October 6 and 7: "Christian Nationalism and the Making of the White Evangelical Bible," with Jill Hicks-Keeton and Cavan Concannon

The UC Davis Jewish Studies program and the Department of Classics are please to present "Christian Nationalism and the Making of the White Evangelical Bible," with Jill Hicks-Keeton and Cavan Concannon. The event will occur in two parts:

October 6 at 5 pm PST, Sproul Hall 912: "Christian Nationalism and the Making of the White Evangelical Bible"

Jill Hicks-Keeton (Oklahoma) and Cavan Concannon (USC) will speak about the complex intersection of politics and religion in contemporary American culture.

This lecture is free and open to all

October 7 at 12pm PST, Sproul Hall 912:"Curating Biblical Memory: The Museum of the Bible and the Politics of Interpretation"

Jill Hicks-Keeton (Oklahoma) and Cavan Concannon (USC) will chair an informal discussion of pre-circulated readings from their new book Does Scripture Speak for Itself?: The Museum of the Bible and the Politics of Interpretation (Cambridge University Press).

To register for this event and to receive a PDF file of the readings, please email classics-info@ucdavis.edu.Lunch will be provided.