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		<title>Lecture on climate change and ethics presented March 29 at Appalachian</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:34:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Philosophy professor Andrew Light will lecture on the role of ethics in climate change on Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m. at Appalachian State University.
Light’s lecture,  “Climate Ethics for Climate Action: Towards a Better Moral Outcome in International Climate Negations,” will be presented in the Bryce and Izoria Gordon Gathering Hall in the Reich College [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Religious scholar talks about angels and apparitions Feb. 29</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/02/22/angels-and-apparitions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Noted religious studies scholar Dr. Ann Taves will present two talks at Appalachian State University.
On Wednesday, Feb. 29, Taves will present “Angels, Aliens, and Apparitions of the Dead: Revelation, Science, and the Academic Study of Religion” beginning at 7 p.m. in the Bryce and Izoria Gordon Gathering Hall in the Reich College of Education on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Art exhibit at local church explores art, religion and society</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2012/02/01/art-exhibit-at-local-church-explores-art-religion-and-society/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE – An art exhibit by Appalachian State University freshmen exploring the connections and influences of art, religion and society will be on display at Boone United Methodist Church through Feb. 24.




The exhibit “Strange Light, Unexpected Friends” by Appalachian State University freshmen includes photography, pencil and ink drawings, paintings and collage. (Photos submitted)

An   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Agora” shown Nov. 17 for World Philosophy Day celebration</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/11/11/%e2%80%9cagora%e2%80%9d-shown-nov-17-for-world-philosophy-day-celebration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—The film “Agora” will be shown Nov. 17 at Appalachian State University as part of World Philosophy Day. The film begins at 7:30 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Greenbriar Theatre. The public is invited.
Set in Roman Egypt, the historical drama tells the story of the famous female philosopher and mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria.
The film is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book launch on Oct. 25 honors “Feminist Disability Studies” publication</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/10/18/%e2%80%9cfeminist-disabilities-studies%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE— “Feminist Disability Studies,” edited by Dr. Kim Hall, has been published by Indiana University Press. Hall will be honored at a book launch Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. in Belk Library and Information Commons Room 421 at Appalachian State University. The public is invited.
Hall is a professor of philosophy in the Department of Philosophy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hutchins receives NEA Literature Translation Fellowship; award will support his translation of  a novel by Ibrahim al-Koni</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/07/21/hutchins-receives-nea-literature-translation-fellowship-award-will-support-his-translation-of-a-novel-by-ibrahim-al-koni/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Dr. William M. Hutchins has received his second National Endowment of the Arts Literature Translation Fellowship. A professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Philosophy and Religion, Hutchins will use the award to translate the novel “New Waw” by Arabic language author Ibrahim al-Koni.
He is one of only 16 professional translators to receive a 2012 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi author presents book reading March 3 at Appalachian</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/02/14/iraqi-author/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Iraqi author Samuel Shimon will read from his work Thursday, March 3, at Appalachian State University. His 3:30 p.m. reading will be in the University Bookstore in Plemmons Student Union. His visit is sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Department of English, Department of Philosophy and Religion and the global studies program.
Shimon’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Papal astronomer discusses astronomy and God</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/02/08/papal-astronomer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Vatican astronomer Brother Guy Consolmagno will lecture on “Astronomy, God and the Search for Elegance” March 1 at Appalachian State University.  His talk begins at 7 p.m. in I.G. Greer Auditorium. A reception will be held prior to the talk beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium’s lobby.
Consolmagno also will participate in a panel discussion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hall honored for service and leadership</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/01/05/hall-honored/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Dr. Kim Q. Hall, professor of philosophy in Appalachian State University’s Department of Philosophy and Religion, has received the Jimmy Smith Outstanding Service Award for the 2010-11 academic year.
The award, presented by the College of Arts and Sciences, recognizes a faculty member’s contributions, leadership or service to his or her department, college or the university. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Philosophy Day celebrated Nov. 16 and 18</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2010/11/08/world-philosophy-day-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE-Appalachian State University’s Department of Philosophy and Religion will host World Philosophy Day events Nov. 16 and 18 on campus.  Both events are free and open to the public.
On Tuesday, Nov. 16, Dr. Michael Funk Deckard of Lenoir-Rhyne University will give a lecture on “The Ethics of Killing in War: Debating Coetzee, Mulhall and McMahan” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jewish literature lecture held Oct. 18</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2010/10/13/jewish-literature-lecture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE-Appalachian State University’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies presents “The Invention of Jewish Literature in Nineteenth-Century Germany,” a lecture by Dr. Jonathan M. Hess Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. in room 114 of Belk Library and Information Commons on campus.  The lecture is open to the public.
Dr. Hess is professor of Germanic languages [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conference Sept. 17 focuses on business and environmental ethics</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2010/08/30/conference-sept-17-focuses-on-business-and-environmental-ethics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Topics from environmental ethics to religion and nature will be featured during the 2010 Business and Environmental Ethics Conference Sept. 17 at Appalachian State University. Other topics include environmental economics, strategy and nature, and university sustainability.
The conference begins with a welcome at 8:30 a.m. in the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center’s Powers Grand Hall. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gift of Hindu ceremonial outfit brings alive religious culture for students</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2010/07/26/hindu-ceremonial-outfit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—When Jaimie Houston’s great-grandparents, Raymond and Ellen Houston, traveled the globe, they always returned with interesting stories and items from their international jaunts. Among their travel memorabilia was a formal Hindu outfit purchased in 1959, most likely in Nepal. The outfit has been donated in their memory to Appalachian State University’s Department of Philosophy and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lecture by Victor Stenger March 31</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—Victor J. Stenger, New York Times bestselling author of “God: The Failed Hypothesis, How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist,” will present a free and open-to-the-public lecture, “Is There Evidence for Life After Death?,” March 31 from 5:30-7 p.m. in I.G. Greer Auditorium at Appalachian State University.
Having spent an academic career in particle physics, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Philosophy Day activities to be held Nov. 12 and 19</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2009/10/26/world-philosophy-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—The Department of Philosophy and Religion at Appalachian State University invites everyone to participate in activities associated with World Philosophy Day. This year’s theme is “penser pour agir” (thinking in order to act).
The film “Examined Life” by Astra Taylor will be shown Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Greenbriar Theatre. Admission is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Professor helps bring writings of Arabic authors to new readers</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2008/10/01/arabic-authors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE—The work of Appalachian State University professor William M. Hutchins is included in The Society of Authors list of outstanding translations from the past 50 years.
Hutchins is a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Philosophy and Religion. He was the principal translator of “Cairo Trilogy,” written by the late Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz. Printed in English [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special program presented by the Department of Philosophy and Religion April 2</title>
		<link>http://www.news.appstate.edu/2008/03/31/owen-flanagan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE&#8212;The Department of Philosophy and Religion presents a talk by Owen Flanagan April 2 from 5-6:30 p.m. in I.G. Greer Auditorium at Appalachian State University.
Flanagan is the James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy and a professor of neurobiology at Duke University.
 He is the author of &#8220;Consciousness Reconsidered,&#8221; &#8220;The Problem of the Soul&#8221; and &#8220;The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Queer rights lecture presented March 19</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE &#8211; Dr. Chris Cuomo, a professor of philosophy and director of women&#8217;s studies at the University of Georgia, will discuss &#8220;Claiming the Right to be Queer&#8221; March 19 at Appalachian State University.
Her talk begins at 7:30 p.m. in Room 114 Belk Library and Information Commons. It is free and open to the public.
Cuomo&#8217;s research [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Humanities Day held April 13 at Appalachian</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE&#8212;The Appalachian Humanities Program at Appalachian State University celebrates Humanities Day April 13 in Plemmons Student Union&#8217;s Calloway Peak Room.
The event, sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, highlights work of the
five humanities research clusters started last fall to facilitate interdisciplinary research among faculty who may not have seen similarities within their fields.
The event [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Professors explore challenges of teaching religion in the South</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOONE&#8212;Teaching religion at a southern university can mean interesting challenges, says Dr. Sandie Gravett, a professor of philosophy and religion at Appalachian State University.
Religion is such an important part of Southern culture that it&#8217;s not uncommon for students to come to the classroom thinking they already have mastered the topic.
&#8220;When Christianity or the Bible is [...]]]></description>
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