A professor of theology will look back at the ways the iconic Irish singer steeped herself in religion, even as she criticized its institutions. Join us for an afternoon of reflection, conviviality, and music!
Nadieszda Kizenko will deliver the 2023 Economos Orthodoxy in America Lecture, ‘‘A Vanishing Point: Unity in Orthodoxy and the Ukraine Crisis.” Until recently, it was possible to describe Orthodoxy as “unity in plurality.” Although Orthodoxy consisted of more than a dozen local churches with a wide variety of local practices, and without an overarching structure,
Join us for the St. Ignatius Loyola Chair Lecture featuring Brian Dunkle, S.J., associate professor of historical theology at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. As Christian poets gained status and influence in the Roman Empire, they wrote out of aemulatio, that is, the desire to rival and surpass the great pagan poets
Join us for this two-part event on the enduring legacy of the UCA Martyrs. Part two will be a lecture by José María Tojeira, S.J., professor, Central American University in El Salvador. José María Tojeira, S.J., was the Jesuit Provincial at the time of the UCA martyrs and led the legal process against the members
George Athanassakos, Ph.D., founder and managing director of The Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing and the Ben Graham Chair in Value Investing at the Ivey Business School, will argue that the hefty average nominal and real stock returns experienced over the last 30 years are not going to be repeated in the next 30
Please join us for the awarding of the 2023 Sperber Book Prize for exceptional achievement in biography, autobiography, or memoir in works about media figures. The Sperber Prize will be awarded to Kathryn S. Olmsted, Ph.D., a professor of history at the University of California at Davis, for her book The Newspaper Axis: Six Press
Social isolation and animosity are arguably the central challenges of our angry age. Can philosophy play a role in overcoming the affective, social, and political alienation that mark our communities today? Meghan Sullivan focuses her work on the ways philosophy contributes to the good life, and she is currently writing a book on the role
Join us for a special screening of the documentary film The Frontier Gandhi, directed by acclaimed filmmaker T.C. McLuhan.The Frontier Gandhi tells the inspiring story of Badshah Khan, a remarkable Muslim peacemaker born in what is now Pakistan's frontier region Kyber-Pakhtunkhwa. In partnership with Mahatma Gandhi, Khan raised a nonviolent army of 100,000 individuals from
Until fairly recently, Orthodox people in Israel could not imagine embracing their LGBT sexual or gender identity and staying within the Orthodox fold. But within the span of about a decade and a half, Orthodox LGBT people have forged social circles and communities and become much more visible. This has been a remarkable shift in
Join Fordham London and the Alumni Chapter of the United Kingdom for a special community event. Attendees will have the chance to meet with current students and network with other members of the Fordham community. 5:45 p.m. | Welcome Reception 6:30 p.m. | Panel 7:20 p.m. | Networking 8:30 p.m. | Event finishes Join alumni,
Paul Perrin leads the Pulte Institute's Evidence and Learning Division and is an international health, humanitarian, and development research and practice professional with more than a decade of work experience in academic, government, and nongovernmental settings. To date, his work has largely focused on supporting the conceptualization, design, implementation, analysis, and reporting on monitoring and
Join us for an evening with the Italian author, podcaster, journalist, literary critic, and tour guide Marta Ciccolari Micaldi, La McMusa. Micaldi will have a conversation with Clara Ramazzoti about memories, travel, adventures, and books in the U.S., including her own new book, Sparire Qui. Ramazzotti is an adjunct professor in Fordham's communication and media
An exhibition at the Jewish Museum, “Mood of the Moment: Gaby Aghion and the House of Chloé” on view from October 13 through February 18, 2024, focuses on the life and work of Gaby Aghion, an Egyptian Jewish woman from Alexandria, in Egypt, who left for Paris in 1945 at the age of 19, and,
Both the transatlantic slave trade and the Holocaust have left indelible imprints on societies, public landscapes, and the collective and public memory of the affected regions. In Europe, towns and cities, some of which were predominantly Jewish, were emptied of the population that had lived there for centuries, after their Jewish residents had been murdered.
This interactive workshop will explore the impact that our cumulative experiences of grief have on our personal and professional lives. Using the framework of the National Consensus Project Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, we’ll explore how our cultural backgrounds and past losses influence our understanding and expression of grief. Although caring for those who are
Join us to discuss and learn about the International Political Economy and Development program with Giacomo Santangelo, Ph.D., the program major advisor.
Giacomo Santangelo, Ph.D., is an economist, professor, and media contributor with expertise in a variety of economic fields. He is a jack of all trades whose research focuses on international growth and development and the economics of pop culture. Join us in welcoming our beloved Fordham faculty member as a guest speaker for the 2023–2024
How, when, and why did Judaism and Christianity diverge into separate religions? Three Powers in Heaven reinterprets the parting of the ways between Jews and Christians as a split between two intellectual traditions—a split that emerged within the context of ancient debates about Jesus’ relationship to God and the world. The book explores how Christianity
