[Peace] CF:CIMIC Seminar:Oct10:Reading of the Qur'an by a Christian-Prof. Robbins, Emory Univ.

[Irfan Ahmad]

>Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 23:01:08 -0500
>To: psames at uiuc.edu
>From: Irfan Ahmad <isahmad at uiuc.edu>
>Subject: CIMIC Seminar:Oct10:Reading of the Qur'an by a Christian-Prof. 
>Robbins, Emory Univ.
>
>"In The Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful"
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>CIMIC WEEKLY SEMINAR
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>READING OF THE QUR'AN BY A CHRISTIAN
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>Prof. Vernon K. Robbins
>Winship Distinguished Research Professor of New Testament
>and Comparative Sacred Texts in the Humanities, Emory University
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>Discussion Follows
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>8:30- 10:00 PM @ CIMIC
>Friday, Oct. 10 InshaAllah
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>ALL INVITED
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>Refreshments Served
>Babysitting provided
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>Vernon K. Robbins, Winship Distinguished Research Professor in the 
>Humanities (1984) at the Emory University. Professor Robbins received his 
>B.A. in Philosophy with honors from Westmar College, his B.D. with honors 
>from United Theological Seminary, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the 
>University of Chicago. His area of research is the New Testament in its 
>Jewish and Hellenistic-Roman environment, with special interests in 
>rhetoric and social scientific methods of investigation. Recently, he has 
>begun to broaden these interests to comparative study of sacred Islamic 
>and Hindu texts.
>
>Among his twelve authored, co-authored, and edited books, Jesus the 
>Teacher (1984, 1992 pb) launched a new method in biblical studies called 
>socio-rhetorical criticism. Most recent publications include The Tapestry 
>of Early Christian Discourse: Rhetoric, Society and Ideology (Routledge, 
>1996) and Exploring the Texture of Texts: A Guide to Socio-Rhetorical 
>Interpretation (Trinity Press International, 1996). He serves on national 
>and international editorial boards, is general editor of Emory Studies in 
>Early Christianity, co-editor of The Rhetoric of Religious Antiquity, and 
>co-director of the International Seminar on Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation.
>
>1968-1984 Religious Studies and Classics, University of Illinois at 
>Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
>1983-1984 Fulbright Professor, Department of Religious Studies, University 
>of Trondheim, Norway
>1984-1988 Associate Professor, Department and Graduate Division of 
>Religion, Emory University, Atlanta
>1986-1987 Chair of Classics and Director of Classical Studies, Emory 
>University
>1988-89 Chair of Department of Religion, Emory University
>1991-92 Chair of Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Languages and 
>Literatures
>1988-present Professor of Religion, Department and Graduate Division of 
>Religion, Emory University
>1999-2002 Visiting Professor of New Testament, University of Stellenbosch, 
>South Africa
>2001-present Winship Distinguished Research Professor of New Testament and 
>Comparative Sacred Texts in the Humanities, Department and Graduate 
>Division of Religion, Emory University
>
>Prof. Robbins can be reached at: relvkr at emory.edu
>http://www.emory.edu/COLLEGE/RELIGION/faculty/robbins.html
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>Central Illinois Masjid and Islamic Center (CIMIC)
>106 S. Lincoln Ave, Urbana,
>(Parking entrance through Busey St.)
>Ph. (217) 344-1555 email: cimic at prairienet.org
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>For CIMIC Weekly Seminar Schedule 2001-02
>http://cimic.prairienet.org/seminars.html
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>CIMIC Weekly & Special Seminars Subcommittee: WSC:
>cimic at prairienet.org
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>Upcoming Events (speakers, topics, and seminar times are subject to change):
>
>Oct. 17. Is Kashmir Really Strategic to India and Pakistan?
>Nasrullah Mirza; Fullbright Scholar, ACDIS, UIUC; and Quaid-a-Azam University
>
>Oct. 20-24. Islamic Awareness Week at UIUC Campus
>Sponsored by MSA
>
>Oct. 24. The Challenges Facing Muslim Americans
>Imran Ahmad; Guest Speaker at MSA-Islamic Awareness Week
>
>Oct. 25. Fiqh of Ramadhan
>Dr. Mujahid Alfayadh; Imam, and CIMIC Ibadaat Committee Members
>
>Oct 27 <tentative: subject to sighting of Ramadhan moon>-Nov 26. RAMADHAN
>at CIMIC
><All Invited: Please call ahead for specific times and dates to attend
>community sponsored Iftar Dinners at CIMIC>.
>Ph: 217-344-1555 or 217-344-0022 or email cimic at prairienet.org
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