Seminar with Professor John Thatamanil: Thurs 29 Oct
Professor John Thatamanil (Union Theological Seminary, NYC) will speak on:
"The Hospitality of Receiving: The Lure of Interreligious Learning”
When: Thursday, October 29th at 3 PM.
Where: Via Zoom (see below on RSVP)
The talk will be related to the publication of his latest book, Circling the Elephant: A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity (New York: Fordham University Press, 2020).
The Lecture will also be the first of this Autumn’s Theology, Religious Studies, and Philosophy Seminars. 大发体育在线_大发体育-投注|官网 details and additional talks here: theology-religious-studies-and-philosophy-research-seminar-series-autumn-2020.pdf
Professor Thatamanil’s lecture will be delivered by Zoom. To RSVP and receive the link, please email: Peter.Admirand@dcu.ie or Joseph.Rivera@dcu.ie.
Biography
John J. Thatamanil is Associate Professor of Theology and World Religions at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. He is the author of The Immanent Divine: God, Creation, and the Human Predicament. An East-West Conversation and Circling the Elephant: A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity . Professor Thatamanil is a past-president of the North American Paul Tillich Society (NAPTS) and the founding Chair of the American Academy of Religion’s Theological Education Committee. He is a frequent lecturer in churches, colleges and universities both nationally and internationally. He also co-edits (with Dr. Loye Ashton) a book series for Fordham University Press on “Comparative Theology: Thinking Across Traditions.” He blogs periodically for The Huffington Post and other online publications and has published editorials in The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post.