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Green Tea Conversation: MIGRANT WOMEN WORKERS IN HONG KONG AND CATHOLIC ETHICAL RESPONSE

Submitted by asiaproject on Tue, 04/30/2013 - 11:54pm
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Join in a Green Tea Conversation with Mee-Yin Mary Yuen on "Migrant Women Workers in Hong Kong and Catholic Ethical Response."

Mee-Yin Mary Yuen, from Hong Kong, China, is currently a PhD student in IDS area with focus on Christian social ethics, Chinese Confucian ethics, and Asian theology. She taught Catholic social ethics in several religious institutions in Hong Kong. She worked in the Justice and Peace Commission of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese before and has engaged in the social justice ministry at local and Asian levels for many years.  

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2013 Annual Institute of Buddhist Studies Graduate Student Symposium

Submitted by communications on Tue, 11/20/2012 - 12:28pm
Saturday, April 13, 2013 (All day)

Buddhist Ritual, Buddhist Culture

Keynote speaker Dr. Justin McDaniel, University of Pennsylvania

Institute of Buddhist Studies, 2140 Durant Avenue, Berkeley

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Why Study at the GTU?

Submitted by communications on Tue, 02/05/2013 - 3:55pm
Saturday, April 6, 2013 - 9:30am to 1:30pm

A program designed for prospective master's degree students, this event is an opportunity to meet faculty, student, and staff representatives from the member schools and centers -- explore ways to understand the urgent issues of our time in an interreligious graduate study community in Berkeley.

Denniston Commons, Church Divinity School of the Pacific, 2451 Ridge Road, Berkeley

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Green Tea Conversation: Women's Leadership and Islam in China

Submitted by asiaproject on Mon, 03/11/2013 - 9:44am
Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 12:30pm

Join in a Green Tea Conversation on Women's Leadership and Islam in China with Courtney Bruntz.

Courtney is a Ph.D. student at Graduate Theological Union. She worked as a Visiting Instructor of English and American Culture at Central China Normal University in Wuhan, Hubei, PRC for two years. Currently she is teaching a course, Women in Chinese Islam, at the GTU with the Newhall Grant.

Bring your lunch. Tea&snack will be provided. Free and open to the public

Pacific School of Religion, Mudd 103

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Green Tea Conversation on the Statements of CATS VII

Submitted by asiaproject on Tue, 02/05/2013 - 11:41pm
Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 12:00pm

Asia Project will host a Green Tea Conversation on the Statement of CATS VII with Dr. Moses Penumaka. The Congress of Asian Theologians (CATS) is a bi-/tri-annual conference of theologians throughout Asia, founded in 1997. CATS VII, the Seventh Congress was held on the theme, “Embracing and Embodying God’s Hospitality Today” on June 30-July6, 2012. Dr. Penumaka will present and lead a discussion on the statements from CATS VII as he represented Asia Project and the GTU in the Congress. Dr.

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Why Study at the GTU?

Submitted by admissions on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 2:57pm
Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 2:00pm to 4:30pm

A program designed for prospective master's degree students, this event is an opportunity to meet faculty, student, and staff representatives from the member schools and centers -- explore ways to understand the urgent issues of our time in an interreligious graduate study community in Berkeley.

Dinner Board Room, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709

To reserve a place, email or call the GTU Admissions Office, 800/826-4488

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Green Tea Conversation - Korean Buddhist Nuns and Laywomen: Hidden Histories, Enduring Vitality

Submitted by asiaproject on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 2:02pm
Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Asia Project and KSA (Korean Student Association) will co-host a Green Tea Conversation inviting a Korean Buddhist scholar, Dr. Eunsu Cho. Dr. Cho will present with the topic of "Korean Buddhist Nuns and Laywomen: hidden histories, enduring vitality." Cho is a professor of Buddhist Philosophy at Seoul National University in Korea and currently teaching at UC Berkeley as a visiting professor.

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American Muslims Redefining Religion and Identity: A Critical Discourse Analysis on 9/11 Uproar

Submitted by communications on Wed, 10/10/2012 - 4:00pm
Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 12:00pm

Asia Project Green Tea Conversation

Join in a Green Tea Conversation with Roma Ulinnuha. Roma is a Ph.D. student at Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS). He is a lecturer of Ushuluddin, Religious Studies, and Islamic Thoughts at the State Islamic University (UIN), Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta since 2006.

Bring your lunch. Tea & snack will be provided. Free and open to the public.

Mudd 101, Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley

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Exploring Gender Identities: Films from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore

Submitted by communications on Thu, 10/11/2012 - 4:42pm
Monday, September 24, 2012 (All day) to Monday, October 1, 2012 (All day)

UC Berkeley - Center for Southeast Asia Studies' Parts of the Heart series, co-sponsored by the Center for Islamic Studies

Institute of East Asian Studies (2223 Fulton, 6th Floor), Conference Room

Mini-film festival showing a selection of feature films and documentaries from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia that look at LGBT issues from different perspectives.

cseas@berkeley.edu, 510-642-3609

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Jesus and Confucius on Virtue: Bridging Christian and Confucian Ethics

Submitted by communications on Tue, 11/20/2012 - 1:49pm
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 7:00pm

Confucian Ethics enjoys growing interest in the Western World. Dr. Chan, S.J. will explore strong evidence for a rich comparative dialogue between Christian and Confucian Ethics. Click here for more information.

Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, 1735 Le Roy Avenue, Berkeley

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Earth, Tsunami, and Nuclear Crisis in Japan: How Japanese religious communities are reaching out to the suffered

Submitted by communications on Tue, 11/20/2012 - 1:44pm
Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 12:00pm

Asia Project Green Tea Conversation

Bring your lunch and join us for a conversation with Dr. Chizuko Saito about how Japanese religious communities are helping to heal victims of the tsunami. Tea will be provided.

Dr. Saito received her Ph.D. from the GTU and is currently an associate professor at Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts in Kyoto, Japan.

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