'The Book and Faith'
posted on: April 3, 2008
A “Year of the Book” festival would not be complete without examining those “books” at the center of three religious faiths, the Hebrew Bible, the Koran and the Christian Bible. Jewish, Muslim and Christian scholars will examine the role of sacred texts in religion during either of two upcoming panel discussions:
Wednesday, April 9
7 p.m.
Rogalski Center
Ripley and Lombard Streets, one block west of Harrison Street
Thursday, April 10,
10:30 a.m.
Augustana College Centennial Hall
3703 7th Ave., Rock Island
The events are free and open to the public.
Four scholars—Ritva Williams, Micah Kiel, Rachel Dulin and Omer Mozaffar—will examine the meaning of sacred texts, how various branches of each faith interpret their key religious texts, and differences between constructive and destructive applications of these books of faith. The panelists will also take questions from the audience.
Williams is a Lutheran New Testament scholar and associate professor of religion at Augustana College. Kiel is a doctoral candidate in Biblical Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary and assistant professor of theology at St. Ambrose University. Dulin serves as professor of Hebrew and Bible at Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies. Mozaffar is an Islamic Studies scholar and doctoral student at The University of Chicago. Anette Ejsing, assistant professor of theology and ethics at Augustana College, will serve as the panel moderator.
For more information, contact SAU Library Director Mary Heinzman at 563/333-6241, or Augustana Reference Librarian Margaret Rogal at 309/794-7823.