BGU: Wines of the World (WEEK 4)
We begin with unraveling the secrets of how to taste like a professional and will learn proper techniques to help you identify what is in the glass.
We begin with unraveling the secrets of how to taste like a professional and will learn proper techniques to help you identify what is in the glass.
All classes will take place on Wednesdays, April 3- April 24 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm in Blackmer Hall
Early world religions didn't have much of an ethical component; the emphasis was more on making sacrifices to deities in hope of favors or to prevent divine displeasure. And then came the "Axial Age," a period when, across Eurasia, some very diverse cultures decided that God/the gods cared about how human beings treated each other, with profound consequences for human societies. For the four weeks of this class, we will examine four great world religions that developed from the Axial Age and how this new moral component continues to echo to the present day.Dr. Hoffman, one of the nation’s top experts on terrorism and counterterrorism, will examine the significance of the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel and the key lessons it holds to prepare for and counter terrorism in the future. He will also discuss implications of the war in Gaza for local, regional, and global security.
Hoffman is a professor at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service and editor-in-chief of Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, the leading scholarly journal in the field, and editor-in-chief of the Columbia University Press series on terrorism. He is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and at the U.S. Military Academy’s Combating Terrorism Center. Hoffman served as scholar-in-residence at the CIA and on the FBI’s 9/11 Review Commission, as well advising other numerous other commissions and institutions. He has also coordinated field work on terrorism and counterterrorism in numerous countries, including Afghanistan, Colombia, India, Israel, and Pakistan.
Hoffman received the U.S. Intelligence Community Seal Medallion, the highest commendation given to a non-government employee. He is the author of the award-winning book, Anonymous Soldiers: The Struggle for Israel, 1917-1947 as well as Inside Terrorism. His latest book is God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America. Hoffman holds a Ph.D. from Oxford University.
All classes will take place on Wednesdays, April 3- April 24 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm in Blackmer Hall
Early world religions didn't have much of an ethical component; the emphasis was more on making sacrifices to deities in hope of favors or to prevent divine displeasure. And then came the "Axial Age," a period when, across Eurasia, some very diverse cultures decided that God/the gods cared about how human beings treated each other, with profound consequences for human societies. For the four weeks of this class, we will examine four great world religions that developed from the Axial Age and how this new moral component continues to echo to the present day.