak Anne Frank?: The Case of Kitty Weichherz"

Tuesday, October 4, 6:00pm — Rutledge Chapel, USC

2011— April 13— Ask an Atheist Panel
Sponsored by Pastafarians at the University of South Carolina.

2011— April 2 — Annual Gospel Music Workshop and A Touch of Faith Gospel Choir Reunion Concert (see details of events)

2011 — March 3 — Hasia Diner:
"Peddlers: A New World Jewish History"

Thursday, March 3, 6:30 p.m. —Preston College Seminar Room, USC





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