Religion in Culture Lunch Series

On September 15, 2005, the fourth annual Aronov Lecturer, Prof. Amy-Jill Levine--along with her husband, Prof. Jay Geller (who, earlier, had guest lectured in Prof. Jacobs's REL 223 course)--joined students and faculty for lunch to discuss her research. The event was held in the Department's new seminar room.

An article of Prof. Levine's, published in the Spring of 2004 in the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, was predistributed for discussion: "The Disease of Postcolonial New Testament Studies and the Hermeneutics of Healing" was available as a PDF on the secure folder (requiring your Bama ID and Password).

Prof. Levine was introduced, and later thanked, by Samantha Sastre, President of the Religious Studies Student Association. A couple Department mugs and a t-shirt accompanied Profs Levine and Geller back to Nashville.

Learn more about the Fourth Annual Aronov Lecture, delivered by Prof. Levine

This event, part of the Religion in Culture Lunch Series, was sponsored by the Department's Aronov Endowment.

Samantha Sastre starts things off as everyone digs into lunch. Left: Prof. Maha Marouan, new to the Department this year; right, REL student and main office student worker, Jennifer Goodman, with Prof. Jacobs in the background.

The 2005-6 Aronov Lecturer, Prof. Amy-Jill Levine of Vanderbilt University.

Left to right: Prof. Steve Jacobs, Anthropology major and REL minor, Melanie Williams, and Prof. Marouan. Note: Coca Cola Co., paid no fees to have their products displayed prominently at this event (Drink Coke...)

Prof. Jay Geller (right), also of Vanderbilt University, listens as the discussion on Prof. Levine's paper continues.