Ethics of Energy Production and Consumption
Sarah Fredericks, Johanna Kiefner
Thu Jan 8, 07-09:00pm, W11 Main Dining Room
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Join a discussion around the ethical issues involved in producing and using energy. Sarah Fredericks is a PhD student in Science, Philosophy and Religion at Boston University. Johanna Kiefner is the Lutheran Chaplain at MIT.
Contact: Sarah Fredericks, W11-035, x3-2325, jkiefner@mit.edu; sfrederi@bu.edu
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From Jesus to Christ
The Rev. Johanna Kiefner
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
PBS Frontline Video Series telling the story of the complicated and often contentious rise of Christianity in the first 300 years CE.
Contact: The Rev. Johanna Kiefner, W11-035, x3-2325, jkiefner@mit.edu
Part 1 The Life of Jesus
The Rev. Johanna Kiefner
This hour segment traces the life of Jesus, exploring the message that helped his ministry grow and the event that let to his crucifixtion. This hour long video looks at how scholars and archaeologists have pieced toghether a new portarait of where Jesus was born, how he lived, and who he was.
Discussion follows video.
Tue Jan 6, 12-02:00pm, 4-253
Part 2: The First Christians
The Rev. Johanna Kiefner
This hour segment examines the rise of Christianity immediately after the crucifixtion, and explores evidence suggesting that Jesus' followers, because of their diversity and the differences in their cultures and languages, looked at and interpreted Jesus and his teaching in many different ways.
Discussion follows video
Tue Jan 13, 12-02:00pm, 4-253
Part 3: The Rise of Conflict
The Rev. Johanna Kiefner
This hour segment traces the development and impact of the Gospels, looking at the increasingly hostile relationship between the Christians and the Jews in the latter half of the first century CE.
Discussion follows video.
Tue Jan 20, 12-02:00pm, 4-253
Part 4: Rise of Christendom
The Rev. Johanna Kiefner
This final hour segment documents the extraordinary events of the second and third centuries in which Christianity grew from a small Jewish sect to an official religion of the Roman Empire.
Discussion follows video.
Tue Jan 27, 12-02:00pm, 4-253
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Reverence and Irreverence: Contemporary Films about Faith
Sarah Fredericks, Johanna Kiefner
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Watch and discuss thought-provoking and sometimes humorous films about religion that may challenge the way people view organized religion, Jesus, and other matters of faith in an environment open to discussion and questions.
Sarah Fredericks is a PhD student in Science, Philosophy and Religion at Boston University. Johanna Kiefner is Luther Chaplain at MIT.
Contact: Sarah Fredericks, W11 035, x3-2325, jkiefner@mit.edu; sfrederi@bu.edu
"The Last Temptation of Christ"
Sarah Fredericks, Johanna Kiefner
A film that pushes the question of the humanity of Jesus while examining his relationship with his contemporaries and God.
Mon Jan 12, 07-10:00pm, 4-270
"Dogma"
Sarah Fredericks, Johanna Kiefner
Two banished angels try to get back to heaven, but to do so they must prove God fallible and consequently may destroy civilization.
Thu Jan 22, 07-10:00pm, 4-270
"Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter"
Sarah Fredericks, Johanna Kiefner
Jesus has come again, and must save his followers from vampires using kung-fu fighting skills. This musical combines the gospels, a Mexican wrestling star, vampires, and contemporary sexual politics with a liberal dose of humor. For more information, check out www.odessafilmworks.com .
Mon Jan 26, 07-10:00pm, 6-120
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