S. Brent Rodriguez Plate, visiting associate professor of religious studies, recently returned from the International Society for Religion, Literature and Culture biennial conference, held this year at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. Now in its 28th year, it meets in a different locale in Europe for each meeting. Plate is on the international advisory board, and has been coordinating sessions in religion and film for the past four conferences. He worked with religious studies and films studies scholars throughout Europe, the UK and North America to develop four full sessions on the topic. The 2010 conference will take place at Oxford University.
Also, Plate recently published "Why Bill Maher gets a 'C' in my Introduction to Religion Class" for the Ford-funded online magazine, Religion Dispatches. This is an essay response to Maher's recent film Religulous, suggesting Maher has some worthwhile critiques but lacks an understanding of what religion is all about.
Also, Plate recently published "Why Bill Maher gets a 'C' in my Introduction to Religion Class" for the Ford-funded online magazine, Religion Dispatches. This is an essay response to Maher's recent film Religulous, suggesting Maher has some worthwhile critiques but lacks an understanding of what religion is all about.
