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Sacred Text, Sacred Film?
Responsible Interpretation of Scriptures in Film and Popular Media
April 3-5, 2005
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
Sponsored by the University of Central Florida College of Arts and Sciences, Judaic Studies Program, Philosophy Department / Religious Studies Program and the Initiative for Ethics in Entertainment and Media
In the wake of several recent controversial cinematic interpretations of biblical texts, and in the context of the current international political uses of scriptures from different traditions, this conference hopes to foster enlightened debate about what constitutes responsible interpretation. Are there moral imperatives for film makers and producers of popular media to promote inter-religious understanding? If all interpretations serve specific interests, are there nonetheless hermeneutical and moral guidelines that should constrain the representation of religion and religious differences in popular media?
Plenary Speakers
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Timothy Beal. Harkness Professor of Biblical Literature, Department of Religion; Case Western Reserve University. Director, Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities. Author of Religion and Its Monsters and with Bill Deal, Theory for Religious Studies. (Dr. Beal's website).
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Jorge Gracia. Samuel P. Capen Chair and SUNY Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, SUNY at Buffalo, Author of How Can We Know What God Means? The Interpretation of Revelation (2001) and Old Wine in New Skins (2003); editor of Mel Gibson's Passion: The Movie, the Questions, the Controversy. (Dr. Gracia's website).
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Laura Levitt. Director, Jewish Studies, Temple University; Visiting Professor of Religion, Williams College. Author of Jews and Feminism: The Ambivalent Search for Home (1997); Reconfiguring Home: Jewish Feminist Identity/ies (1993);
Co-editor of Judaism Since Gender (1997). (Dr. Levitt's website).
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Rabbi James Rudin. The American Jewish Committee's Senior Interreligious Adviser. Senior Religious Advisor, The Center for Catholic / Jewish Studies. Author of Israel for Christians: Understanding Modern Israel; co-author of Why Me? Why Anyone? and Prison or Paradise? The New Religious Cults. (Website of Catholic/Jewish Studies).
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More Information
Contact Dr. Moshe Pelli at pelli@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu for further information.
Conference on Sacred Text, Sacred Film
Department of Philosophy
411 Colbourn Hall
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL 32816-1352
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