AY2006-2007

AY2006-2007

Questioning the Church and its ‘Sacredness': Criticism against the Church from a Lesbian Perspective
Rev. Yuri Horie, representative, the Ecumenical Community for Queer Activism
February 2, 2007 (Co-sponsored by the Center for Gender Studies, ICU)

Christian Ethics and American Culture: The Challenges of Sexuality
James A. Donahue, president and professor of ethics and theology of Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, Ca.
October 10, 2006

Religion and the American Presidency
Leo P. Ribuffo, Society of the Cincinnati George Washington Distinguished Professor of History, George Washington University
June 16, 2006

Telling the Story of Pain: Lamentations over the Destruction of Cities, from Jerusalem to Hiroshima/Nagasaki
Tom Sakon, lecturer of OT/TaNaKh studies, humanities division)
June 15, 2006

Pamela vs. Shamela: Parody and the ‘Rise’ of the English Novel
Takayuki Shima, associate professor of English literature, Jissen Women’s University
June 8, 2006

“Tit for Tat” or “the Other Cheek”?: An Assyriological View of Biblical Retribution and Forgiveness
Izumi Yoda, professor of Assyriology, OT/TaNaKh studies, Tokiwa University)
June 6, 2006