Meetings

January 13, 2016 – Dr. Rae Mellichamp

Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 Time: 12:15 to 1:15 pm Location: Tate Room 473 (Formerly The Taste of Home Cafe) Speaker: Dr. Rae Mellichamp, Emeritus Professor of Management Science at the University of Alabama. Topic: “Lessons from Someone Who Has Been Around the Block a Few Times” Details: I’ve spent 50+ years of my life in the university as an …

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December 3, 2015 – Dr. Simon Aderibigbe

Date: Thursday, December 3, 2015 Time: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: Dr. Simon Aderibigbe, Associate Professor in Religion and Professor in the African Studies Institute Topic: “Contextualizing My African and American Christian Experience” Details: Dr. Aderibigbe will explore the advent, development, and contemporary status of Christianity in Africa as well as his experiences of …

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November 4, 2015 – Dr. John Drake

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Time: 12:15 to 1:15 pm Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: Dr. John Drake, Associate Professor in the College of Ecology Topic: “Who Has a Worldview?” Details: Dr. Drake is interested in the concept of worldview and how this relates to knowledge of different kinds, especially: scholarly, religious, and personal. He will explore …

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October 8, 2015 – Prof. Randy Beck

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2015 Time: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: UGA Law Professor Randy Beck – Justice Thomas O. Marshall Chair of Constitutional Law Topic: “What Can Christian Theology Offer to the World of Law?”  Details: Prof. Beck’s presentation argues that Christian theology offers a model of perfect retributive justice that can help …

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September 2, 2015 – Dr. Brian N. Williams

Date: September 2, 2015 Time: 12:15 to 1:15 pm Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: Dr. Brian N. Williams – UGA Assoc. Professor of Public Policy and Administration Topic: The State of Community-Police Relations: Perspectives in Black and White with Resulting Implications in Red. Details: Dr. Williams’ expertise and research is in areas such as law …

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April 28, 2015: Dr. Phillip Thompson

Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 (Reading Day) Time: 8:30-9:30 AM Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: Dr. Phillip Thompson, Executive Director, Aquinas School of Theology, Emory University Topic: Christian Pilgrims in an Age of Google Details:  This talk will do two things. The first is to examine the state of our communications culture. While admitting some positive …

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April 1, 2015 – Dr. Tina Harris

Date: April 1 Time: 12:15-1:15 Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: Dr. Tina Harris, UGA Professor of Communication Studies Topic: A Religious Framework as a Lens for Understanding the Intersection of Genetics, Health, and Disease  Details: At times research and faith intersect. Dr. Harris has done a study where such an intersection of faith and her research has occurred. …

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March 4, 2015: Dr. Tom Lawrence & Dr. Keith Delaplane

Time: 12:15-1:15 pm Location: Tate Reception Hall Speakers: Dr. Tom Lawrence and Dr. Keith Delaplane Topic: What’s So Special About Lent? The 40 days preceding Easter is a period that the church has called Lent. Often identified as a period of doing without something, it is much more than that. However, within the different Christian traditions varying …

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