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Winter 2006
QUEER INTERFAITH MADRASA/BEIT MIDRASH
Gender and Sexuality in Islam, Judaism and Christianity
January 17 - 20, 2006
In this course we will read and explore the creation texts of the three
traditions of Islam, Judaism and Christianity, with an eye to
alternative constructions of gender and sexuality. An integral part of
the course will be close readings and partner study, employing a queer
interfaith adaptation of the traditional pedagogy of the bet midrash and
madrasa. We hope that this will be a step towards developing an
interfaith hermeneutics of reconciliation and cooperation.
For more information about the course, contact Becky Leyser,
510-845-6232 ext. 114; bleyser@sksm.edu. This course is administered
through the Graduate Theological Union.
SVARA is able to offer tuition and travel scholarships. Money need not
be a factor in your decision to apply. Please contact Amy 'afo' Fornari
at info@svara.org if you are interested.
Schedule:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9 am – 1 pm
Friday 1 pm – 5 pm
Evening Lecture Series
Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Below is information on the free evening lecture series. If you cannot
join us for the class, we would love to have you share an evening of
thought and learning.
Tuition: $150 [Auditor's Fee]
We have ample travel and tuition scholarships, and money need not be a
factor in your decision to apply.
Tuesday, January 17: Dr. Ghazala Anwar, Lecturer in Religious Studies,
School of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Canterbury,
Christchurch, New Zealand (more info at
http://www.phil.canterbury.ac.nz/people/anwar.shtml)
Wednesday, January 18: Dr. Ken Stone, Professor of Hebrew Bible at
Chicago Theological Seminary, (more info at
http://www.chgosem.edu/academic/facultyid13.php)
Thursday, January 19: Dr. Daniel Boyarin, Hermann P. and Sophia Taubman
Professor of Talmudic Culture, Departments of Near Eastern Studies and
Rhetoric, University of California at Berkeley, (more info at
http://neareastern.berkeley.edu/boyarin/)
Each Lecture will take place from 6:30-8:00 p.m.in the Fireside Room at
Starr King School for the Ministry (2441 LeConte Avenue, Berkeley, CA
94709).
Free and open to the public and wheelchair accessible. This lecture
series is in conjunction with a weeklong course offered at the Graduate
Theological Union.
Cosponsored by:
The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry
The Islamic Task Force of the Graduate Theological Union
The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies
The Starr King School for the Ministry
School of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva Dedicated to the Serious Study of Talmud.
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