Bach, reinvented
Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs Senior Fellow Paul Elie will present “Technician of the Sacred: J.S. Bach” on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. Elie’s book Reinventing Bach tells the story of how musicians have made Bach’s music new in our time, at once restoring Bach as a universally revered composer and revolutionizing the ways that music figures in our lives. His earlier work, The Life You Save May Be Your Own, received the PEN/Martha Albrand Prize and was a National Book Critics Circle award finalist. Read the New York Times review of Reinventing Bach. Sponsor: Lowell Humanities Series
A guide to moral terms
School of Theology and Ministry Professor of Moral Theology James Bretzke, SJ has published a new book, the Handbook of Roman Catholic Moral Terms (Georgetown University Press), which offers concise definitions, historical context, and illustrations on more than 800 moral terms used in the Catholic tradition, including Church teaching and documents. Designed to serve as a vital reference work for libraries, students and scholars of theology, priests and pastoral ministers, as well as all adults interested in theological enrichment or continuing education, the Handbook of Roman Catholic Moral Terms is the most comprehensive post-Vatican II work of its kind available in English. Fr. Bretzke is the author of several other books, including A Morally Complex World: Engaging Contemporary Moral Theology.
Invasion: Diaries and Memories of the War in Iraq
A powerful multimedia exhibition that combines photographs, diary entries and a journalistic account of the War in Iraq is on display at the Boston College Law Library throughout the month of November. Based on the diary of Boston College Law School graduate Timothy McLaughlin, “Invasion: Diaries and Memories of the War in Iraq” has been called “a stinging rebuke of the news media’s early unquestioning coverage as well as a window into the nature of war” by the New York Times. Marine Lt. McLaughlin, who was at the Pentagon during the 9/11 terrorist attack, commanded a tank during the invasion of Iraq, and his American flag was memorably draped on a statue of Saddam Hussein at Firdos Square. Collaborating with McLaughlin on the exhibit are writer Peter Maass, who was covering the invasion for the New York Times Magazine, and Gary Knight, an award-winning photographer for Newsweek. Heralded for its human view of life on the front line, the exhibit breaks new ground in documentary storytelling, and displays an innovative grid of 36 pages from McLaughlin’s diaries along with Knight’s images and Maass’ stories. McLaughlin, Knight and Maass will come to the Law School for a panel discussion and reception on Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. More from Boston College Chronicle
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The American stage
An expert in the history of American theater, Heather S. Nathans will present “Seeing Ourselves Through Others’ Eyes: Struggling with Stereotypes on the Nineteenth-Century American Stage” on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. Nathans is the editor for the University of Iowa Press’s award-winning series, Studies in Theatre History and Culture and co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of American Drama. Her publications include: Early American Theatre from the Revolution to Thomas Jefferson; Slavery and Sentiment on the American Stage, 1787-1861; Shakespearean Educations: Power, Citizenship, and Performance (co-editor and contributing author); and the forthcoming Hideous Characters and Beautiful Pagans: Performing Jewish Identity on the Antebellum American Stage. Nathans has held over 25 research fellowships including ones from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the Folger Shakespeare Library with the National Endowment for the Humanities, the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University, the American Jewish Archives, and the Mellon Foundation. She is an elected member of the Massachusetts Historical Society and the American Antiquarian Society. Nathans is also president of the American Society for Theatre Research and a professor at Tufts University. Sponsor: Lowell Humanities Series
Stein Ringen: What is power?
Social policy expert Stein Ringen will discuss “What is Power?” at Boston College on Oct. 31 at noon at 10 Stone Ave. [Space is limited. Advance RSVP required.] Ringen is emeritus professor of sociology and social policy at Green Templeton College, University of Oxford and a visiting professor at Richmond, the American International University in London and adjunct professor at Lillehammer University College in Norway. He is the author of the new book Nation of Devils: Democracy and the Problem of Obedience. His other publications include What Democracy Is For: On Freedom and Moral Government, The Korean State and Social Policy: How South Korea Lifted Itself from Poverty and Dictatorship to Affluence and Democracy (co-authored) and The Possibility of Politics: A Study in the Political Economy of the Welfare State. Ringen has served as assistant director general in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice, a consultant to the United Nations, and a news and feature reporter with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. A former professor at the University of Stockholm, Ringen has held visiting professorships and fellowships in Paris, Berlin, Prague, Brno, Barbados, Jerusalem, Sydney, and at Harvard University. Sponsors: The Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy and the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life.
An insider’s look at Pope Francis
Author John L. Allen, Jr., a Vatican analyst and senior correspondent for National Catholic Reporter, will present “The Francis Papacy: Reform, Renewal and Resistance” on Oct. 30 in Robsham Theater at 6 p.m. In his lecture, Allen will share his observations and insider stories of the emerging papacy of Pope Francis. Allen has traveled with Pope Francis to South America and has followed his papacy from his election to current day. Allen is the author of the new book The Global War on Christians: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Anti-Christian Persecution. His other books include, A People of Hope: The Challenges Facing the Catholic Church and the Faith that Can Save It; The Future Church, and The Rise of Benedict XVI. Sponsors: The Church in the 21st Century Center and the School of Theology and Ministry.
Planet protector
Environmentalist and author Bill McKibben has shaped public perception–and public action–on climate change, alternative energy, and sustainability. He will give a talk (dubbed a Boston Globe Best Bet) on “350: The Most Important Number in the World” at Boston College on Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. in McGuinn Auditorium. After working as a journalist for the New Yorker, McKibben wrote The End of Nature, widely regarded as the first book on climate change for a general audience. His book Deep Economy: the Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future was a challenge to move beyond “growth” as the paramount economic ideal and to pursue prosperity in a more local direction — an idea that is the cornerstone of much of the sustainability discourse today. McKibben is the founder of 350.org, a grassroots climate change initiative that has coordinated thousands of rallies in nearly 200 countries. His latest book is Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist. Sponsors: Lowell Humanities Series and Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics.
Today’s college student
Arthur Levine, president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, will give an address on his book Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today’s College Student, co-authored with Diane R. Dean, on Oct. 17 at 1:30 p.m. in the Heights Room in Corcoran Commons. Last year, he spoke to the New York Times about his book, the third in a series of books that look at beliefs and behaviors of college students. Sponsor: Division of Student Affairs.
Kristeva on Saint Teresa of Avila
Julia Kristeva, professor emeritus at the University of Paris VII Diderot, will give a talk on her book, Therese, My Love, on Oct. 16 at 12:30 p.m. in the Heights Room in Corcoran Commons. Kristeva, whose writings on semiotics and psychoanalysis have influenced the humanities and feminist theory, was the inaugural recipient of Norway’s Holberg Prize in recognition of her “innovative explorations of questions on the intersection of language, culture and literature.” She is the author of some 30 books, including: Desire in Language: A Semiotic Approach to Literature and Art, Black Sun: Depression and Melancholy, Female Genius: Life, Madness, Words: Hannah Arendt, Melanie Klein, Colette: A Trilogy, This Incredible Need to Believe, Murder in Byzantium, and her newest, Instincts Time. Sponsors: The Philosophy Department’s Albert J. Fitzgibbons Lecture Series and Lesley University’s Psychology and the Other Institute. Co-sponsors: Theology Department and the Consulate General of France.
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