FUSsa-talk Mailing List: Fwd: Religion Press Release Services -- October 6, 2009

[Robert Tapp (tappx001]

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> From: Robert Tapp <tappx001 [at] umn.edu>
> Date: October 6, 2009 3:32:01 PM CDT
> To: Humanist Institute Discussion List <hidisc [at] humanistinstitute.org>
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> The second issue of this new, free, online journal is now out. By  
> all means do some exploring (and don't omit volume 1).
>
> Bob
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> > Complete Listing for Tuesday, October 06, 2009
> > Contents:
> > Exploring Sexuality in Religious Traditions: The Journal of Inter- 
> > Religious Dialogue(tm) Releases Its Second Issue
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > PRESS RELEASE
> > October 6, 2009
> > For Immediate Release
> > Contact:
> > Executive Editor Aimee Light
> > aimee.light [at] yahoo.com
> >
> >
> > EXPLORING SEXUALITY IN RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS: THE JOURNAL OF INTER- 
> > RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE(TM) RELEASES ITS SECOND ISSUE
> >
> > October 6, 2009. The Editorial team at the Journal of Inter- 
> > Religious Dialogue has furthered its contention that collaborative  
> > leadership and radical inclusion makes for compelling and engaging  
> > scholarship, with the release of its second issue, "Engaging the  
> > Taboo: Gender, Sexuality, and the Body in Our Religious Traditions."
> > The journal's young Editors-in-Chief, Joshua Stanton and Stephanie  
> > Hughes, realized that the topic of sexuality in different  
> > traditions would make for an issue both timely and enriching. The  
> > frontispiece of this issue is an initial article on celibacy in the  
> > Roman Catholic tradition, with responses from a Muslim scholar, a  
> > Dominican nun, a Hindu swami, and a Protestant theologian. Other  
> > articles in this issue cover topics including the Black church's  
> > response to the HIV/AIDS crisis and the intersection of Byzantine  
> > art and Tibetan images. Says Stanton, "Gender and sexuality lie in  
> > the subtext of so many conversations-even those inter-religious in  
> > nature -- but seldom are discussed explicitly." Adds Hughes, "We  
> > wanted to give academics and religious practitioners alike the  
> > opportunity to share their work on these topics -- and hope it  
> > fuels some interesting dialogue."
> >
> > Since its founding in the summer of 2008, the Journal has received  
> > an enthusiastic response from readers, scholars, the media, and  
> > religious leaders on six continents. The Board of Scholars and  
> > Practitioners of the Journal contains broad representation of  
> > academic disciplines, non-profit work, and activism, including  
> > Swami Tyaganada, Hindu Chaplain at Harvard University, Edward  
> > Kessler, Director, Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths and Fellow  
> > of Cambridge University, Burton Visotzky, Appleman Professor of  
> > Midrash and Interreligious Studies at the Jewish Theological  
> > Seminary of America, Eboo Patel, Executive Director of the  
> > Interfaith Youth Core, and Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook, Professor of  
> > Practical Theology and Religious Education at the Claremont School  
> > of Theology.
> >
> > A unique inter-generational staff of graduate students,  
> > seminarians, and experienced scholars and religious leaders  
> > bolsters the Journal and ensures that new ideas are brought to the  
> > table, while time-tested methods for research and standards of  
> > academic rigor are upheld. The staff itself demonstrates that  
> > opening dialogue to new participants within the context of a  
> > rigorous academic forum cultivates innovative writing and  
> > perspective.
> >
> > The Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue offers a novel way to  
> > establish long-term dialogue and collaboration between religious  
> > communities. Its second peer-reviewed issue is now available online  
> > via its free web platform at www.irdialogue.org.
> >
> > For more information, please contact Aimee Light, Executive Editor,  
> > via e-mail (aimee.light [at] yahoo.com) or telephone (347-534-8442).