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Title
Washington University MLA Seminar Series - The Quality of Mercy
When/Where
Washington University
Danforth Campus - January Hall - Rm 110
St. Louis, MO 63130
Host
University College at Washington Univ
Phone
(314) 935-6700
Description
Free Saturday seminar series addresses
The Quality of Mercy
Washington University in St. Louis will host a free Saturday Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) Seminar Series in February titled The Quality of Mercy.
The annual seminar series features University experts from the areas of politics, medicine, religious studies, and literature to address one of the most enduring concepts in social, religious, ethical and political thinking: the idea of mercy.
The MLA Saturday lecture series is free and open to the public. To learn more and to RSVP, visit http://ucollege.wustl.edu/mercy or call (314) 935-6700.
“The Master of Liberal Arts program examines major themes, concepts and issues from many different perspectives — and mercy is exactly the sort of subject that requires, and rewards, its multidisciplinary approach,” says Robert E. Wiltenburg, PhD, dean of University College.
Initiated by the MLA program at University College, the adult, evening and continuing education division in Arts & Sciences at Washington University, this popular series now is in its 31th year. The lectures begin Saturday, Feb. 4, and are offered every Saturday in February. Presentations will be from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in January Hall, Room 110, on the Danforth Campus and are as follows:
Feb. 4: Marie Griffith, Danforth Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, will present “Is There Room for Mercy in the Sexuality Debates? Shifting the Terms of our Religious-Political Stalemate”.
Feb. 11: Ira Kodner, Gershman Professor of Surgery, will speak on “Physicians and Ethics”.
Feb. 18: Daniel Bornstein, Darrow Professor of Catholic Studies, will present “The Works of Mercy”.
Feb. 25: Robert Wiltenburg, Dean of University College, will present “Shakespeare: The Merciless and the Merciful”.
For a map of the Danforth Campus, visit wustl.edu/community/visitors/maps/index.html.
About University College
Originally founded in 1853 to serve the diverse educational needs of the St. Louis area, Washington University continues to grow and thrive more than 150 years later. The first educational step of the fledgling university, on Oct. 22, 1854, was to establish an evening program. Washington University Extension, addressing the needs of local teachers, was begun in 1908, and, after much expansion and diversification, became University College in 1931. Then and since, people of all ages attend Washington University through University College, earning associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees, or certificates, or taking courses for personal enrichment. For more information about University College, visit ucollege.wustl.edu or call (314) 935-6700.
Url
http://ucollege.wustl.edu/mercy
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