Harvard Biblical Scholar to Lecture on Apocalypse

Biblical scholar Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza will give a talk at the College of the Holy Cross titled “The Apocalypse of John: Its World of Vision and Our Own?” on Thursday, April 10 at 4:30 p.m. in the Rehm Library. The event is free and open to the public.

Schüssler Fiorenza, the Krister Stendahl Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School, has been a pioneer with her work in biblical interpretation and feminist theology. In this lecture she will examine the Book of Revelation, also called the Apocalypse of John. The last book in the New Testament, Revelation is considered one of the most interesting fields in New Testament Studies but also one of the most complex and difficult for modern readers to understand.

Schüssler Fiorenza is a co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion and has been a founding co-editor of the feminist issues of Concilium. She was elected the first woman president of the Society of Biblical Literature and has served on the boards of a number of major biblical journals and societies. Her books include “In Memory of Her: A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins” (Crossroad, 1983), which has been translated into 13 languages, and “The Book of Revelation: Justice and Judgment” (Fortress, 1985). Recently, she published two volumes of essays, “Transforming Vision: Explorations in Feminist Theology” (Fortress, 2011) and “Changing Horizons: Explorations in Feminist Interpretation” (Fortress, 2013).

Her lecture is co-sponsored by the Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J. Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture and the Class of 1956 Chair in New Testament Studies at Holy Cross. Learn more and watch lectures online at www.holycross.edu/mcfarlandcenter.

About the Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J. Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture:

Established in 2001 and housed in Smith Hall, the McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture provides resources for faculty and course development, sponsors conferences and college-wide teaching events, hosts visiting fellows, and coordinates a number of campus lecture series. Rooted in the College’s commitment to invite conversation about basic human questions, the Center welcomes persons of all faiths and seeks to foster dialogue that acknowledges and respects differences, providing a forum for intellectual exchange that is interreligious, interdisciplinary, intercultural, and international in scope.  The Center also brings members of the Holy Cross community into conversation with the Greater Worcester community, the academic community, and the wider world.