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Aronov Lecture Series

The Aronov Lecture is one of two annual lecture series hosted by the Dept. of Religious Studies. I’ve pulled the following description from the REL website:

Named after the late Aaron Aronov—he founder of Aronov Realty for whom the department’s endowed chair in Judaic studies is also named—this annual lecture series was established in 2002. Its aim is to introduce to the University of Alabama community a nationally recognized scholar of religion who is capable of reflecting on issues of wide relevance to scholars from across the humanities and social sciences.

We began filming these lectures in the 2012-13 academic year, and the Dept. still films these lectures each year. You can find other videos of the lecture series on REL’s Vimeo Aronov Lecture showcase.

2013-14: Prof. Rich King

2012-13: Prof. Cary Nelson

REL Videos

The 11th Annual Aronov Lecture: Cary Nelson

Prof. Cary Nelson, the Department of Religious Studies's 11th Annual Aronov Lecturer, presents his "The Power of the Humanities and the Challenges We Face" as the final installment of the lecture series on the relevance of the humanities in the modern university.

26 March 2013

A Few Moments with Richard King

Dr. Richard King, Professor of Buddhist and Asian Studies at the University of Kent, UK, was the Department's 12th annual Aronov Lecturer. Before the evening's lecture, he sat down with us for a few moments to discuss his current work and higher education and humanities in the United Kingdom.

Spring 2014

The 12th Annual Aronov Lecture: Dr. Richard King

Dr. Richard King, a professor of Buddhist and Asian Studies at the University of Kent, UK, was the Department's 12th Annual Aronov Lecturer, and presented his "From Mysticism to Spirituality: Colonial Legacies and the Reformulation of 'the Mystic East'" in March 2014.

Mar. 2014