| March 22, 2004 |
John Carroll
University’s Tuohy Chair of Interreligious Studies |
| What: |
“Passions
about the Passion: Portrayals of the Passion of Christ from A.D. 200-2004,"
is a slide-lecture by Sheila E. McGinn, Ph.D., professor of Biblical Studies
and Early Christianity at John Carroll University. The presentation will
explore a series of representations of the passion and crucifixion of Christ
from the earliest known examples to the recent portrayal in the Mel Gibson
film, “The Passion of the Christ.” The presentation will take place on March 29, 2004, at 7:30 p.m. on the campus of John Carroll University. |
| Who: |
Shelia McGinn,
Ph.D. is a professor in the Religious Studies department at John Carroll
University. She teaches courses on a wide variety of New Testament topics
and has presented frequent academic papers on the New Testament Gospels, the
Pauline Letters, and on the New Prophecy or “Montanist” movement. Her
doctoral thesis was a study, from a feminist perspective, of the rise of
ecclesiastical patriarchy in the second century Pauline traditions. Dr.
McGinn received her B.A. in History and Literature of Religions from
Northwestern University, her M.A. in Theology from the University of Dallas
and her Ph.D. from Northwestern University where she was a part of the joint
program in Religious and Theological Studies with Garrett-Evangelical
Theological Seminary. Dr. McGinn is the author of numerous scholarly articles and books which include studies of Paul’s letter to the Romans, “1 Cor 11:10 and the Ecclesial Authority of Women;” “Galatians 3:26-29 and the Politics of the Spirit;” the women in Matthew’s Passion-Resurrection story; The Acts of Thecla; and the Montanist Oracles. She has authored a commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, a bibliography of twentieth-century research into the Book of Revelation, popular articles on the “Left Behind” series, forgiveness, and issues relating to women in the New Testament, and is currently developing a history of Christianity’s first hundred years. |
| Where/When |
March 29,
2004, 7:30 p.m., Donahue Auditorium, Dolan Center for Science and Technology John Carroll University 20700 North Park Blvd. University Hts., OH 44118 Contact: Dr. Shelia McGinn /216-397-3087, Department of Religious Studies, John Carroll University
This event is sponsored by the Tuohy Chair for Studies, the Department of
Religious Studies, the Office of Campus Ministry, and |
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