Dr. Judith Plaskow, professor of religious studies at Manhattan College, will give a public lecture at UCA on Friday, Feb. 17. The title of the lecture is “Religious Freedom and Gay and Lesbian Rights.”
Plaskow’s lecture will explore the variety of religious positions on homosexuality and discuss the appropriate role of religious discourse in the making of public policy.The lecture will take place at 1 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Snow Fine Arts Center. Admission is free and open to the public.
Plaskow is a professor of religious studies at Manhattan College. She is cofounder and coeditor of the ?Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion.? Her books include ?Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective? and ?Weaving the Visions: New Patterns in Feminist Spirituality?.
Her appearance at UCA occurs in cooperation with Temple B’nai Israel in Little Rock. Plaskow will also speak at the Temple for Shabbat services on Friday at 5:45 p.m., and at the Temple Social Hall on Saturday. Both events are open to the public. Please contact the Temple at (501) 225-9700 for more information.
Plaskow’s lecture and visit to UCA are co-sponsored by the Honors College and the Department of Philosophy and Religion. For more information, please visit www.uca.edu/honors or call (501) 450-3198.
