EVENTS 2023
November 4Saturday IACS Symposium, "Ballet and Dresses in Japan"
| Date and time | November 4(Sat), 2023 14:00-18:00 |
| Location | T-328 and Online (Zoom) |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Please register using online form.（対面参加・オンライン参加兼用） |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Institute of Asian Cultural Studies asian@icu.ac.jp 0422-33-3179 |
| Comments | Language: Japanese |
November 4Saturday ICU ICC 60th Anniversary Symposium "Religion in the Scottish Enlightenment"
| Date and time | November 4 (Sat.), 2023 3:40-16:50 |
| Location | Dialogue House, 2nd floor, Conference Room 203,204 |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | No prior registration is required. |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Institute for the Study of Christianity and Culture |
| Comments | Keynote Lecture: "The Design of Providence: Thomas Reid on the Uses and Abuses of Political Science" Lecturer: James Foster (Sioux falls University, Philosophy and Theology) Introduction: Naoki Yajima (ICU, Philosophy) Responder 1: Jeremiah L. Alberg (ICU, Philosophy) Responder 2: Hiroko Aoki (Chuo University, History of Social Thought) Responder 3: Daisuke Arie (Yokohama National University, History of Social Thought) * Co-organized by ICU Social Science Research Institue For more information, visit the ICC web page. |
October26Thursday "Special Lectures Series - Palestine/Israel Crisis: A Report from an ICU Alumna"
| Date and time | October 26 (Tue.), 2023 12:50-13:50 |
| Location | H-364 |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Please register using online form. |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Institute of Asian Cultural Studies asian@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | Language: Japanese |
October14Saturday Organ Concert Naoko Imai
| Date and time | Saturday, October 14, 2023, 3:00pm (2:30pm) |
| Location | ICU Chapel |
| Target audience | Open to public |
| Application process and deadline | Advance ticket reservations available online(Peatix). Same-day tickets are also available. Please check our website for details. |
| Participation fee | General Admission JPY2,000 |
| Organizers | ICU Sacred Music Center |
| Contact point | ICU Sacred Music Center TEL: 0422-33-3330 e-mail: smc@icu.ac.jp URL: https://office.icu.ac.jp/smc |
| Comments | *This concert is not recommended for children under age 6. |
October13Friday A Truly International Person: Towards a Dialogue Connecting Individuality and Diversity
| Date and time | Friday, October 13, 2023, 1:00-3:00pm |
| Location | International Conference Room, Dialogue-House 2F |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | please pre-register from here |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | ICU Peace Research Institute（PRI） icupri@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | Language: Japanese-English(simultaneous interpretation available) PRI Website |
October 8Sunday ICU Festival 2023 "あい！"
| Date and time | October 8 (Sun.) and 9 (Mon.) 10:00～18:00 |
| Location | International Christian University (ICU)（MAP） |
| Organizers | ICU Festival Committee |
| Comments | Instagram: @icu_fes Website: ICU Festival |
September29Friday ICU SSRI Open Lecture: Sustainability, Fair Trade, and Entrepreneurial Business
| Date and time | Friday, September 29, 2023 13:15-15:00 |
| Location | Troyer Memorial Arts and Sciences Hall 270 |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | please complete a registration. |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Social Science Research Institue of International Christian University ssri@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | Speaker: Mr. Jim Munson (CEO, Brooklyn Roasting Company) Overview: The coffee sold at Cafe Ilion on the first floor of the T-kan uses fair trade beans from Brooklyn Roasting Company (BRC), based in New York. The CEO of BRC will visit Japan for a store tour as well as to observe ICU's SDGs initiatives, and be giving a lecture for ICU students. BRC upholds a mission "to provide NYC with best quality, sustainably-sourced coffees presented to consumers unpretentiously ", and is committed to environmental protection. The CEO himself is a graduate of a liberal arts college in the U.S. and the founder of BRC. Please join us for this special opportunity. Language: English |
September29Friday ICU ICC 60th Anniversary Symposium: Perspective on Nature and Environmental Ethics in the Old Testament
| Date and time | September 29 (Fri) - October 1 (Sun), 2023 |
| Location | International Conference Room, Dialogue House, ICU and Zoom |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | The symposium is a hybrid conference: it will be held face-to-face AND online. You need no registration to attend face-to-face. If you would like to join the conference via Zoom, please find the registration form [HERE]. |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | Institute for the Study of Christianity and Culture icc@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | 【Program】 Day 1 10:10-16:20, Friday, September 29th Dr. Raymond F. Person, Jr. “Down in the Dirt with Deuteronomy: A Pig Farmer Reflects on Writing a Commentary” Dr. Mari Joerstad “I Have Healed These Waters: An Exploration of Contributions of Animism to Biblical Studies” Dr. Hilary Marlow “The Land, the Poor and the Rich: An Ecojustice Reading of the Book of Amos” Dr. Eckart Otto “Nature, Law, and Dominance as Keys to an Environmental Ethics in Ancient Near Eastern Mythology, Biblical Theology, and Greek Philosophy” Day 2 10:10-15:00, Saturday, September 30th Dr. Kevin Chau “Brotherly Nature and Nature Metaphors in Jacob’s Farewell Poem” Dr. Yoshinori Sano “The Functions of the Earth in Hesiodic Epics” Dr. Monica Melanchthon “Joshua 5:2-12: ‘Ceremony of Arrival’: Implications for the Israelites, the Land, and the Natives” Day 3 13:50-17:40, Sunday, October 1st Dr. Ryosuke Fujinuma “Do We Understand the Time for Everything?” Dr. Eckhard Hitzer “Man’s Influence on Nature Viewed through the Lenses of Science and Old Testament” Dr. Johannes Unsok Ro “‘Give Ear, O Heavens, and I Will Speak’: The Non-human Realm in Deuteronomy” |
September28Thursday Open Lecture "Infirmity, Medicine and Society"
| Date and time | Thursday, September 28, 2023, 1:15-3:00pm |
| Location | Troyer Memorial Arts and Sciences Hall 171 |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public. (For non-GES094 students) |
| Application process and deadline | Please complete a registration. |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | ICU Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) ssri@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | Language: Japanese SSRI Website |
September25Monday ICC Special Open Lecture: なほうとまれぬICUかな*
| Date and time | September 25, 2023, 13:50-15:00 |
| Location | Alumni House 2F Lounge |
| Target audience | ICU faculty, staff and students, general public |
| Application process and deadline | Advance registration not required |
| Participation fee | Free of charge |
| Contact point | icc@icu.ac.jp |
| Comments | Lecturer: Professor Emeritus Tzvetana Kristeva |