Our 2004 Annual Meeting Program

San Antonio, Texas, November 19-20

Friday, Nov. 19
7:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Theme: Hindu Ekklesia, Christian Sampradaya? A Gift Exchange

Bringing a comparative perspective to ritual and theological visions of religious community and the question of community reform.

Rachel McDermott, Barnard College, Presiding

Panelists:

Timothy Dobe, Harvard University
Reid Locklin, University of Toronto
Michael McLaughlin, Saint Leo University
Rita Sherma, Binghamton University
Lise Vail, Montclair State University

Saturday, Nov. 20
9:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Theme: Book Banning and the Spectacle of Censorship in Hinduism and Christianity

Seeking greater understanding of current controversies, this panel undertakes a historical and comparative examination of the reception of scholarship on religion by communities of faith. The panel is, in part, a response to the controversy historian James Laine’s representation of Shivaji in his book, Shivaji: Hindu King in Muslim India (Oxford University Press, 2004).

Panelists:

Gerald J. Larson, University of California, Santa Barbara
Daniel Sheridan, St. Joseph’s College, Maine
Adheesh Sathaye, University of California, Berkeley
Jeffrey Kripal, Rice University

Business Meeting

Rachel McDermott, Barnard College, Presiding