Marie Griffith – Is There Room for Mercy in the Sexuality Debates? Shifting the Terms of our Religious-Political Stalemate
- Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 • 11:00 AM
- January Hall Room 110, Washington University
Marie Griffith
About the MLA Lecture Series
Last year’s series examined “The Value of Justice”; this year’s series is focused on justice’s frequent partner, complement, or antithesis: Mercy. The series will consider the concept and practice of mercy from several disciplinary directions, including politics, medicine, religious studies, and literature. The lectures are offered free of charge and online registration is requested – click here to RSVP.
For more information about the MLA Seminar Series, call (314) 935-6777 or click here.
About the Speaker
Marie Griffith, the John C. Danforth Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis, gave a public lecture titled, “Is There Room for Mercy in the Sexuality Debates? Shifting the Terms of our Religious-Political Stalemate” to kick off the February 2012 MLA Seminar Series, “The Quality of Mercy,” hosted by the University College in Arts & Sciences.
