Understanding Religious Freedom | Fall 2018

A publication of the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom at Virginia Wesleyan University

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A HARBINGER OF A DIFFERENT KIND OF LEADER WOMEN AS AGENTS OF CHANGE | NEXUS INTERFAITH DIALOGUE | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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WONDER WOMAN A HARBINGER OF A DIFFERENT KIND OF LEADER

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hen William Moulton Marston, the creator of Wonder Woman, had the idea for a new kind of superhero – one who triumphed not with fire and fury, but with love – it was his wife Elizabeth who suggested that it be a woman.

Wonder Woman made her comic book debut in 1941 as a member of the Justice League. She was not the first female superhero. She was, however, the first non-violent one. She was at once a warrior with god-like strength and a humanitarian who preferred peace and love to war and violence.

For decades Wonder Woman has been an inspirational symbol for how women can effectively use their own distinctive values and abilities to negotiate male-dominated worlds. “We are all Wonder Women” and “We all have Wonder Woman inside of us” are only two such inspirational sayings that have been embraced.

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Wonder Woman has been a harbinger of a different kind of leader, visionary, and change agent. As such, she is an apt symbol for the year 2018. This is the 120-year anniversary of Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s The Woman’s Bible. This year increasing numbers of women are involved in politics, as candidates, organizers, and donors. The #MeToo movement has resulted in many dramatic changes in American society, including substantive discussions about power and privilege. Many women are actively imagining a future that seems more just, egalitarian, community-oriented, and peaceful.

It is not an entirely new vision. But there does seem to be a new resolve toward achieving it, a resolve characteristic of what we hear from Wonder Woman herself: “If it means interfering in an ensconced, outdated system to help just one woman, man, or child…

I’m willing to accept the consequences” (Wonder Woman #170).

WHAT SHAPES IDENTITY?

Expectations from societal norms, parents, religious values, or, maybe, historical factors? This series consists of case studies, each of which highlights both how certain kinds of expectations have sought to shape women’s identities, and the ways in which women have chosen creatively to respond.

JOIN US THIS SEMESTER AS WE LOOK BOTH TO NEGLECTED VOICES FROM THE PAST AND TO VISIONARIES TODAY, ALL OF WHOM ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE.

SEE JANE RUN: Liberals and Conservatives Running for Office in 2018’s “YEAR OF THE WOMAN”

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DR. LESLIE CAUGHELL | 11 am – 12 PM | BLOCKER HALL AUDITORIUM Dr. Leslie Caughell introduces the realities of women running for political office in 2018, including both the ways in which these women may benefit as a result of their gender and the ways in which their gender poses challenges. The presentation pays particular attention to how female candidates work to reach female voters, many of whom have traditionally either not voted or voted for more conservative candidates.

Dr. Leslie Caughell is Associate Professor of Political Science and Gender and Women’s Studies at Virginia Wesleyan University.

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On Her Flesh: Queer Jewish Women and Pride Tattoos

DR. AMY MILLIGAN | 11 am – 12 PM | BLOCKER HALL AUDITORIUM The pink triangle has gone from a stigmatizing Holocaust symbol to an emblem of LGBTQ pride. Similarly, Jewish women using rainbow Stars of David have been accused of promoting political agendas and have been banned from certain LGBTQ pride events. Dr. Amy Milligan discusses how these symbols and their use by women have taken on new meaning in their contemporary contexts. How are they used differently by women than men, by Jews than non-Jews, or by younger generations than old?

And what are the implications when these symbols are tattooed on Jewish women’s bodies?

Dr. Amy Milligan is the Batten Endowed Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Women’s Studies and the Director of the Institute of Jewish Studies and Interfaith Understanding at Old Dominion University.

WONDER WOMAN, HARLEY QUINN, AND MARY MAGDALENE: Origin Stories that Shape Women’s Power

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11 am – 12 PM | BLOCKER HALL AUDITORIUM | ON - DECK SERIES EVENT Dr. Elizabeth Coody explains how the origin of each of these women as “monster” or hero offers an example of how perceptions about where women come from can limit their perceived power. Using the narrative flexibility found in comics, Professor Coody guides us to discover a more nuanced origin story for fictional, historical, and contemporary women.

DR. ELIZABETH COODY

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Morningside College

IMAGINING THE SCANDAL OF THE CROSS through

Comics and Graphic Novels

“WE HAVE A SAYING, MY PEOPLE.

DON’T KILL IF YOU CAN WOUND, DON’T WOUND IF YOU CAN SUBDUE, DON’T SUBDUE IF YOU CAN PACIFY, AND DON’T RAISE YOUR HAND AT ALL UNTIL YOU’VE FIRST EXTENDED IT.”

7 – 8 PM | BLOCKER HALL AUDITORIUM For countless adherents to the Christian tradition, the c​ross functions as a symbol of divine power. For the earliest Christians, however, the cross represented only a traumatic event.

This presentation places several New Testament passages that interpret the cross into dialogue with comics and graphic novel portrayals of the life and death of Jesus. Dr. Elizabeth Coody looks at how comics present the cross in a way that increases the power​of biblical texts for present-day readers.

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Women as Agents of REFORMING VIRGINIA AND AMERICA:

MINOR VIRGINIA

Singing a Freedom Song Voting Rights in A Minor

DR. TIMOTHY O’ROURKE CONSTITUTION DAY

Thursday, September 20

12 – 1 PM | Batten Student Center Pearce Hospitality Suite

WHO CAN VOTE? At different times in American history, the right to vote has been restricted on account of race, age, gender, literacy, property, wealth (in the form of poll taxes), and length of residency. Even today with universal suffrage, questions remain regarding voter identification at polling places and the purging of registration rolls. The case of Virginia Minor, who argued to the Supreme Court in 1875 that the 14th Amendment gives women the right to vote, offers a window on the past, present, and future of the right to vote in America. Join us as Provost Timothy O’Rourke discusses “the fundamental political right” that is “preservative of all rights.”

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The American Civil Rights Movement and the Women Who Started It DR. CHARLES MARSH JUSTINE L. NUSBAUM LECTURE

Thursday, October 25

7 – 8 PM | Boyd Dining Center

Dr. Charles Marsh discusses the religious beliefs behind the American civil rights movement, and highlights women who enacted these convictions. Reflecting on the witness of social reformers Fannie Lou Hamer, Victoria Gray Adams, and Jane Stembridge, Marsh shows how their determined leadership and organizing gives us insight in addressing challenges of today.

Dr. Charles Marsh is Commonwealth Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Project on Lived Theology at University of Virginia.

Dr. Timothy G. O’Rourke is Provost and Vice President at Virginia Wesleyan University. He has testified before both U.S. House and Senate committees on voting rights and redistricting issues. His expert testimony has been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court.

This semester, as we particularly recognize the contributions of women in Virginia, it is with deep respect for her legacy that the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom presents the Justine L. Nusbaum Endowed Lectureship, established as a tribute to her by her sons, Robert “Bob” Nusbaum and V. H. Nusbaum, Jr.

September 17th is recognized in the United States as Constitution & Citizenship Day to commemorate the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787.

Support provided by The Lighthouse: Center for Exploration & Discovery at Virginia Wesleyan University

AMERICAN EVOLUTION

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WHEN WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES WERE NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE, WHEN POLL TAXES WERE USED TO DISCRIMINATE, AND WHEN CIVIL WRONGS NEEDED TO BE RIGHTED,

INDIVIDUAL WOMEN ENTERED PUBLIC LIFE AS AGENTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE.

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JUSTINE NUSBAUM resettled refugees from war-torn Europe and Asia. She worked with St. Mary’s Infant Home Auxiliary, the American Cancer Society, and the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority. Many know of her work with the Needlework Guild of America (later known as New Garments Always), which then was carried on locally by Justine’s Clothes Bank, housed at the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia. She received numerous awards in her lifetime, including the Clara Barton Award for her uninterrupted 80 years of service to the American Red Cross.

The Norfolk Seamstress who said “No” The Political Legacy of Evelyn T. Butts MAYOR KENNY ALEXANDER

Thursday, November 8

11 AM – 12 PM | Blocker Hall Auditorium

Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Evelyn T. Butts was orphaned at the age of 10, worked as a seamstress, and supplemented her income by housing disabled veterans. At the same time, her sense for political citizenship inspired her–through grassroots leadership and a concern for social justice–to challenge the poll tax in Virginia in an unusual case that was decided by the Supreme Court. Mayor Kenny Alexander shares his research into why she was so effective and how her work should continue to speak to us today.

Kenny Alexander is Mayor of the City of Norfolk and a Ph.D. student in the Leadership and Change program at Antioch University.

These programs are in conjunction with AMERICAN EVOLUTION™ (www.americanevolution2019.com). The Commonwealth of Virginia is inviting all Americans to commemorate the 400th anniversary of key historical events that took place in Virginia in 1619 that continue to influence America today. Featured events, programs, and legacy projects will inspire local, national and international engagement through the themes of democracy, diversity, and opportunity.

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FAITH PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER ROLES AND GENDER IDENTITY

Human sexuality has posed a range of challenges for all religious traditions.

Through panel presentation and small group dialogue, this series explores challenges related to gender roles and gender identity that face religious institutions and individuals.

Monday, October 8

Monday, November 12

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Gender Roles and Religion

Trans Identity and Religious Faith

BATTEN STUDENT CENTER PEARCE HOSPITALITY SUITE

BATTEN STUDENT CENTER PEARCE HOSPITALITY SUITE

What does my religion teach about the equality or differences between males and females? What women stand out in my religion’s scripture? How do specific scripture passages in my faith cause pain, misunderstanding, and confusion about gender roles? How do they bring support or joy? How does my religion shape how gender is understood?

How does religious faith provide support for transgender identity? What tensions do transgender individuals have between their faith and gender identities? How does transitioning shape faith? How do family members, parents, spouses, and clergy negotiate between their own religious beliefs and perspectives on transgender identity?

PANELISTS: Rev. Kim Hodges, Pastor of Lynnhaven Colony Congregational, United Church of Christ (Protestant); Rabbi Rosalin “Roz” Mandelberg, Senior Rabbi of Ohef Sholom Temple in Norfolk (Jewish); Saher Mirza, Community Volunteer (Muslim); and Teresa Stanley, Coordinator of Interspiritual Empowerment Project (Catholic).

Come hear Juji Li (Hampton Roads native and a transgender woman) and Taryn McLean (petty officer second class and a transgender man) as they discuss their own experiences and faith journeys, and as we join in discussion and questions.

The Nexus Interfaith Dialogue series is sponsored in partnership with the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities (VCIC), and Hands United Building Bridges (HUBB), a multi-faith clergy group.

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CATHOLIC NUNS BEATING NUCLEAR SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES ARDETH PLATTE and CAROL GILBERT, Dominican Sisters

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For over forty years Dominican Sisters Ardeth Platte and Carol Gilbert have fought for nuclear disarmament. As peacemakers following the nonviolent teachings of Jesus, they have traveled the U.S. teaching about the humanitarian and environmental consequences of nuclear and conventional war.

As a result of their nonviolent resistance, they have also spent years in jails and prisons. Hear firsthand the incredible stories of two women who have dedicated their lives to ridding the world of nuclear weapons and stopping war forever.

Sponsored by the Bishop Walter F. Sullivan Pax Christi Community of Hampton Roads.

Are U.S. Immigration Policies Racist?

TOWN HALL DISCUSSION: RACE: LET’S TALK ABOUT IT

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Beginning with the Naturalization Act of 1790s – which stated that only free white persons were eligible to become citizens – U.S. immigration policy has consistently limited and restricted the immigration of non-whites. Even after the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 abolished the quota system that favored northern Europeans, racism has continued to influence public policy and popular attitudes on immigration. What is at the root of the racial anxiety in our country? Why have elected officials – both Democrat and Republican – been seemingly reluctant to challenge pro-white policies and protect the rights of immigrants and refugees?

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Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom, WHRO Public Media, and the City of Virginia Beach Human Rights Commission.

Moderated by Barbara Hamm Lee, Host of Another View radio program on WHRV 89.5 FM, the “Race: Let’s Talk About It” town hall discussions offer safe space for open and honest conversations about race.

A panel helps to guide the conversation, but the discussion belongs to the audience.

Join us to share your thoughts and ideas for how we can work together to create a more just, inclusive, and civil society.

13TH ANNUAL

ONE LOVE festival

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 1–7 pm

VIRGINIA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

The ONE LOVE FESTIVAL was conceived as a snapshot of what a state of world peace would look like, even if it existed only for one day.

The festival brings a kaleidoscope of people together to celebrate a peace that transcends our differences.

MUSIC, SPOKEN WORD, AND POETRY 4 - 7 pm |

BATTEN STUDENT CENTER, MARLIN GRILLE

DRUM YOUR DREAM (drumyourdream.com) organizer Arthur Lopez leads a rhythm-based shared experience for peace. Everyone is invited to join this worldwide drumming experience, regardless of musical ability or experience. Hand percussion instruments are available, or bring your own. Also enjoy the music, spoken word, and poetry of local artists.

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THE CREATIVITY WORKSHOP

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October 18 | WORKSHOP FOR VWU STUDENTS ONLY

Hanoch Piven, Author, Artist, and Educator Throughout the last 25 years, the witty illustrations of Hanoch Piven have appeared in most major American magazines and newspapers, and in many European publications. Piven lectures extensively about creativity and its application to various aspects of life, and conducts workshops for children and adults alike.

His workshops allow participants to easily experience a creative process and enable introspection and communication through the creation of a collage with common objects. In this workshop on identity, participants deal with the question, “what are we made of?” as they consider the different values, experiences, and emotions that make us the individuals that we are.

Please see his work at www.pivenworld.com, and watch “LIVING IN A PLAYFUL COLLAGE: Hanoch Piven at TEDxJerusalem.”

Sponsored in partnership with the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater as part of the Israel Today 2018-2019 series.

LIFEMatters

In “Life Matters,” members of the Wesleyan community offer autobiographical reflections on their emotional, intellectual, and spiritual experiences. These deeply personal talks create meaningful opportunities for greater understanding and connection, encouraging each of us to think about what has shaped us and given our own life meaning.

Please feel free to bring a bag lunch or purchase lunch in the dining center.

The series is sponsored in partnership with the Chaplain’s Office and the Center for Innovative Teaching and Engaged Learning (INTEL) at Virginia Wesleyan University.

Thursday, September 13

Thursday, November 29

Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs

Professor of Management/ Business/Economics

Jason Seward ’05

12-12:50 PM | SHAFER ROOM BOYD DINING CENTER

Dave Garraty

12-12:50 PM | SHAFER ROOM BOYD DINING CENTER

CSRF IN THE COMMUNITY

FOUR FREEDOMS CHRYSLER GALLERY TALK

Thursday, October 4 2-3 pm

FREEDOM OF WORSHIP Dr. Craig Wansink CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART, NORFOLK (meet in Chrysler Lobby)

As part of a nationwide initiative presented

by For Freedoms, an organization that is committed to using art as a vehicle to examine civic issues and to build greater participation in American democracy, the Chrysler Museum of Art presents a series of Gallery Talks inspired by Norman Rockwell’s 1941 Four Freedoms Paintings.

Please join the Chrysler and the CSRF as Dr. Craig Wansink leads the Gallery Talk on Freedom of Worship. Focusing on the arts of South Asia, renaissance and baroque art, and modern art, Dr. Wansink highlights how physical representations of the divine shape worship and beliefs and – at the same time – create possibilities for conflict, dissension and heresy. …AND PLEASE JOIN THE CHRYSLER FOR THESE OTHER GALLERY TALKS:

Saturday, September 8 2-3 pm FREEDOM FROM FEAR Beatriz Amberman Chairwoman, Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations

Thursday, September 13 2-3 pm FREEDOM FROM WANT Dr. Ruth Jones Nichols Chief Executive Officer, Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore

Saturday, October 6 2-3 pm FREEDOM OF SPEECH Josh Weinstein Journalist, Southside Daily

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WHAT ELSE HAS BEEN HAPPENING? AS PART OF THE CSRF’S TRAVEL COURSE TO ISRAEL (Jan. 2018), Paul K. Chappell led extensive training on peace literacy and conflict mediation. Paul is the Peace Leadership Director of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, an Iraq war veteran, and a West Point graduate.

IN SPRING 2018, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Virginia Wesleyan students in ART 204 Digital Art competed to create artistic representations of significant MLK quotes that focus on building bridges, serving others, or reconciliation (see winning images on the back cover).

JAMES BATTEN, a religious studies major at University of Colorado Boulder, was our Summer 2018 Student Fellow. In addition to doing research, and developing new partnerships, he instituted our first “Face Time with Neighbors” program which brought 25 individuals to visit Chùa Dông Hu,ng Buddhist Education Center in Virginia Beach.

ON JULY 12, for the Office of Civil Rights (U.S. General Service Administration), Craig led a nationwide webinar entitled “Why Religious Diversity Matters in the Workplace.”

KELLY BECAME THE ADVISOR for the new “Debate” student organization at VWU,

a group that encourages discussion, dialogue, and deliberative thought on challenging and controversial subjects.

THROUGH THE CENTER, this summer two Virginia Wesleyan students and leaders of “Debate”– Allison Churchman ‘21 and Alaira Groomes ‘21 – participated in a Charles F. Kettering Foundation learning exchange to explore the possibilities of utilizing deliberative democracy in the work of campus student organizations.

CRAIG AND KELLY travel to Dayton, Ohio in September to be part of a new Kettering Foundation Religious Organizations Research Exchange that involves the role of faith-based organizations in community building.

IMPOSSIBLE DREAMS

Without you, it is not possible for us to offer the sorts of programming and training we are proud and grateful to share. Thank you. And without you, it is not possible for us to continue to grow the Center in ways that effectively respond to changing campus and community needs. Please come to programs and events, share ideas with us, and—when possible—support our mission financially.

Please visit WWW.VWU.EDU/GIVEONLINE and if you are able, make a donation online.

Designate your gift to the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom (CSRF).

WE APPRECIATE YOUR TRUST AND SUPPORT IN OUR COMMON MISSION. CRAIG & KELLY

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he American Civil Rights Movement 25 Tand SEPTEMBER the Women Who Started It JUSTINE L. NUSBAUM LECTURE IFE MATTERS: Jason Seward ’05

Dr. Charles Marsh, Commonwealth Professor 13 LAssistant Vice President for Student Affairs, VWU of Religious Studies and Director of the Project on Thursday, 12-1 PM Boyd Dining Center, Shafer Room

Sponsored in partnership with the Chaplain’s Office, and INTEL, VWU

inging a Freedom Song: Voting 20 SRights in A Minor

CONSTITUTION DAY Dr. Timothy O’Rourke, Provost and Vice President, VWU Thursday, 12-1 PM Batten Student Center, Pearce Hospitality Suite

See Jane Run: Liberals and 27 Conservatives Running for Office in 2018’s “Year of the Woman”

Dr. Leslie Caughell, Associate Professor of Political Science and Gender & Women’s Studies, VWU Thursday, 11 AM-12 PM Blocker Hall Auditorium

OCTOBER On Her Flesh: Queer Jewish Women 4 and Pride Tattoos Dr. Amy Milligan, Batten Assistant

Professor of Jewish Studies and Women’s Studies and Director of the Institute of Jewish Studies and Interfaith Understanding, ODU Thursday, 11 AM-12 PM Blocker Hall Auditorium

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Dr. Craig Wansink, CSRF Director Thursday, 2–3 PM Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk

Lived Theology, UVA Thursday, 7–8 PM Boyd Dining Center

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One Love Festival

Saturday, 1–7 PM

Virginia Wesleyan University

Catholic Nuns Beating Nuclear Swords

into Plowshares

Ardeth Platte and Carol Gilbert, Dominican Sisters 1–2:20 PM Monumental Chapel

Sponsored by the Bishop Walter F. Sullivan Pax Christi Community of Hampton Roads

Media, and the City of Virginia Beach Human Rights Commission

Largest Drum Circle in the World

MUSIC, SPOKEN WORD, AND POETRY

Norfolk Seamstress Who Said “No” 8 The The Political Legacy of Evelyn T. Butts

4–7 PM Batten Student Center, Marlin Grille

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Kenny Alexander, Mayor of the City of Norfolk and Ph.D. student at Antioch University Thursday, 11 AM–12 PM Blocker Hall Auditorium

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Are U.S. Immigration Policies Racist?

Town Hall Discussion RACE: LET’S TALK ABOUT IT TOWN HALL

Moderated by Barbara Hamm Lee, Host of

Another View, 89.5 WHRV-FM

2:30–4 PM

Boyd Dining Center Sponsored by the CSRF, WHRO Public

Juji Li, Hampton Roads native and transgender woman, and Taryn McLean, Petty Officer Second Class and transgender man Monday, 7-8:30 PM Batten Student Center, Pearce Hospitality Suite

Sponsored in partnership with VCIC and HUBB

IFE MATTERS: Dave Garraty 29 LProfessor of Management/Business/

Economics, VWU Thursday, 12-1 PM Boyd Dining Center, Shafer Room

Sponsored in partnership with the

Chaplain’s Office, and INTEL, VWU

ALL CSRF EVENTS* are free, open to the public, and held on the VWU campus. *unless otherwise noted

ponsored in partnership with the S Chrysler Museum of Art

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Understanding RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CRAIG WANSINK, PH.D. Joan P. and Macon F. Brock, Jr. , Director

Rev. Kim Hodges, Pastor of Lynnhaven Colony Congregational, United Church of Christ; Rabbi Rosalin “Roz” Mandelberg, Senior Rabbi of Ohef Sholom Temple in Norfolk ; Saher Mirza, Community Volunteer; and Teresa Stanley, Coordinator of Interspiritual Empowerment Project

Monday, 7-8:30 PM

Batten Student Center, Pearce Hospitality Suite

Sponsored in partnership with VCIC and HUBB

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The Creativity Workshop: Identity*

WORKSHOP FOR VWU STUDENTS ONLY Hanoch Piven, Author, Artist, and Educator Sponsored in partnership with the

Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater as part of the Israel Today 2018-2019 series

Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, and Mary 1 Magdalene: Origin Stories that Shape Women’s Power

ON-DECK PROGRAM

Dr. Elizabeth Coody, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Morningside College

Thursday, 11 AM–12 PM

Blocker Hall Auditorium

Imagining the Scandal of the Cross 1 through Comics and Graphic Novels

Dr. Elizabeth Coody, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Morningside College

Thursday, 7–8 PM

Blocker Hall Auditorium

KELLY JACKSON, Associate Director ERIC MAZUR, PH.D. Center Fellow for Religion, Law, and Politics EDITOR Craig Wansink, Ph.D. MANAGING EDITOR Kelly Jackson ART DIRECTOR Christine Hall PRODUCTION MANAGER Janice Marshall-Pittman VISIT US ONLINE AT www.vwu.edu/csrfnewsletter Understanding RELIGIOUS FREEDOM is published twice a year by the Center for the Study of Religious Freedom at Virginia Wesleyan University

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Spring 2018 Art 201 Digital Art Competition Winners

ALEX POWERS ’21

REBECCA KUES ’20