Lecture series on Jewish, Christian, Muslim relations continues at UNL

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies lecture series continues with speakers examining the historical relationships of major world religions.

Series coordinators said the lectures will provide an opportunity to consider post-9/11 conditions in relation to the historical interactions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The lecture series represents a collaboration between UNL faculty and scholars from around the nation.Two of the upcoming lectures are concerned with Jewish-Christian intellectual relations, and two address the extensive cultural interrelations between Islam and Britain during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

All lectures are free and open to the public, and begin at 7:30 p.m. at Bailey Library on the second floor of Andrews Hall, 14th and T streets on the UNL City Campus. A complete schedule follows:

Jan. 31: Stephen G. Burnett, associate professor of classics and religious studies and history, UNL. "Fit to Print? Responses of Jewish Scholars to Christian Criticism and the Goals of Early Modern European Censorship."

March 8: Stephen Lahey, lecturer in classics and religious studies, UNL, and Idit Dobbs-Weinstein, associate professor of philosophy, Vanderbilt University, "Muslim Influences on Medieval Christian Theology."

March 28: Nabil I. Matar, professor of English, Florida Institute of Technology, "Queen Elizabeth I of England and Mulay Ahmad al-Mansur of Morocco."

April 11: Julia Schleck, assistant professor of English, UNL, "Reports of War and Terror: Anglo-Ottoman Relations and 16th Century Newsprint."

CONTACT: Robert Haller, Professor, English, (402) 472-1814