Posts by mpregill | Today at Elon | พรพรศศ /u/news Thu, 28 May 2026 15:14:21 -0400 en-US hourly 1 Panel discussion on recent events in the Middle East – Sept. 20 /u/news/2012/09/17/panel-discussion-on-recent-events-in-the-middle-east-sept-20/ Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:26:00 +0000 /u/news/2012/09/17/panel-discussion-on-recent-events-in-the-middle-east-sept-20/ In response to recent events in the Middle East, especially the outcry over the film “The Innocence of Muslims” and the attacks on American diplomatic personnel in Libya and elsewhere, the Middle East Studies program is sponsoring a roundtable discussion of the issues on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 6-7 p.m. at KOBC 101 (LaRose Digital Amphitheater).

Professors Sarah Salwen and Laura Roselle (Political Science), Michael Pregill (Religious Studies), and Shereen Elgamal (Foreign Languages) will speak briefly on various aspects of these events, with presentations to be followed by discussion and Q&A.

Jason Kirk (Political Science) will moderate.

]]> “Reading the Heavens: Astronomy and the Religious Imagination in the Greco-Roman World” lecture – Feb. 22 /u/news/2010/02/21/reading-the-heavens-astronomy-and-the-religious-imagination-in-the-greco-roman-world-lecture-feb-22/ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:45:00 +0000 /u/news/2010/02/21/reading-the-heavens-astronomy-and-the-religious-imagination-in-the-greco-roman-world-lecture-feb-22/ On Monday, February 22, at 6:00 pm, Shannon Grimes of the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Meredith College will give a public lecture titled “Reading the Heavens: Astronomy and the Religious Imagination in the Greco-Roman World.”

The lecture will be held at McEwen 011 and all are welcome to attend. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies, the Classical Studies program, and the พรพรศศ Visual Culture group.

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