Community Breakfast sessions on liberation theology and black women will be held this spring at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Divinity School, on Feb. 12 and March 12 respectively.
Also, the divinity school (411 21st Avenue South) is sponsoring a three-part class at West End United Methodist Church (2200 West End Ave.) on the history of marriage three consecutive Tuesday evenings in late March and early April.
Each semester ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ Divinity School, one of only four university-based interdenominational institutions in the United States, offers faculty-led sessions open to the general public. The Community Breakfasts and Relevant Religion classes require advance registration by calling (615) 936-8453 or online at . All cost $10.
The schedule:
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12: , assistant professor of historical studies in religion, speaks on “Preaching against Pharaoh: Liberation Theology from the Puritan Revolution to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.”
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 12: , associate professor of ethics and society, speaks on “I Found God in Myself, and I Loved Her Fiercely: Womanist Literature as a Resource for Ethics.”
7 – 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 31 and April 7: , assistant professor of Hebrew Bible and ancient near east studies, speaks on “Marriage, at the Beginning: Marriage in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible.” All three classes may be attended for one $10 fee.
Media contact: Jim Patterson, (615) 322-NEWS
jim.patterson@vanderbilt.edu