Philosophy Colloquium Series
Fall 2024
God's Gender
MEETING TIME: 3:00 PM-4:00 PM
MEETING LOCATION: MAK-BLL-110
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Fall 2024
Date: Friday, November 15
More information and the rest of the Fall 2024 lineup is below.
If you have any questions, please contact Professor David vessey, [email protected].
November 15, 2024
God's Gender
Quinn Harr (GVSU Philosophy)
TALK DESCRIPTION
Some religious traditions hold that God is disembodied. However, they use gendered pronouns and language to refer to and describe both God and God's attributes. They also hold that God can take on the form of human body. On the face of it, these beliefs and practices seem to suggest acceptance of the potential for a "mismatch" between bodily sex and gender roles and identities. They also seem to provide a model for bodily transformation to resolve any such mismatch. And yet, within some religious traditions, there seems to be widespread opposition to acknowledging the validity of transgender and non-binary identities for humans. Are these stances consistent? Can religious views about God's (dis)embodiment be used to provide support for transgender and non-binary humans?
December 6, 2024
How Social Movements Work
David Killoren (GVSU Philosophy)
TALK DESCRIPTION
TBA