This fall, the Hamilton College Humanities Forum continues a series of lectures, workshops and presentations designed to explore the problem of secular humanism in the modern academy. “The Secular Gaze: Humanistic Representations of the World” aims to open a discourse on the philosophical foundations of modern secularism and their effects on contemporary society. All events are free and open to the public.
Fall events, which all take place in the Science Center on Hamilton’s campus, are:
Thursday, Sept. 16, 4:10 p.m.: Lecture and discussion with Jenna Reinbold, visiting assistant professor of religion, Colgate University: “’Sacred Institutions’ and Secular Law: Is There a Place for Religious Argument in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate?” Science Center, room 3024.
Thursday, Oct. 7, 4:10 p.m.: Sally M. Promey, professor of American Studies and director, Initiative for the Study of Material and Visual Cultures of Religion, Yale University: “Always a Golden Calf: Materialities and Sensational Religions in 'Secular' Modernity.” Science Center, room G027.
Thursday, Nov. 11, 4:10 p.m.: Anthony (Tony) Grafton, Henry Putnam University professor of history and the humanities, Princeton University, presents the Hansmann Lecture: “The Fall and Rise of Sacred History in Early Modern Europe. Science Center, room G027.
Thursday, Dec. 2, 4:10 p.m.: Lecture and discussion with S. Brent Plate, Hamilton College Department of Religious Studies: “Blasphemous Art and Secular Media.” Science Center, room 3024.
Fall events, which all take place in the Science Center on Hamilton’s campus, are:
Thursday, Sept. 16, 4:10 p.m.: Lecture and discussion with Jenna Reinbold, visiting assistant professor of religion, Colgate University: “’Sacred Institutions’ and Secular Law: Is There a Place for Religious Argument in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate?” Science Center, room 3024.
Thursday, Oct. 7, 4:10 p.m.: Sally M. Promey, professor of American Studies and director, Initiative for the Study of Material and Visual Cultures of Religion, Yale University: “Always a Golden Calf: Materialities and Sensational Religions in 'Secular' Modernity.” Science Center, room G027.
Thursday, Nov. 11, 4:10 p.m.: Anthony (Tony) Grafton, Henry Putnam University professor of history and the humanities, Princeton University, presents the Hansmann Lecture: “The Fall and Rise of Sacred History in Early Modern Europe. Science Center, room G027.
Thursday, Dec. 2, 4:10 p.m.: Lecture and discussion with S. Brent Plate, Hamilton College Department of Religious Studies: “Blasphemous Art and Secular Media.” Science Center, room 3024.
