Monthly Archives: January 2013
Revelations
Elaine Pagels, author of Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation, will deliver a lecture on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in Devlin Hall, room 101. Pagels’ other works include The Gnostic Gospels; Adam, Eve and the Serpent; The … Continue reading
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Tagged Lowell Humanities Series, religion
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Idea hunting
The Idea Hunter, co-written by Carroll School of Management Dean Andy Boynton, was reviewed by India’s leading online platform for startups and entrepreneurs. Boynton and his co-author Bill Fischer also were interviewed about their book as well as their thoughts … Continue reading
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Tagged Carroll School of Management, innovation
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Author Talk: Youth Held at the Border
Lynch School of Education Associate Professor Lisa (Leigh) Patel Stevens will read from and discuss her new book Youth Held at the Border: Immigration, Education and the Politics of Inclusion on January 29 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room … Continue reading
Understanding the Trinity
Dry Bones blogger Kathleen Mulhern uses Retrieving Nicaea: The Development and Meaning of Trinitarian Doctrine by School of Theology and Ministry Professor Khaled Anatolios as a guide and inspiration for her blog exploring Trinitarian spirituality and the history behind the … Continue reading
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Pennsylvania mines
History Professor Kevin Kenny, author of the book Making Sense of the Molly Maguires, took part in Mining History Week in Pennsylvania last week. The week’s events focused on the victims of the Knox Mine Disaster of January 22, 1959, as … Continue reading
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Muslim Journeys
Islamic Arts, a book by Norma Jean Calderwood University Professors of Islamic and Asian Art Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair, has been selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association to be included in Bridging … Continue reading
Connolly Book of Hours
The Connolly Book of Hours, a magnificent 15th-century illuminated manuscript held by the Burns Library, is now available online. Named after former University Librarian Terence L. Connolly, SJ, The Connolly Book of Hours was created circa 1440, most likely in northern France, according … Continue reading
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