The dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School will speak on religion and the 2008 presidential election on Sept. 20 in the school’s first community outreach of the fall semester.
James Hudnut-Beumler, the Anne Potter Wilson Distinguished Professor of American Religious History and dean of the Vanderbilt Divinity School, will speak at the 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. community breakfast on Thursday, Sept. 20, in the refectory of the divinity school on the Vanderbilt campus.
His topic will be “Religion and Politics in the 2008 Election: A Look into the Future.”
“Religion is one of the many issues that the presidential candidates will address during the election,” Hudnut-Beumler said. “As we look to the future, we will discuss how questions of religion may influence the political platforms of the 2008 election.”
Cost to attend the community breakfast is $10 and advance reservations are required. For more information, call 615-936-8457 or go to http://www.vanderbilt.edu/divinity/breakfasts.html.
The forum will be recorded for podcast on VUCast, the website of Vanderbilt News Service, at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/news/.
Media Contact: Jim Patterson, (615) 322-NEWS
jim.patterson@vanderbilt.edu