Smithsonian Magazine Originally Posted: December 16, 2015 January/February 2016 issue Unearthing the World of Jesus By Ariel Sabar As he paced the dusty shoreline of the Sea of Galilee, Father Juan Solana had a less-than-charitable thought about the archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority: He wanted them to go away. Everything else had fallen into […]
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The Gospel Herald Originally Posted: November 18, 2015 Joan of Arc, a groundbreaking docudrama featuring the true story of the young heroine-turned-saint who led the French army to victory over the British during the Hundred Years’ War, will premiere this Thanksgiving holiday on BUYtv. The thrilling new docudrama was written and directed by Emmy award-winning […]
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Meet Dedman College Faculty during Family Weekend
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015 2:00PM 3:00PM DALLAS HALL 1ST FLOOR ATRIUM Dedman College, the heart of SMU houses the vital disciplines the underlie great accomplishment. Denman College offers 85 exciting majors and minors in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Their award winning faculty will be available to discuss their teaching and research interests. READ […]
KERA Originally Posted: September 21, 2015 Pope Francis Comes To America This week, Pope Francis visits the U.S. for the first time, making stops in Washington, New York and Philadelphia. This hour, we’ll talk about what his visit means for American Catholics – and about how their beliefs align with church teachings, with SMU religion […]
Congratulations to Dedman College alumni Bess Enloe ’60, finance educator and the Rev. Dr. Michael W. Waters ’02, ’06, ’12. Mrs. Enloe will receive a Distinguished Alumni award while Rev. Waters will receive the University’s Emerging Leader Award, which recognizes the outstanding achievements of an alumnus or alumna who has graduated in the past 15 years. READ […]
Originally Posted: September 1, 2015 Impolite Conversation #3: Religion Curricula and Other Curricula For September, we’re going back to school by talking to Mark Chancey of SMU and the Texas Freedom Network about teaching religion in public schools and about how religion gets inserted into other subjects. And in OLT, Dan geeks out about a […]
KERA, Think Originally Posted: August 20, 2015 Teaching Without Preaching Public schools aren’t allowed to encourage students to pursue religion. Yet so much of navigating a diverse world requires an understanding of other people’s beliefs. This hour, we’ll talk about how to prepare students without proselytizing with Linda K. Wertheimer, author of Faith Ed.: Teaching About […]
Texas Public Radio Originally Posted: July 2, 2015 Many problems still exist in how Texas adopts its school textbooks say critics. Reforming the process failed to gain traction in the state’s 84th legislative session. The troubles have been well documented by Texas journalists over the past 10 years and even some documentarians got in on […]