Jewish Studies presents "The Holocaust is a Christian issue" March 26
Fort Worth, TX
3/16/2007
The Program in Jewish Studies at Brite Divinity School and TCU has
organized a free, public seminar and panel discussion for 7 p.m.
Monday, March 26 in Robert Carr Chapel. Topic is "Why the Holocaust is
a Christian Issue.
Keynote speaker will be Dr. Clark M. Williamson, Indiana Professor of
Christian Thought, emeritus, at Christian Theological Seminary in
Indianapolis, IN. A "systemic theologian," he is focused on rethinking
Christian theology after the Holocaust and has written several books
and papers on the subject. He is a member of the committee on the
Church and the Holocaust of the United States Holocaust Museum in
Washington, DC.
Other members of the panel include:
* Dr. Randall C. Bailey, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Hebrew Bible
at Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, whose research is
on the relationship of ancient Africa and the Hebrew Bible.
* Victoria Barnett, staff director of church relations at the U.S.
Holocaust Museum, who has written and lectured extensively on the
history of churches during the Holocaust.
* Namsoon Kang, associate professor of world Christianity and religions at Brite
* Dr. W. David Nelson, assistant professor and director of Jewish Studies at Brite.
A reception will follow at 8:15 p.m. in The Cloisters adjoining the
chapel. For more information, or to reserve a space visit
www.brite.tcu.edu or call 817-257-7597.
