Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 8:00pm - 11:00 pm
Contact: ewc7@duke.edu
Sponsor: The Self Knowlege Symposium supported by the Kenan Institute of Ethics
Where: McClendon Tower media room, 2nd floor

Why: The Self Knowledge Symposium presents: A viewing and discussion of Akira Kurosawa’s acclaimed movie Ikiru on Thursday April 17 from 7 pm-10pm. This is the 3rd and final in our Authentic Happiness Film Series. As Graduate Students, we can get caught up in assignments, deadlines and research. Perhaps you have even perfected the balancing act, but are you happy? Ikiru is a movie that challenges our thinking on what living really means.Is having a great job enough? What about family and great friends? Are these requisites for achieving authentic happiness? Are there some deliberate steps that a person can take to live in such a way that life itself becomes a joy? Please join us as we view this movie and discuss its implications for our own lives as students, friends, and family. The venue is the media room on the 2nd floor of the McClendon tower (McClendon 2).

Date: Friday, May 2, 2008 - 7:00pm - 12:00 am
Contact: Ellis Johns (dukecmda@gmail.com)
Sponsor: Duke Christian Medical and Dental Association and the Triangle Christian Medical Fellowship
Where:

The Fowler's
683 Shore Acres Drive Semora, NC 27343
336-322-5000

Why: This retreat is a yearly event where Christian health care professionals and allied health students gather for a great time of fellowship and discipleship.  The event is held at a retreat center owned by Dr. Fowler and his wife (UNC docs), and there is plenty of room for all.  Food and lodging are free but donations will be accepted.  For more information see our website. www.duke.edu/web/cmda

Date: Monday, March 31, 2008 - 6:30pm - 8:00 pm
Contact: pls10@duke.edu
Sponsor: Buddhist Community at Duke
Where: The Chapel Crypt: Downstairs through the door that is to the left of the main altar and to the right of the Memorial Chapel.
Why:

The Metta Bhavana, or Development of Lovingkindness, practice is one of the most ancient forms of Buddhist practice, one that has been passed down in an unbroken line for over 2,500 years.  The practice helps us to actively cultivate positive emotional states towards ourselves and others, so that we become more patient, kind, accepting, and compassionate.  Join us in this loving-kindness workshop to be facilitated by John Orr, guiding teacher of the New Hope Sangha.  John Orr received Theravada Buddhist ordination and training for a period of eight years while living in Thailand and India, and has been teaching meditation and leading retreats around the country since 1980.

Food and refreshments will be served in the Chapel basement after the workshop. 

Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 - 8:00pm - 9:30 pm
Contact: socraticclubtwoviews@yahoo.com
Sponsor: Duke Socratic Club
Where: Duke Divinity School, 0016 Westbrook

Why:

Contact: Tom Arthur
tom@saraharthur.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 6, 2008

Professors to discuss differing views on How Jesus Saves

Dr. David Hogg (Assoc. Professor of Church History and Medieval Studies, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) and Dr. Randy Maddox (Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Studies, Duke Divinity School) and moderated by Dean Sam Wells (Duke Chapel).

DURHAM, NC— On Tuesday, February 26, at 7:00 p.m., professors from Duke Divinity School and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary will discuss the question of how Jesus save us, and their differing views on its historical and theological significance. The dialogue will take place in the Westbrook building Room 0016 of Duke Divinity School, and admission is free.

The discussion will feature Dr. David Hogg, Assoc. Professor of Church History and Medieval Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Dr. Randy Maddox, Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Studies at Duke Divinity School, and will be moderated by Dean Sam Wells of Duke Chapel.

One professor emphasizes Jesus’ death as saving while the other emphasizes his life. Focusing on his death, Hogg summarized his position saying, “His life is not to be divorced from his death and resurrection.” Hogg holds what is usually called a penal substitutionary view of Jesus’ death. On the other hand, Maddox emphasizes Jesus life saying, “It is the whole work of Christ -- classically, as prophet, priest, and king – that saves, not his death (or atoning work) alone.” Maddox continues, “The deepest truth about Christ’s atoning work is God’s full identification with us in our brokenness and sin in order to restore community (with God and others) and spiritual vitality.” Hogg sees Jesus’ life more as a preparation for his death saying, “[Jesus life is] seen as the demonstration of his suitability to be the high priest who offered himself on behalf of believers. The benefits of this salvation are known through faith in what Christ accomplished and repentance from sin.”

 

David S. Hogg is an Associate Professor of Church History and Medieval Studies at Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest. Among his publications is, Anselm of Canterbury: the beauty of theology. Before teaching at Southeastern, Dr Hogg taught in the Divinity School at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He also holds an adjunctive position at a Seminary in the Czech Republic.

Randy L. Maddox is Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Studies and Associate Dean for Faculty Development at the Divinity School, Duke University. He is a scholar both of John Wesley’s theology and of theological developments in the later Methodist/Wesleyan traditions. In addition to numerous articles he is author of Responsible Grace: John Wesley’s Practical Theology, a contributor to Wesley and the Quadrilateral, and editor of Aldersgate Reconsidered and Rethinking Wesley’s Theology for Contemporary Methodism.

This event is sponsored by Duke Chapel and Duke Socratic Club

For more information visit the blog at www.socraticclubtwoviews.blogspot.com. To RSVP for the event email socraticclubtwoviews@yahoo.com.

Date: Monday, February 25, 2008 - 6:30pm - 8:00 pm
Contact: maria.pavlova@duke.edu
Sponsor: Buddhist Community at Duke
Where: The Chapel Crypt
Why:

Meditation helps us become healthy by harmonizing and balancing the energy in our body and mind, and by helping us cultivate calm awareness in the midst of our busy lives. Come and explore the practice and benefits of meditation through this workshop. You will learn basic relaxation exercises, as well as basic techniques in meditation--sitting, walking and lying-down meditation--as well as chanting and contemplation. The workshop will be led by Rev. WonGong and Rev. IlDug from the Won Buddhism Meditation Temple in Chapel Hill. No experience is necessary. Everyone is welcome.

About the Facilitators:
Rev. WonGong So (Won: “Circle” + Gong: “True Void”) was ordained in 1994 as a Won-Buddhist Priest. She completed her novice and undergraduate training and her graduate/internship experience in Korea, majoring in Won-Buddhist religious studies. She served in the Gang-Nam Temple in Seoul for three years before moving to the US in 1997, where she was assigned to the Rockville Temple in Maryland. She completed her Master's in Social Work at the University of Maryland in 2002. Currently, WonGong is the head priest at the Won-Buddhism Temple in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Rev. IlDug (Il: “One” + Dug: “Great Virtue”) Kim is a Won Buddhist Priest. She completed her novitiate studies consisting of a 2-year (1998-99) apprenticeship and then completed an undergraduate 4-year degree (2000-04) specializing in Won Buddhism Studies and Philosophy at Wonkwang University in Korea. After two more years of study (2004-06), IlDug received her Master’s degree from Won Institute of Graduate Studies in Glenside, Pennsylvania. She was ordained in December 2006 and is currently serving at the Won-Buddhism Temple of North Carolina.

Date: Monday, April 7, 2008 - 8:00pm - 9:30 pm
Contact: Christa Mazzone
Sponsor: Duke Socratic Club and Divinity Women's Center
Where: Duke Divinity School, 0016 Westbrook Building
Why:

The Divinity Women's Center and Duke Socratic Club invite you to attend a debate on the role of women according to St. Paul. The event will be held at 7pm on April 7, 2008 at Duke Divinity School in 0016 Westbrook. It will feature Dr. Ben Witherington, Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary, and Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School. The debate will be moderated by Duke Divinity Assistant Professor of New Testament, Dr. Douglas Campbell. For more information or to rsvp visit: http://www.socraticclubtwoviews.blogspot.com.

Date: Friday, February 8, 2008 - 7:00pm - 10:00 pm
Contact: amber.diaz@duke.edu
Sponsor: Graduate Christian Fellowship
Where: Duke Chapel basement, in the kitchen and lounge
Why:

All are welcome! Our Large Group speaker this week will be Sam Wells, Dean of the Duke Chapel.

We'll share dinner starting at 6:00. You won't want to miss this -- we'll be having home-cooked South Indian cuisine!

The program with a time of worship and Dean Sam Wells' talk will start at 7:15.

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 12:00pm - 7:00 pm
Contact: Jessi Bardill, dukepowwow@gmail.com
Sponsor: Native American Student Alliance
Where: Duke Main West Quad
Why: Come enjoy the diversity of cultures in Native America! We'll have dancers, drummers, singers, and vendors for food and wonderful Native crafts. Grand Entry at noon. More info to come...

Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 8:15pm - 9:30 pm
Contact: Scott Hawkins (shawkins@duke.edu)
Sponsor: International Christian Fellowship
Where: Catholic Center in the Duke Chapel basement

Why: A time to investigate and discuss short Bible texts about Jesus in order to discover who God is and how to know him. This is open to anyone, including those who are simply curious. All are welcome. This will be happening every Thursday through March 6.

Date: Friday, November 16, 2007 - 7:00pm - 9:30 pm
Contact: http://www.duke.edu/web/gcf/
Sponsor: Graduate Christian Fellowship
Where: Chapel basement.  Enter through the door on the side of the chapel facing the Bryan Center.
Why: Join us for another GCF large group fellowship meeting.  Come for dinner at 6 pm.  We will have a time of worship starting at 7:15 pm followed by a talk from Pastor Allan Poole of Blacknall Memorial Presbyterian Church.  He will be speaking on "nurturing the mind".  This will be our last official large group meeting of the semester.  All are invited!