Amy-Jill Levine
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Recent Books, Summer 2018
Renewed Energy: Insights for Clean Energy’s Future (2018, Kauffman Fellows) by John Weyant, Ernestine Fu and Justin Bowersock, BA’94 Renewed Energy sheds light on the recent history of clean energy between the 2009 recession and 2012, providing firsthand perspectives from the industry’s leading policy makers, technology investors and industry experts. Read MoreSep 6, 2018
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Common Ground: Amy-Jill Levine explores the shared heritage of Christianity and Judaism
Amy-Jill Levine explores the shared heritage of Christianity and Judaism. Read MoreApr 9, 2012
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Common Ground
Amy-Jill Levine explores the shared heritage of Christianity and Judaism Amy-Jill Levine (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) Amy-Jill Levine was always fascinated by Christianity. She recalls singing Christmas carols in public school in North Dartmouth, Mass.; joining friends to trim Christmas trees and hunt for Easter eggs. Then a schoolmate accused her,… Read MoreApr 5, 2012
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Death penalty foe Harmon Wray dead at 60
Harmon L. Wray, an instructor at Vanderbilt Divinity School and a longtime anti-death penalty activist and proponent of restorative justice, died Tuesday at Saint Thomas Hospital, a day after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Read MoreJul 25, 2007
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Roles of Jewish women in culture are focus of Vanderbilt conference; March 18-20 events include nights devoted to music, literature
Evenings devoted to music and literature will highlight a three-day conference at Vanderbilt University examining the cultural practices of Jewish women from around the globe. Read MoreMar 2, 2007
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A prescription for Jewish-Christian relations; “The Misunderstood Jew” is Amy Jill Levine‘s new book
Amy-Jill Levine recalls twice being approached by "nice, silver-haired Protestant women" who had never met a Jewish person. They wanted to know where she had had her horns removed. Read MoreDec 18, 2006
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Vanderbilt Divinity School forges new variety of prison ministry
Once a week, the Writing about Religion class meets. Ray Waddle, a Vanderbilt University adjunct professor and former religion editor at The Tennessean, leads the give-and-take. In many ways, it's a typical class at Vanderbilt Divinity School — except that the meeting isn't actually at Vanderbilt's scenic midtown campus. And some of the students are older and more world weary than usual. Read MoreMar 16, 2006
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Merits of The Passion of the Christ to be considered at Vanderbilt, Amy-Jill Levine to lead trio of scholars speaking on March 2
The Nashville community can get perspective to help process a controversial film directed by Mel Gibson about the death of Jesus Christ during a March 2 forum at Vanderbilt University sponsored by Vanderbilt Hillel. Read MoreFeb 17, 2004