Reflections from Quarantine

Conversations with ISM faculty and fellows done via Zoom (or similar) while working from home in 2020—and written reflections.
Abdul-Rehman Malik

Ramadan in the time of COVID-19 | Abdul-Rehman Malik and Martin Jean

April 20, 2020
ISM Director Martin Jean and Abdul-Rehman Malik , journalist, educator, and cultural organizer, discuss Ramadan in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Video goes live on...

Imagery of Orthodox Easter | Vasileios Marinis and Martin Jean

April 19, 2020
Professor Vasileios Marinis, author of Death and the Afterlife in Byzantium, shows what a mosaic from the Greek monastery of Hosios Loukas can tell us about Easter in the...

Liturgical Practices in Digital Worlds, part 2 | A Conversation with Teresa Berger and Martin Jean

April 14, 2020
ISM Director Martin Jean and Professor Teresa Berger, author of @ Worship: Liturgical Practices in Digital Worlds discuss digital worship. Video goes live on April 15 at 1 PM...

The Symbol of the Cross and Christian Identity | Felicity Harley and Martin Jean

April 9, 2020
ISM Director Martin Jean and Professor Felicity Harley discuss the emergence of the Cross as the primary symbol of Christianity. Professor Felicity Harley is a...

Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" | Markus Rathey and Martin Jean

April 7, 2020
ISM Director Martin Jean and Professor Markus Rathey, author of Bach’s Major Vocal Works: Music, Drama Liturgy, discuss Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. Matthew...

Liturgical Practices in Digital Worlds | A Conversation with Teresa Berger and Martin Jean

March 21, 2020
ISM Director Martin Jean and Professor Teresa Berger, author of @ Worship: Liturgical Practices in Digital Worlds discuss digital worship.   Learn more about Professor...