Israel
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Workshop: Can there be common ground in Palestine–Israel?
Join Shaul Cohen for a workshop, 'Can There Be Common Ground? Environment, Identity and Community in Palestine–Israel,' on Friday, Nov. 4, at 6 p.m. Read MoreOct 28, 2016
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Vanderbilt Divinity Breakfast: Digging where Jezebel lived
Douglas Knight, a renowned expert on the Hebrew Bible, and six students who participated with him in an archaeological excavation at Jezreel, Israel, will share their experiences at a Vanderbilt Divinity School community breakfast October 29. Read MoreOct 21, 2013
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Former Israeli prime minister to speak at Vanderbilt April 7
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will speak at Vanderbilt in his first appearance on a college campus since ending his term as Israel’s minister of defense in March 2013. Read MoreApr 1, 2013
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Three peace leaders to speak at Impact; Ehud Barak appearance POSTPONED
Ehud Barak’s appearance at Vanderbilt’s 2013 Impact Symposium has been postponed until Sunday, April 7. The March 18 event will now be a conversation with former Sen. George Mitchell, moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Maraniss. Read MoreFeb 20, 2013
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VUCast: Feeling the Heat?
This Week on VUCast: Hotter than hot? Using your phone to beat the heat. Campus construction: What’s new? How presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith might shape Middle East policy. [vucastblurb]… Read MoreJun 29, 2012
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Romney foreign policy would not be focused on Israel and Middle East
As a Mormon, Mitt Romney’s religious beliefs have a basis on the American continent. Assistant Professor of Religious History Kathleen Flake explains how that might affect the Middle East and Israel. View 2012 election expertise information for Kathleen Flake>> Visit ElectionVU to find all Vanderbilt experts on… Read MoreJun 8, 2012
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Norman T. Gottwald: “The Bible as Nurturer of Passive and Active Worldviews”
Watch video of the Harrod Lecture with Norman T. Gottwald. Norman T. Gottwald, a pioneer in the social critical study of the Hebrew Bible, delivered the Harrod Lecture Nov. 10. His groundbreaking book “The Tribes of Yahweh: A Sociology of the Religion of Liberated Israel, 1250-1050 BEC” argues for the… Read MoreNov 11, 2011
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Writer Etgar Keret to speak at Vanderbilt
Keret’s work, noted for its dark, tragicomic sensibility, has been translated into 22 languages. Read MoreMar 25, 2011