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March 7, 2005

EVENT: Talk by W. Kenneth Cauthen, professor emeritus of theology at Colgate Rochester Divinity School, on dealing with race, class, and culture in our lives

TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 2 p.m. Sunday, March 20, in the Welles-Brown Room of Rush Rhees Library on the University of Rochester’s River Campus

ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
Note: Parking is available on University lots weeknights and all weekend.

W. Kenneth Cauthen, the John Price Crozer Griffith Professor Emeritus of Theology at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, will discuss how people deal with issues of race, class, and culture at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at the University of Rochester. His talk in the Welles-Brown Room of Rush Rhees Library on the University’s River Campus is free and open to the public.

Cauthen’s 2003 book, I Don’t Care What the Bible Says: An Interpretation of the South (Mercer University Press) examines race, class, and culture and the complex relationships among them. He is the author of 18 books, including The Impact of American Religious Liberalism, which has been the standard text in the field.

His presentation is part of the Tea Talks series, which is presented on selected Sundays in a casual atmosphere with tea and biscuits. The programs are sponsored by River Campus Libraries and are free to the public.

For more information, contact the library at (585) 275-4461.

Note to editors: A jpeg image of Kenneth Cauthen can be e-mailed to you. Please call (585) 275-4128 or send your request to sdickman@rochester.edu.


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