Religious Life

Vespers 2021

Jenny — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:34:51 +0000

Vespers 2021

Sunday, December 5, 2021 - 5:40 pm to 7:00 pm

Jenny Wed, 11/17/2021 - 09:34

Alumnae Chapel, Thomson Hall

A worship service of lessons and carols.

Livestream at /vespers2021

Featuring the ��Ƶ choir, faculty, staff, and student readers.

Light refreshments following service at Sarah's Coffee House.

��Ƶ encourages all guests to be COVID-19 vaccinated.

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Religious Life

Orr Forum: Dr. Amy-Jill Levine

Jenny — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 20:07:42 +0000

Orr Forum: Dr. Amy-Jill Levine

Thursday, March 24, 2022 - 10:30 am to 3:30 pm

Jenny Wed, 08/25/2021 - 16:07

Lenfest Learning Commons, John Stewart Memorial Library

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine
Lenfest Learning Commons in John Stewart Memorial Library, ��Ƶ

Lecture: 10:30 to 11:45 a.m.
Jesus ��Ƶ ’ Parables as Jewish Stories
Jesus told parables to fellow Jews: recovering that original setting corrects their frequent anti-Jewish interpretations, provides a grounding for better Jewish/Christian relations, and offers new insight into both ancient and present-day ethics.

Workshop: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Understanding Jesus means Understanding Judaism
(A Workshop designed for Clergy, Religious Educators, and interested persons)
This workshop details the popular misconceptions about Jesus ��Ƶ ’ Jewish context found in sermons and church-based educational curricula, explains their origins, and offers new and helpful ways to read the New Testament.

Christmas Vespers 2020

Jenny — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 22:16:26 +0000

Christmas Vespers 2020

Sunday, December 6, 2020 - 1 pm

Jenny Tue, 11/24/2020 - 17:16

Join us on the ��Ƶ Facebook page for virtual Vespers as a Facebook Live event at 6 p.m. on Sunday, December 6.

https://www.facebook.com/WilsonCollegePa

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Religious Life

Virtual Summer Student Orientation

Jenny — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:08:50 +0000

Virtual Summer Student Orientation

Sunday, July 19, 2020 - 8 pm

Jenny Mon, 06/15/2020 - 10:08

Summer Orientation 2020 is going virtual! We might be remote, but we still want you to be ��Ƶ “Wilson Ready ��Ƶ ” by the time classes begin in August.

Register for one of our virtual kick-off sessions where you ��Ƶ ’ll meet some key staff members, including our Dean of Students Mary Beth Williams.

Virtual Summer Student Orientation

Jenny — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:08:35 +0000

Virtual Summer Student Orientation

Sunday, July 5, 2020 - 8 pm

Jenny Mon, 06/15/2020 - 10:08

Virtual Summer Student Orientation

Jenny — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:08:17 +0000

Virtual Summer Student Orientation

Sunday, June 14, 2020 - 8 pm

Jenny Mon, 06/15/2020 - 10:08

Virtual Summer Student Orientation

Jenny — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:07:45 +0000

Virtual Summer Student Orientation

Sunday, June 7, 2020 - 8 pm

Jenny Mon, 06/15/2020 - 10:07

2020 Orr Forum Dr. Amy-Jill Levine Workshop

Jenny — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 15:36:02 +0000

2020 Orr Forum Dr. Amy-Jill Levine Workshop

Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 9:30 am to 11:30 am

Jenny Thu, 01/23/2020 - 10:36

Brooks Complex Auditorium

UPDATE: Wilson's Orr Forum on Religion, which had been scheduled for March 26, has been postponed until September as part of the College ��Ƶ ’s response to coronavirus concerns.

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine
Brooks Science Center Auditorium
Thursday, March 26

Lecture: 10:30 to 11:45 a.m.
Jesus ��Ƶ ’ Parables as Jewish Stories
Jesus told parables to fellow Jews: recovering that original setting corrects their frequent anti-Jewish interpretations, provides a grounding for better Jewish/Christian relations, and offers new insight into both ancient and present-day ethics.

Workshop: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Understanding Jesus means Understanding Judaism
(A Workshop designed for Clergy, Religious Educators, and interested persons)
This workshop details the popular misconceptions about Jesus ��Ƶ ’ Jewish context found in sermons and church-based educational curricula, explains their origins, and offers new and helpful ways to read the New Testament.

Amy-Jill Levine is a University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies and Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt (Divinity and A&S); she is also Affiliated Professor, Woolf Institute: Centre for Jewish-Christian Relations, Cambridge. Holding a B.A. from Smith College, and the M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University, she has honorary doctorates from the University of Richmond, the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, the University of South Carolina-Upstate, Drury University, Christian Theological Seminary, and Franklin College. A self-described Yankee Jewish feminist, Professor Levine is a member of Congregation Sherith Israel, an Orthodox Synagogue in Nashville, although she is often quite unorthodox.

2020 Spring Orr Forum: Dr. Amy-Jill Levine Lecture

Jenny — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 15:33:57 +0000

2020 Spring Orr Forum: Dr. Amy-Jill Levine Lecture

Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 6:30 am to 7:45 am

Jenny Thu, 01/23/2020 - 10:33

Brooks Complex Auditorium

UPDATE: Wilson's Orr Forum on Religion, which had been scheduled for March 26, has been postponed until September as part of the College ��Ƶ ’s response to coronavirus concerns.

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine
Brooks Science Center Auditorium

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Campus Events

Religious Life

Vespers 2019

Jenny — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 19:04:38 +0000

Vespers 2019

Sunday, December 8, 2019 - 1 pm

Jenny Fri, 09/13/2019 - 15:04

Alumnae Chapel, Thomson Hall

December 8- Vesper's Service - 6 p.m. - Alumnae Chapel, Thomson Hall

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Campus Events

Religious Life