I’ve been trying to coax Ronald Moore, who is the producer of both Battlestar Galactica and Caprica, to come to our November meeting and talk about it. So far, no success (but he hasn’t turned us down yet!). In any case, for those of you who have no idea what Battlestar Galactica is about, you […]
For those of you who are new to blogging, you might find the Social Science Research Council‘s recent report on the “the religion blogosphere” an interesting resource. The report, available both as a website and in .pdf form, includes a brief introduction to the role of blogs in the wider media sphere, as well as
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Here’s a conference, being held April 11-13 in Rochester, NY, that some of you might be interested in. It’s focused on interfaith understanding, and is full of creative interaction through art and music-based events.
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The board of the REA/APRRE just concluded our annual working retreat, and we held it in the same hotel in which we’ll be meeting in November, the Denver Renaissance. I’m happy to report that it’s a very comfortable hotel, and we enjoyed the food and the amenities. I do want, however, to let you know
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A set of numbers seeking to describe the ‘net these days. (Hat tip to FreeRangeLearning)
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The Interfaith Youth Core has started to put together a weekly digest of news which might be of interest to interfaith learners — it’s definitely worth checking out!
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The Media Education Lab at Temple, in conjunction with PBS, has put up a host of really useful resources on parenting kids in digital contexts. Apparently the “occasion” is the premiere on February 2nd of a new PBS documentary on the Digital Nation.
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We’re very excited that the Peace & Justice Task Force will be presenting a full day, pre-conference workshop on digital storytelling at our November meeting. Many of you may not know much about digital storytelling, but it’s a growing movement that began in the midst of community theater. Here’s a site from the UK that
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Hat tip to the Alban Weekly for a piece by Justus Baird making a powerful case for interfaith education. He talks about reasons stemming from “the news, the pews, and religious views.” Read the whole piece, it’s excellent, but his first reason — having to do with widespread news coverage of religion that contributes to
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Liz Coleman gave a compelling lecture, nearly a year ago, at the 2009 TED conference. She spoke of the challenges facing our country, and of the possible role for the liberal arts in engaging them. I couldn’t help thinking, as I was listening to her speak, that the role she outlines for the liberal arts
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