2012 Nagel Fellowships
Pearl Shangkuan (Music)
Pearl Shangkuan, along with members of the Calvin Women’s Chorale, will address the role of music in the struggle for freedom in South Africa and its acknowledged emerging role in the reconciliation. During Spring and May 2012 interim experiences, the choir will visit high schools and universities, interacting with the South African students by sharing music with them and their leaders, and visiting key sites of the freedom movement.
Won Lee (Religion)
Won Lee received funds to support the writing of a major article on “Korean” biblical interpretation for The Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation. Professor Lee will travel to Seoul Korea for library research and to interview at least five Korean professors on the history of Korean biblical interpretation.
Nagel Lecture: February 27
An Unpredictable Gospel: American Evangelicals and World Christianity, 1812-1920
Jay R. Case
Associate Professor of History
Malone University
February 27 @ 3:30 PM
Meeter Center Lecture Hall
Cosponsors: Nagel Institute & History
Virtues and Vices, Rome 2012
What is character, and how does one create it? Perhaps more importantly, how should one create it? The topic of virtue and character played a key role in Western ethical theory from Plato and Aristotle through the mid-18th century. Focus shifted in the 19th and 20th century to what constitutes a right action or motivation, but virtue ethics is again garnering serious attention in contemporary discussions. Learn more »
