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SCTR 19 - "Religions of the Book" - Winter 2007
Fr. Felix Just, S.J.
Dept. of Religious Studies, Santa Clara University
Special Events & Exhibitions
| Date / Time | Event / Title / Link | Location |
| Nov. 14, 2006 – March 4, 2007 | "Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: Icons from Sinai" | LA: Getty Museum |
| Jan. 13 – March 4, 2007 | "Faith Placed: The Intersection of Spirituality and Location in Contemporary Photography" |
SCU: de Saisset Museum |
| Jan. 17 (Wed.), 7:30 p.m. | SCU President's Speaker Series: Reza Aslan, No god but God | SCU: Mayer Theater |
| Jan. 22 – April 22, 2007 | "Sacramental Light: Latin American Devotional Art of the Colonial Period" | USF: Thacher Art Gallery |
| Jan. 23 (Tues.), 7:00 p.m. | Medieval & Renaissance Studies Film Festival: The DaVinci Code (147 mins., 2006) |
SCU: Daly Science 206 |
| Jan. 24&31 (Wed.), 6:00 p.m. | "Artist Walkthoughs" of the "Faith Placed" exhibition | SCU: de Saisset Museum |
| Jan. 31 (Wed.), 7:00 p.m. | Medieval & Renaissance Film Festival: Kingdom of Heaven (144 mins., 2004) | SCU: Daly Science 206 |
| Feb. 8 (Thurs.), 7:00 p.m. | Medieval & Renaissance Film Festival: al-Massir, a.k.a. Destiny (135 mins., 1997) | SCU: Daly Science 206 |
| Feb. 13 (Tues), 7:30 p.m. | SCU President's Speaker Series: Khaled Hosseini, Kite Runner | SCU: Mayer Theater |
| Feb. 21 (Wed), 12:00 noon; 5:10; 7:00; and 10:00 p.m. |
Ash Wednesday Liturgies (Fr. Just presiding at 10:00 p.m.) | SCU: Mission Church |
| Feb. 28 (Wed.), 6:00 p.m. | Lecture related to "Faith Placed" exhibition; by photographer Linda Connor | SCU: de Saisset Museum |
| March 1 (Thurs), 4:00 p.m. | "Intractable Rivals or Emerging Allies? Religion and Social Science in Conversation" Free Lecture by Prof. Douglas Davies, Durham University, England |
SCU: Benson Center 21 |
| March 4 (Sun.), 4:30 p.m. | "The End That Never Came and the Christianities That Were Lost" - Free Lecture by Prof. Bart Ehrman, Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
First Congr. Church, SJ |
| March 8 (Thurs), 2:30 p.m. | "Remembering the Future: El Salvador's Martyrs and the Challenge of Being Human" Free Lecture by Kevin Burke, S.J., Dean of the Jesuit School of Theology |
SCU: Sobrato Commons |
| March 11 (Sun.), 10:00 p.m. | Fr. Just presides at the Student Liturgy (Sunday evening Mass) | SCU: Mission Church |
| April 19 (Thurs), 7:30 p.m. | SCU President's Speaker Series: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Caged Virgin | SCU: Mayer Theater |
(more will be added during the quarter; please tell the instructor about other relevant events and exhibitions)
Films and Videos
Quite a few good productions are available through SCU's Media Services department. On OSCAR (the library's online catalog), search for Keywords "Videorecording and Judaism" or "Videorecording and Christianity" or "Videorecording and Islam" or "Videorecording and Bible" or "Videorecording and Koran" or similar terms.
Major Religious HolyDays
| JUDAISM | CHRISTIANITY | ISLAM |
| Rosh HaShanah (New Year; A.M. 5767) - Sept. 23-24, 2006 (begins ten "High Holy Days" or "Days of Awe") |
First Sunday of Advent (New Year) - Dec. 3, 2006 | Muharram (New Year; A.H. 1428) - Jan. 20, 2007 |
| YOM KIPPUR (Day of Atonement; Tishri 10) - Oct. 2, 2006 | CHRISTMAS (Birth of Jesus) - Dec. 25, 2006 (or Jan. 6, Armenian Orth.; Jan. 7, most Orthodox) |
Ashura (Creation, Noah, Moses, Hussain) - Jan. 29, 2007 |
| Sukkot (Tabernacles/Booths; Tishri 15-22) - Oct. 7-14, 2006 | Epiphany - Jan. 6, 2007 (traditional and Protestant), or Jan. 7 (Catholic) |
Mawlid el-Nabi (Birth of Muhammad) - March 31, 2007 (or April 5, 2007, for most Shi'ites) |
| Hanukkah (Feast of Lights; Kislev 25) - Dec. 16-23, 2006 | Baptism of the Lord - Jan. 7 or 8, 2007 | Ramadan (Month of Fasting) - Sept. 13 - Oct. 12, 2007 |
| Tu B'Shevat (New Year for Trees; Shevat 15) - Feb. 3, 2007 | Ash Wednesday (Lent begins) - Feb. 21, 2007 | EID al FITR (Breaking the Fast) - Oct. 13, 2007 |
| Purim (Feast of Lots; Adar 14) - March 4, 2007 | Holy Thursday & Good Friday - April 5-6, 2007 | Hajj begins (Pilgrimage to Mecca) - Dec. 18, 2007 |
| PESACH (Feast of Passover; Nisan 15) - April 3, 2007 | EASTER Sunday (Resurrection of Jesus) - April 8, 2007 | Day of Arafat (2nd day of Hajj) - Dec. 19, 2007 |
| Shavu'ot (Feast of Weeks; Sivan 6) - May 23, 2007 | Pentecost (Coming of Holy Spirit) - May 27, 2007 | EID al ADHA (Sacrifice of Abraham) - Dec. 20, 2007 |
See also an Interfaith Calendar or a Multifaith Calendar available online.
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