This blog takes a summer break until Oktober. Enjoy the rest of the summer! Don’t forget to go outside, have a picnic, and get some fresh air!
Cheers, Almut-Barbara Renger
Lecture Series “Master and Disciple: Tradition—Transfer—Transformation”
Speaker: Prof. Dr. John T. Hamilton (Harvard University, Cambridge/MA)
O mi fili, O mi discipule. The Father as Master
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Judith Ryan (Harvard University, Cambridge/MA)
Mallarmé and the Mardistes. Master and Disciples in a Secular Era
July 14th 2010, 6:15-8:00 pm
Freie Universität Berlin, Koserstr. 20, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem (U-Haltestelle Podbielskiallee), Hörsaal B
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Reassesment of Judas
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Almut-Barbara Renger
July 10th 2010, 5.50 pm
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Dorotheenstraße 24, 10117 Berlin, Seminargebäude am Hegelplatz, room 1.103
The Portrayal of Judas Iscariot in Christian Antiquity and the Reassessment of the Figure in Modernity–from the Dark Betrayer of his Master’s Life to the Enlightened Confidant
Almut-Barbara Renger speaks at the conference “Bibel und Literatur. Methodische Zugänge und theoretische Perspektiven” about the reception history of Judas’ story in theology, philosophy, and literature. See program
Opening Session of the Study Group Religion & Literature/
Auftaktveranstaltung der AG Religion & Literatur:
June 10th 2010, 6 pm, Freie Universität Berlin
Presentation of the study group on the occasion of “Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften Berlin” at Freie Universität Berlin, June 5th 2010:
study group poster
Lecture Series “Master and Disciple: Tradition—Transfer—Transformation”
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Hans Richard Brittnacher (Freie Universität Berlin)
George and his Disciples: Homoerotism, Allegiance, and Bondage
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Thomas Karlauf
Charisma and Male Society: Stefan George and his Circle
Mai 12th 2010, 6:15-8:00 pm
Freie Universität Berlin, Koserstr. 20, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem (U-Haltestelle Podbielskiallee), Hörsaal B
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What is it about?
The study group Religion and Literature
Although since the Enlightenment an increasing “secularization” can be observed in all aspects of society of the German speaking countries, in contemporary literature Religion is still present in diverse forms and characteristics; not least in the shape of a critical examination of religious traditions and the articulation of doubts in God, but also in terms of a rediscovery and revitalization of their religious heritage. Here the question of distinction between literary and religious texts arises. Read more…
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Welcome to HolyLit!
Welcome to HolyLit—a blog maintained by the study group “Religion & Literature,” founded in 2010 under the direction of Almut-Barbara Renger (Freie Universität Berlin) and co-directed by John Hamilton (Harvard University). Here you can find any information concerning the group´s research, its authors, publications and upcoming events. Feel free to contact the blog’s administrator, Verena Düntsch:
Contact: holy_lit@web.de
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