Religion
Submitted by jao12 on Sun, 11/04/2007 - 4:04pm.
Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 8:00pm - 10:00 pm
Contact: jao12@duke.edu
Sponsor: Buddhist Community at Duke
Where: Richard B. White Auditorium
Why: (1) Yonder (dir. Mika Johnson, 2006, 20 min, USA, B/W, DVD)
The story of Yonder follows a man who is lost in his dreams. There, in a world that mirrors his sense of loss and isolation, he comes face to face with his spiritual double in what becomes a quest towards the re-creation of his identity. (2) Enlightenment Guaranteed (Erleuchtung garantiert) (dir. Doris Dörrie, 2000, 109 min, Germany, in German, Japanese, and English with English subtitles, Color, DVD)
Uwe (Uwe Ochsenknecht) and Gustav (Gustav-Peter Wöhler) could hardly be more different as brothers: the former is an utter slob and the latter a practising feng-shui expert. When Uwe's wife leaves him suddenly, taking the entire contents of their flat and the children with her, he turns to his brother for a shoulder to cry on. As Gustav is about to embark on a Buddhist retreat to Japan, Uwe has no choice but to tag along - much to his brother's alarm. En route, their midlife crisis turns into a midnight crisis when they get lost in Tokyo's neon jungle and can't find the way back to their hotel. It's down and out in Asia's brave new world. With no papers, credit cards, directions, and with no Yen in their pockets, they wander through a kaleidoscopic alien environment where the simplest everyday things become major, often comical, challenges. They have to survive by their wits and certainly never expected the Zen concept of "leaving everything behind" to be like this. Life in the monastery is an immersion of a more subtle kind. The mundane and the sublime - where does the one stop and the other start? What does cleaning the floor have to do with cleansing your heart? Still, the enigma of enlightenment keeps them going. But although it often seems just within their grasp, it continues to elude them. And yet, even if they don't fully realize it, at the very core of their being, it's changing them...
Submitted by jao12 on Sun, 11/04/2007 - 4:01pm.
Date: Friday, December 14, 2007 - 8:00pm - 8:00 pm
Contact: jao12@duke.edu
Sponsor: Buddhist Community at Duke
Where: Griffith Theater, Bryan Center
Why: This event took place on NOVEMBER 14. We apologize for the confusion.
Submitted by jao12 on Sun, 11/04/2007 - 3:58pm.
Date: Monday, November 12, 2007 - 8:00pm - 10:00 pm
Contact: James Abordo Ong
Sponsor: Buddhist Community at Duke
Where: Griffith Theater, Bryan Center
Why: Milarepa depicts the humble beginnings of the man who was to become Tibet's greatest saint. A true story based on centuries-old oral traditions, a youthful Milarepa is propelled into a world of sorrow and betrayal after his father's sudden death. Destitute and hopeless, he sets out to learn black magic - and exact revenge on his enemies - encountering magicians, demons, an enigmatic teacher and unexpected mystical power along the way. But it is in confronting the consequences of his anger that he learns the most. Photographed in the stunning Lahaul-Spiti region of Northern India, Milarepa offers a provocative parallel to the cycle of violence and retribution we see consuming today's world.
Winner: National Geographic Audience Favorite Award for Best Feature-Length Film
Submitted by hch4 on Tue, 10/23/2007 - 11:31am.
Date: Friday, November 2, 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 Sam Wells, Dean of the Duke Chapel. All are invited!
Submitted by jao12 on Thu, 10/18/2007 - 6:11am.
Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - 8:00pm - 10:15 pm
Contact: james.ong@duke.edu
Sponsor: Buddhist Community at Duke
Where: Richard White Auditorium
Why: This is a thought-provoking, elegantly filmed religious tale from award-winning director Im Kwon-Taek, focusing on the lives of two very different Buddhist nuns and their separate journeys toward personal enlightenment. In intertwining these two stories, the film successfully explores issues regarding a woman's role in Korean society and the place of religion in the modern age.
In Korean, English subtitles. 134 min.
Sponsored by the University & Cultural Fund, the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute, the Lilly Library, and the Film/Video/Digital Program.
Submitted by hch4 on Wed, 10/03/2007 - 10:01am.
Date: Friday, October 12, 2007 - 7:00pm - 9:30 pm
Contact: http://www.duke.edu/web/gcf
Sponsor: Graduate Christian Fellowship
Where: Chapel basement. (Enter through the door marked "Campus Ministries" facing the Bryan Center parking lot.)
Why: Come join our biweekly GCF large group meeting. Dinner starts at 6 pm followed by praise, worship, and a talk. Our speaker this week will be Professor Peter Feaver of the Political Science department at Duke.
Submitted by ebj4 on Sun, 09/23/2007 - 11:11pm.
Date: Saturday, November 10, 2007 - 7:00pm - 9:30 pm
Contact: Ellis Johns (dukecmda@gmail.com)
Sponsor: Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA)
Where: Mount Moriah Baptist Church, 549 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC (see www.duke.edu/web/cmda for further details)
Why: CMDA hosts a monthly large group meeting (i.e. UNC and Duke Chapters combine) that includes a free meal, worship and a relevant lecture from one of our local doctors. Speakers in the past have included Harold Koenig, MD, of Duke, the researcher on faith and healing, William Roper, MD, MPH, dean of the UNC School of Medicine and former dean of the UNC School of Public Health, and the Revd Canon Dr. Samuel Wells, Dean of Duke Chapel. Speakers usually discuss some aspect of combining faith and medical practice. Food starts at 6 with the message starting at 6:50. Rich Frothingham will be speaking
Submitted by ebj4 on Sun, 09/23/2007 - 11:04pm.
Date: Saturday, October 20, 2007 - 7:00pm - 9:30 pm
Contact: Ellis Johns (dukecmda@gmail.com)
Sponsor: Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA)
Where: 549 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC (see www.duke.edu/web/cmda for further details)
Why: CMDA hosts a monthly large group meeting (i.e. UNC and Duke Chapters combine) that includes a free meal, worship and a relevant lecture from one our local doctors. Speakers in the past have included Harold Koenig, MD, of Duke, the researcher on faith and healing, William Roper, MD, MPH, dean of the UNC School of Medicine and former dean of the UNC School of Public Health, and the Revd Canon Dr. Samuel Wells, Dean of Duke Chapel. Speakers usually discuss some aspect of combining faith and medical practice. Food starts at 6 with the message starting at 6:50
Brent Senior will be speaking
Submitted by ebj4 on Sun, 09/23/2007 - 10:49pm.
Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2007 - 8:00pm - 9:30 pm
Contact: Ellis Johns (dukecmda@gmail.com)
Sponsor: Christian Medical and Dental Association
Where: Dr Banks and Mrs. Nancy Anderson, 2401 Cranford Rd, Durham, NC
Why: This bible study is part of a weekly event for allied heath professionals/students sponsered by the Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA) where topics such as evolution, ethics, and Christian principles as they relate to medicine are discussed.
Submitted by ebj4 on Sun, 09/23/2007 - 10:46pm.
Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 8:00pm - 8:00 pm
Contact: Ellis Johns (dukecmda@gmail.com)
Sponsor: Christian Medical and Dental Association
Where: Dr Banks and Mrs. Nancy Anderson, 2401 Cranford Rd, Durham, NC
Why: This bible study is part of a weekly event for allied heath professionals/students sponsered by the Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA) where topics such as evolution, ethics, and Christian principles as they relate to medicine are discussed.
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