Category: RCP @ MAGIC

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Lost & Found: A Series of Games teaching Medieval Religious Legal Systems

Lost & Found is a strategy card-to-mobile game system that teaches medieval religious legal systems with attention to period accuracy and cultural and historical context.  The game emphasizes the pro-social aspects of religious legal systems including collaboration and cooperation. The purpose of the Lost & Found project is to expand the discourse around religious legal […]

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Collaborating Scholars

A diverse group of scholars in religion, games, culture, and policy consult and collaborate as a part of the RPC@MAGIC initiative. They include: Phillip Ackerman Lieberman Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt Law School Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Law Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Affiliated Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies and History http://law.vanderbilt.edu/bio/ackerman-liebermanhttps://my.vanderbilt.edu/phillieberman/ Diane L. […]

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About the Initiative

The Initiative in Religion, Culture & Policy was established in January of 2015 and is managed by Owen Gottlieb, Ph.D., affiliate of the MAGIC Center and Assistant Professor of Interactive Games & Media. Gottlieb’s scholarship in digital media and games for learning crosses the fields of the learning sciences, religious studies, educational technology, Jewish studies […]

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Selected Media, Publications, and Presentations by Participating Scholars

Ackerman-Lieberman, P. (2014). The Business of Identity: Jews, Muslims, and Economic Life in Medieval Egypt. Stanford University Press. Dawson, E. & Gottlieb O. (2014, December 29). Connections: What Will 2015 Bring for Regional Innovation and Improvement? Featuring Rabbi Owen Gottlieb. Connections. Retrieved from http://wxxinews.org/post/connections-what-will-2015-bring-regional-innovation-and-improvement[begins at 33min 46 seconds] Gottlieb, O. (2016). Who Really Said What? Mobile […]

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RCP @ MAGIC

Led by Professor Owen Gottlieb, the MAGIC Center Initiative in Religion, Culture, and Policy, cultivates new research and design, focused on games, religious literacy, the acquisition of cultural practices, and the implications for policy. How can game systems and interactive media provide insight into religious studies, learning, and cultural production? And how can the study […]

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