Return-Path: Received: from tortoise.oise.utoronto.ca ([142.150.96.236]) by mx9.mindspring.com (Mindspring Mail Service) with ESMTP id rfv0ip.s21.37kbi17 Mon, 29 Mar 1999 08:38:33 -0500 (EST) Received: (from majordom@localhost) by tortoise.oise.utoronto.ca (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA03531 for js-network-outgoing; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 07:00:19 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 07:02:23 -0500 (EST) From: Lorenzo DiTommaso To: js-network@OISE.UTORONTO.CA Subject: JSN: Positions, Call for Papers, and Notices Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-js-network@oise.utoronto.ca Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jewish Studies Newsletter X-PMFLAGS: 34078848 0 1 P6F590.CNM THE * JEWISH * STUDIES * NEWSLETTER positions & events in academic Jewish Studies Published by H-Judaic: The Jewish Studies Network ____________________________________________________________ Issue 8.006p4 [#8.025] * March 1999 * Readership = 6200+ for additional information: http://h-net.msu.edu/~judaic ____________________________________________________________ Table of Contents: * Positions - UJIA Lectureship/Chair in Jewish Education and/or Jewish Community Development [London School of Jewish Studies] - Director, School of Rabbinic Studies [Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (Los Angeles)] * Calls for Papers / Conferences - Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Sixth Annual Interdisciplinary Conference [Arizona State] - Conference Programme: Religion and Science: Tension, Accommodation and Engagement [Ohio State] * Notices - Origins of the Alphabet: Summer Workshops [Tel Aviv] ------------------------------------------------------------ POSITIONS ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Sarah Manning Subject: UJIA Lectureship/Chair in Jewish Education and/or Jewish Community Development Applications are invited for this tenure track position. A range of specialisations will be considered, including Philosophy of Education, Curriculum Development, Educator Training, Informal Education, and Community Development. Candidates should be effective communicators and teachers. Responsibilities will include teaching BA and MA courses and PhD supervision, and the successful applicant will be expected to maintain an active engagement in research. Applicants should either show evidence of research or be committed to developing their research interests. The London School of Jewish Studies (formerly Jews' College) is a modern Orthodox academic institution and candidates should be committed to its religious ethos. Appointment will be made for an initial three-year period commencing as soon as possible. MA essential; PhD prefered. Salary according to UK university pay scales. Letter of application, c.v. and details of 3 academic referees should be sent to: Dr Sacha Stern Head of Dept, LSJS Schaller House, Albert Road London NW4 2SJ. Informal enquiries should be addressed to Dr Stern or to the Director, Professor David-Hillel Ruben, on tel: 0181-203 6427 or e-mail: LSJS@mailbox.ulcc.ac.uk. ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Lewis M. Barth Subject: Director, School of Rabbinic Studies Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion/Los Angeles invites applications for the position of Director of the School of Rabbinic Studies. The Board of Governors has approved the recommendation of the President of the College-Institute to expand the present two-year rabbinic program at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles to a four-year program leading to ordination--timetable to be determined. The Director of the School of Rabbinic Studies will have a primary role in shaping this programmatic development. We seek applicants who have the capacity for religious, academic and administrative leadership, a commitment to Reform Judaism, qualities of caring for students, interest in their professional and spiritual development, and the willingness to work in a shared leadership environment. The candidate should be an ordained rabbi, preferably with a doctoral degree or significant experience in the field. The Director of the School of Rabbinic Studies reports to the Dean of the HUC-JIR/Los Angeles. School directors' tasks include budgetary and fund raising responsibilities. Salary negotiable. Please send CV and direct inquiries to Lewis M. Barth Dean, HUC-JIR/Los Angeles 3077 University Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90007 Phone: (213) 749-3424 Fax: (213) 747-6128 e-mail: lbarth@huc.edu. http://bcf.usc.edu/~lbarth For information on HUC-JIR, please visit: www.huc.edu. ------------------------------------------------------------ CALL FOR PAPERS / CONFERENCES ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Hava Tirosh-Samuelson Subject: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Sixth Annual Interdisciplinary Conference In the past there little attention was given in these conferences to the Jewish aspect of medieval life. I would like to introduce a session that examines the Jewish dimension of medieval society and culture. The topic for next year -- Fear and Its Representation in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance -- lends itself easily to it. I therefore would like to invite people to submit papers on fear of Jews in medieval and Renassaince culture in response to the general call for papers. Thanks for your cooperation. Sincerely, Hava Tirosh-Samuelson ----- 6th Annual ACMRS Interdisciplinary Conference "Fear and Its Representations in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance" Call For Papers **deadline October 1, 1999** The Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Arizona State University invites session and paper proposals for its sixth annual interdisciplinary conference, February 17-19, 2000. The Center welcomes papers that explore any topic related to the study and teaching of the Middle Ages and Renaissance and especially those that focus on this year's theme of fear. Papers may address, for example, the role fear of such things as torture, the exchange of hostages, public punishment, and dismemberment plays as a deterrent in secular matters; or they may investigate literal fear, such as fear of hell and damnation, fear of battle, fear of love, and fear of losing love, or other relevant topics. The plenary speaker will be R. I. Moore (University of Newcastle), author of _The Formation of a Persecuting Society: Power and Deviance in Western Europe, 950-1250_ (1987) and _The Origins of European Dissent_ (1977). * Publication Opportunities Pending contract negotiations, selected papers related to the conference theme are considered for publication in the sixth volume of the Arizona Studies in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance' series, published by Brepols Publishers (Belgium). Papers dealing with any facet of the Mediterranean region will be considered for publication in the journal Mediterranean Studies, sponsored by the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, the Medieval and Renaissance Collegium (MARC) at the University of Michigan, and ACMRS at Arizona State University. * Workshop The conference will also host "The Medieval Book: A Workshop in Codicological Practice." This pre-conference, half-day workshop led by Richard Clement, University of Kansas, will focus on the making of the medieval codex. Participants will discuss the production of parchment, paper, pens, and ink, and then will make several quires in preparation for writing. Note: This workshop does not cover scripts and is not calligraphic. * Location All sessions will be held at Arizona State University. Dedicated as an Arboretum, the campus provides a comfortable sub-tropical environment, allowing visitors to enjoy an abundance of sunshine. Accommodations are available at two hotels, which are within walking distance of the university, near numerous attractions in the Phoenix-Scottsdale-Tempe area, and are 15 minutes from Phoenix International airport. The high temperature in the Valley of the Sun' during February averages 70 degrees. *Registration The conference registration fee is just $60 ($35 for students) and includes welcoming and concluding receptions, two days of concurrent sessions, concert, and keynote address. * Deadline By October 1, 1999, send two copies of session proposals or one-page abstracts, along with two copies of your current c.v. and the audio-visual request form (available on the website), to: Robert E. Bjork, Director, ACMRS, Arizona State University Box 872301, Tempe, AZ 85287-2301. E-mail: acmrs@asu.edu. Phone: (602) 965-5900 Fax: (602) 965-1681 Access our website Subject: Religion and Science: Tension, Accommodation and Engagement An International Conference May 2, 3, 4, 1999, The Ohio State University For full conference and registration information, check our website at http://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/philo/conference.html * Sunday, May 2, 1999 [Holiday Inn on the Lane] - 11:00 Welcome, Registration & Brunch - 12:00 - 1:00 Plenary 1 Ernan McMullin [Notre Dame] "The Quest for Consonance" - 1:15 - 3:15 Panel Discussion 1: "Religions in Dialogue with Science" Kenneth Seeskin [Northwestern]; James Moore [Valparaiso]; Alam Payind [OSU]; Tom Kasulis [OSU] - 3:15 - 3:30 Coffee Break - 3:30 - 5:00 Paper Sessions (see below) - 5:30 - 7:00 Dinner - 7:30 - 8:30 Plenary 2: Gerald Schroeder, Jerusalem, "The Age of the Universe: Six Days, 15 Billion Years, or Both? A Discovery of Harmony Between Modern Science and Ancient Biblical Commentary" * Monday, May 3, 1999 [OSU Faculty Club] - 8:30 - 10:00 Paper Sessions (see below) - 10:00 - 10:15 Coffee [Faculty Club] - 10:30 - 11:30 John Hedley Brooke [Lancaster U.] "The Sacred in the Secular: Proving the Relevance of Religion to Science" - 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - 1:00 - 2:00 Bernard Lightman [York (Toronto)] "Victorian Sciences and Religions: Discordant Harmonies" - 2:00 - 3:30 Paper Sessions (see below) - 4:00 - 5:00 Owen Gingerich [Harvard] [University Hall 014] "Dare a Scientist Believe in Design?" - 5:30 - 7:00 Dinner [Holiday Inn] - 7:30 Special evening at Perkins Astronomical Observatory, with Director Tom Burns [Ohio Wesleyan] * Tuesday, May 4, 1999 [OSU Faculty Club] - 8:30 - 10:00 Paper Sessions (see below) - 10:00 - 10:15 Coffee [Faculty Club] - 10:30 - 11:30 Margaret Wertheim "Space and Spirit" - 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch [Faculty Club] - 1:00 - 2:00 Denis Lamoureux [Alberta] "The Phillip E. Johnson Phenomenon: Are Evangelicals Inheriting the Wind?" - 2:00 - 5:00 Special Sessions on Teaching Religion and Science Sponsored by The John Templeton Foundation, Midwest Region: James Moore [Valparaiso] and other presentors Paper Topics for the Short Sessions: Sunday 3:30 - 5:00 A. Issues in the History & Philosophy of Science - Matthew F. Dowd [Notre Dame] The Hexameron of Basil of Caesarea; A Christian Confrontation with Greek Natural Philosophy - Craig Boyd [Greenville College] Explanatory Frameworks in Galileo's Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina - Cynthia Col [Graduate Theological Union] Manichean Cosmology and the Exchange of Alchemical Ideas between the East and the West B. Science and Religious Response - John Suppe [Princeton] Geologic Responses to Religion in the Late 20th Century - Brendan Minogue [Youngstown State] Gnostic vs. Religious Comfort: Kitcher on Science and Religion - William L. MacDonald [OSU Newark] Secularization in the United States: Scientific vs Religious Authority C. On Method in Religion and Science - Phillip M Thompson, [Chicago] The Searchers: Catholic Intellectuals Test the Boundaries of Church and Science - Sarah Heaner Lancaster [Methodist Theological School in Ohio] Christian Commitment to Revelation: Implication for Dialogue - Ronald Johnson [Xavier] Conceptual Change in Science and Religion: A Shared Aspiration * Monday 8:30 - 10:00am A. Issues in History and Philosophy of Science - Shai Cherry [Brandeis] Jewish Responses to Evolutionary Theory: Malbim's Commentary on Genesis - Fyodor Kostenko [St. Petersburg] Modern Cosmology: An Outlook from the Orthodox East - Harry Cook [King's College] Lamarckian and Neo-Lamarckian Thought in Evolutionary Theories and in Modern Biology B. Religion, Science and the Body - J. Daryl Charles [Taylor] Blame It on the Beta-Boosters: Genetics, Self-Determination and Moral Accountability - Maryanna Klatt [OSU] Negotiating the White Elephant - Religious Grounding of Somatic Experience: Why Can't We Ride Him? - Judith E. Kovach [Boston U] Cognition, Proprioception, and Meditative Movement Techniques C. Evil And Freedom - Michael A. Corey: Evolution and the Problem of Natural Evil - Don Wacome [Northwestern] Free Material Agents - Austin Warren Dacey [Bowling Green State] Is an Adequate Understanding of Human Evil Possible Within a Naturalistic Worldview? * Monday 2:00 - 3:30pm A. Psychology And Religion - M. Sue Benford [Columbus, Ohio] Detecting the Soul: Controlled Studies Detect High-Energy Fluctuations During Alternative Healing Therapies" - Andrew L. Reeves [OSU] The Evolutionary Neurobiology of Religious Thought - Linda James Myers [OSU] Wise Faith Consciousness: A Transcultural Approach to the Marriage of Science and Religion at the Close of the 20th Century B. Religious and Scientific Epistemology - Robert Mills [OSU] Belief vs Knowledge - Kai Hammermeister [OSU] The Religious and The Scientific Text - Lee W Gibbs [Cleveland State] "History" in the Dialogue between Science and Religion C. Pragramic Implications of Religion and Science - Andrew S Bergman [Asst. Attorney General, Ohio] How Religious Values Inform Scientific Public Policy: A Study of the Legislative History of the Clean Air Act - Raquel Diaz-Sprague [OSU] The Role of Professional Societies in Examining Interactions of Science,Technology, Medicine and Religion - Richard Gunderman [Indiana] Religion and Science in the American Founding *Tuesday 8:30 - 10:00am A. Psychology, Religion and Science - Steven Reiss [OSU] Why Some People Are Religious and Others Are Non-Religious - David Livingston [Mercyhurst College] Mystical and Ritual Aspects of Religious Experience in Light of Wittgenstein's Game Theory - Robert DiSilvestro [OSU] Origins of Life: Is It Unscientific To Argue that God Started Life? B. Issues of Methodology - Karl D. Fezer [Concord College] Science and Religion: Conditions for Conversation - Patrick Flynn [Benedictine] The "New" Design Argument: Can It Stand Up to Traditional Criticisms? - Robert C. Christie [DeVry Institute] The Quest for a Methodological Advance: Toward a Theory of an Integrative Scientific-Religious Method C. God and the New Physics - Jeffrey Koperski [Saginaw Valley State] God, Chaos, and the Quantum Dice - Nicholas T. Saunders [Cambridge] Divine Action and Quantum Mechanics - Tom Settle [Trinity College, U of Toronto] Is Interpreting Science Realistically Obligatory? * Tuesday 2:00 - 5:00 A. Science and Global Religions - Christopher Helland [Concordia] New Technology within New Religions: Pushing the Paradigms of Traditional Religion and Science - Albert Mosley [Ohio] Science, Technology and Tradition in Contemporary African Philosophy - Asma Mobin-Uddin [OSU] Islam and Science: A Comparison of Qur'anic verses about Selected Topics in Science and Current Scientific Understanding B. New Religions Negotiate Science and Religion - D Jason Slone, Alex Snow, Kimberly Spring and Brian Zaharack [OSU] Shaking and Stirring: How New Religions Negotiate Science and Religion C. Special Session on Teaching Religion and Science - Sponsored by The John Templeton Foundation, Midwest Region James Moore, Valparaiso University and additional presenters For Registration information, please contact rudavsky.1@osu.edu or check our website T.M. Rudavsky Dept of Philosophy, The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210 rudavsky.1@osu.edu 614-292-7914 ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTICES ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Steve Mason Subject: Origins of the Alphabet: Summer Workshops The Center for Mediterranean Civilizations Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of Humanities Tel Aviv University, Israel 11th - 22nd July 1999 We are pleased to announce a workshop on the Origins of the Alphabet. The workshop will concentrate on the following: (a) The 'invention' of the alphabet and the epigraphic situation in the Eastern Mediterranean at the close of the second millennium B.C.E. and the beginning of the first. (b) The problem of the transmission of the West Semitic script to ancient Greece. While naturally concentrating on Semitic and Greek alphabetic writing, the programme of the workshop will also include introductory lectures on cuneiform writing, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Hieroglyphic Luwian, and Aegean scripts. Excursions to archaeological sites of related interest are also planned. Among the scholars who will lead the workshop are Aaron Demsky (Bar Ilan University), a leading specialist in Hebrew and Semitic Epigraphy; Orly Goldwasser (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem), author of From Icon to Metaphor (1995); Alan Johnston (University College London), co-editor, since 1990, of L. H. Jeffery, The Local Scripts of Archaic Greece; Barry Powell (University of Wisconsin-Madison), author of Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet (1991); Alexander Uchitel (The University of Haifa), a leading specialist in Bronze Age archives; Roger D. Woodard, University of Southern California, author of Greek Writing from Knossos to Homer (1997). The workshop should be of interest to graduate students and postdoctorate fellows in Aegean and Near Eastern archaeology, Classics, Ancient and Near Eastern history, and related disciplines. Registration fee: 200$. Accommodation: single rooms are available in apartments with shared bathroom and cooking facilities (420$ for a minimum of twelve days; this can be extended at the cost of 35$ per day). Lunch is available at the University at a cost of 65$ for the duration of the workshop. Ten scholarships (1000 US$ each) are available for overseas participants. Kindly send CV and one letter of recommendation. For further information and plan please contact: Professor Margalit Finkelberg Department of Classics, Faculty of Humanities Tel Aviv University, P.O.B. 39040 Ramat Aviv, 69978 Tel Aviv E-mail: finkelbe@post.tau.ac.il ----- Steve Mason, Professor Programmes in Classics and Religious Studies 219 Vanier College (Division of Humanities) York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3 416-736-2100 x66987; fax 416-736-5460 smason@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/faculty/academic/smason ____________________________________________________________ CHIEF EDITOR and DIGEST MODERATOR: Aviva Ben-Ur ASSOCIATE MODERATOR: Marsha B. 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