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Marian Library Celebrates 75 Years, Andrew Kosmowski

Marian Library Faculty Publications

News article announcing the Marian Library's 75th anniversary celebration and prompting readers to see a special website featuring anniversary events.

The Gifts Of Membership, Andrew Kosmowski

Marian Library Faculty Publications

Appeal for support for CLA: gift sponsorships.

Niedergestreckt Und Zerstört: Strafwunder Und Ihre Pädagogische Funktion, Meghan Henning

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

After the miracles of Jesus, interpretations of the miracles of the Apostles are now presented in the second volume of the "Compendium of Early Christian Wonders."

Weeping And Bad Hair: The Bodily Suffering Of Early Christian Hell As A Threat To Masculinity, Meghan Henning

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

This chapter draws upon the conceptions of gendered bodily suffering found in the ancient medical corpus (Hippocrates, Galen and inscriptions), martyrdom literature, and the Roman judicial rhetoric of punitive suffering to read apocalyptic depictions of bodily suffering as “effeminizing” punishments, which in turn utilized masculinity and bodily normativity to police behavior, and equated early Christian ethical norms with masculinity and bodily “health.” By highlighting the different types of bodies found in these texts, as well as the ways in which Christian norms interacted with Greek and Roman notions of the body, the chapter shows how masculinity and ancient notions of …

Living Seeds Of History: The John Stokes And Mary's Gardens Exhibit, Stephanie Shreffler, Kayla Harris

Marian Library Faculty Presentations

This panel describes how the University of Dayton planned and carried out an exhibit on the John Stokes and Mary’s Gardens archival collection, featuring a garden inside the library. A “Mary garden” is a garden filled with flowers named for Mary.

The panel describes the content of the collection and how the exhibit was originally conceived; the exhibit design and programming; and the challenges faced during the planning process.

The exhibit provided a way for the Libraries to promote an archival collection that not only closely connected with the University’s mission as a Catholic institution, but also provided new opportunities …

Lacerated Lips And Lush Landscapes: Constructing This-Worldly Theological Identities In The Otherworld, Meghan Henning

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

When Irenaeus juxtaposed "tradition" and heresy, he moved away from the Pauline usage, which centered primarily upon incorrect behavior (See 1 Cor 11: 19, Gal 5 :20). lrenaeus' definition of heresy, however, does not indicate that all early Christians prioritized belief over behavior, or even maintained orthodoxy and orthopraxis as separate categories. In the otherworldly spaces of the apocryphal apocalypses doxa and praxis seem to be intertwined, and little or no distinction is made between belief and behavior. Instead, in the Otherworld the categories of primary importance are righteous/unrighteous, good/evil, Christian/Other. The Otherworld is a place in which sins can …

The Faithful Flyer, 03-26-2017, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

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The Faithful Flyer, 03-19-2017, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

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The Faithful Flyer, 03-12-2017, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

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The Faithful Flyer, 04-02-2017, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

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Served Through Service: Undergraduate Students’ Experiences In Community Engaged Learning At A Catholic And Marianist University, Elizabeth M. Fogle, Savio D. Franco, Edel M. Jesse, Brent Kondritz, Lindsay Maxam, Heidi Much-Mcgrew, Cody Mcmillen, Carolyn Ridenour, Daniel J. Trunk

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Students participating in sustained community service at an urban Catholic and Marianist university were volunteer informants in this qualitative exploration of the meaning they make of their service experiences. A PhD student research team (nine members) interviewed fourteen undergraduate students (eleven of whom were seniors). Findings were organized as themes constructed within three domains: background, experience, and meaning. Within “background,” students who had prior work in faith-based service before college deepened their meaning of service. Within “experience,” there were social and cultural dynamics of navigating on and off campus life, including the roles students played as well as the challenge …

The Faithful Flyer, 02-26-2017 To 03-05-2017, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

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The Faithful Flyer, 02-19-2017, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

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The Faithful Flyer, 02-12-2017, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

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The Faithful Flyer, 02-05-2017, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

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The Faithful Flyer, 01-29-2017, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

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The Faithful Flyer, 01-22-2017, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

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The Bible And Creationism, Susan L. Trollinger, William Vance Trollinger

English Faculty Publications

Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species (1859) marked a significant challenge to traditional understandings of the Bible and Christian theology. Darwin’s theory of organic evolution stood in sharp contrast with the Genesis account of creation, with its six days, separate creations of life forms, and special creation of human beings. More than this, Darwin’s ideas raised enormous theological questions about God’s role in creation (e.g., is there a role for God in organic evolution?) and about the nature of human beings (e.g., what does it mean to talk about original sin without a historic Adam and Eve?)

Of course, what really …

I Am A Brook, Mike Nartker S.M.

Musical Compositions about the Marianist Charism

Chaminade is persistent like a brook; it never gives up

Learning While Teaching: Disability And Religion In The Classroom, Meghan Henning, Kirk Vangilder

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

This article serves as an introduction to themes explored in the special issue of the Journal of Disability and Religion on disability and religion in the classroom. Dr. Kirk VanGilder (Gallaudet University) and Dr. Meghan Henning (University of Dayton) share their reflections from two academic workshops focusing on pedagogical strategies for teaching at the intersection of disability studies, religion, and theology. Rather than limiting the concept of classrooms only to higher education environments, the authors explore the variety of sites where teaching and learning about disability and religion occur. Challenges, resources, and future directions are mapped out for transdisciplinary teaching …