Sign ups are first come first serve! Links will open at 9PM sharp on Sunday.
TRIP DESCRIPTION
Do you enjoy contemplating the nuances of religion and intentional design? Do you like scenic hikes and connecting with nature and like-minded individuals? Do you simply want to escape USC’s city-locked campus? Yes? Then join us for a lovely 7-mile hike to Strawberry Peak with Professor Matthew Peterson! With 1,771 feet of elevation gain, some light rock scrambling, and a short meditation led by Professor Peterson, you will end this trip feeling accomplished, refreshed, and ready to continue thinking outside.
Whether you’re interested in theology or simply want to broaden your intellectual horizons, this is a great opportunity to explore religious thought with a master of the subject… all while enjoying the wonderful natural beauty of Southern California.
PACKING LIST:
WATER (at least 2 liters)
Bagged lunch/ snacks
Sun protection/ sunscreen
WAIVERS
PROFESSOR: Matthew Peterson
Matthew Peterson studies how modern European philosophy inherits and transforms religious concepts and practices, focusing on the history of metaphysics, secularism, and nihilism, with particular attention to the relationship between religion and science, technology, and media. He received his Ph.D. in the Philosophy of Religions from the University of Chicago Divinity School and is presently a post-doctoral scholar at USC. Professor Peterson’s articles and reviews have been published in Continental Philosophy Review and the Journal of Religion. He is also the translator, from French, of Jean Vioulac’s Apocalypse of Truth, published by the University of Chicago Press. Professor Peterson is currently working on a book project that analyzes attempts to rewrite the philosophy of history in Europe during the social, political, and intellectual upheavals of the interwar period.
PEAK: Strawberry Peak via Redbox Canyon
DIFFICULTY: 4/5
SCENERY: lots of lovely views, plenty of Pine trees, cool big rocks, and lots of sun!!
FUN FACT: Strawberry Peak is 3 feet taller than its sister mountain, San Gabriel Peak, making it the tallest of the front line of peaks in the San Gabriel Mountain range.
Imagine having a whole mountain range named after you, and yet you’re still shorter than your sister.
TRIP LEAD: Ellen
Sign my petition for the dining halls to serve fresh strawberries.
Contact Ellen: ellendav@usc.edu
Read Ellen’s bio here.