NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lessons learned in church aren’t of much use unless they are applied to daily life.
In a four-part community education series beginning on Monday, March
1, Vanderbilt University professor Victor Anderson will focus on three
issues and explore how faith can be the starting point for responsible
civic participation.
The "Theology & Civic Empowerment" class is part of the
continuing Relevant Religion series sponsored by Vanderbilt Divinity
School.
Anderson, associate professor of Christian ethics, African American
studies and religious studies, will take on the issues of the death
penalty, same-sex unions and racial reconciliation during the series.
The classes will be held at Scarritt-Bennett Center, 1008 19th
Avenue S., from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. March 1, 15, 22 and 29. The cost is
$50 for the series, and registration can be accomplished online at http://divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/div/events/rr_register.html or by calling 615-340-7543.
The Relevant Religion series began in 2002.
Vanderbilt Divinity School is one of four non-denominational divinity schools in the nation.
Media contact: Jim Patterson, (615) 322-NEWS
Jim.patterson@vanderbilt.edu