http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/williams-54-prints-in-local-exhibition http://www.hamilton.edu/news/williams-54-prints-in-local-exhibition Publication prints by Frederic Remington from the collection of Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religion Emeritus Jay Williams ’54 will be on display Nov. 5- Dec. 8 at the Edith Langley Barrett Art Gallery at Utica College. Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:01:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/illustrations-from-williams-collection-on-display http://www.hamilton.edu/news/illustrations-from-williams-collection-on-display An exhibition featuring illustrations by Thomas Nast and Winslow Homer from the collection of Professor of Religious Studies Emeritus Jay G. Williams '54 is on view at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown.  “On the Home Front: New York in the Civil War” displays articles from the Civil War era and will be open through Dec. 31. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:20:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/four-retiring-professors-honored-at-faculty-meeting http://www.hamilton.edu/news/four-retiring-professors-honored-at-faculty-meeting As is the custom at Hamilton, the Dean of Faculty recognizes retiring faculty and hosts a reception in their honor at the last faculty meeting of the academic year. On May 16, Dean of Faculty Patrick Reynolds honored four professors retiring this year: Professor of  Anthropology Charlotte Beck; Jim Bradfield, the Elias W. Leavenworth Professor of Economics; Professor of Government Ted Eismeier; and  Jay Williams ’54, the Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religious Studies. Following are the tributes Reynolds read. Thu, 17 May 2012 14:22:12 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/uva-law-professor-caleb-nelson-discusses-common-law http://www.hamilton.edu/news/uva-law-professor-caleb-nelson-discusses-common-law Caleb Nelson, the Emerson G. Spies Distinguished Professor of Law and the Class of 1966 Research Professor of Law at the University of Virginia, delivered the fourth annual David Aldrich Nelson Lecture in Constitutional Jurisprudence on Monday, Sept. 19, in the Chapel. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:55:34 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/williams-54-publishes-collection-of-essays http://www.hamilton.edu/news/williams-54-publishes-collection-of-essays How to Determine the Meaning of a Sacred Text, a collection of 22 essays by Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religion Jay Williams ’54, was recently published by Edwin Mellen Press. The essays, written over a period of almost 40 years, cover a variety of subjects including mythology, the Hebrew scriptures, Confucian texts, Buddhist texts, gospels and classical spiritual poetry. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:45:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/williams-posts-to-bible-website http://www.hamilton.edu/news/williams-posts-to-bible-website Jay Williams '54, the Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religious Studies, posted an article "Matthew: the Heavenly Gospel" on the Bibleinterp. com website. Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:30:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/thomas-nast-exhibitions http://www.hamilton.edu/news/thomas-nast-exhibitions "Thomas Nast Celebrates the Holidays," an exhibition of the collection of illustrations of Jay G. Williams '54, has opened at The Arts Center in Old Forge, NY, and will run through Feb. 6. The show presents pictures of Santa Claus and the celebration of Christmas by the 19th century cartoonist Thomas Nast. Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:44:49 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/williams-publishes-article-1 http://www.hamilton.edu/news/williams-publishes-article-1 Jay G. Williams '54, the Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religious Studies, published an article, "Who Were the Magi?," on the Bible and Interpretation Web site. It is an attempt to connect the gospel of Matthew and the precession of the equinoxes. Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/williams-54-publishes-article-on-bible-web-site http://www.hamilton.edu/news/williams-54-publishes-article-on-bible-web-site Jay G. Williams '54, the Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religion, published an article titled "Christianity and Slavery" with Bible Interpretation (bibleinterp.com). Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/williams-publishes-book-reviews http://www.hamilton.edu/news/williams-publishes-book-reviews Two reviews by Jay G. Williams '54, the Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religious Studies, appeared recently in the fall issue of The Quest. He reviewed Joseph Chiltoon Pearce's The Death of Religion and the Rebirth of the Spirit and What is Hinduism? Modern Adventures into a Profound Faith compiled by the editors of Hinduism Today. Earlier in the year The Quest also published two other reviews by Williams: Shaikh Sharfuddin Maneri's Letters from a Sufi Teacher, trans. Baijnath Singh, and Catherine Albanese's A Republic of Mind and Spirit: A Cultural History of American Metaphysical Religion. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:17:41 EST