A mini conference featuring three lectures highlighting the relationship between early Christianity and ancient Mediterranean material culture. The 25% in the title refers to the percentage of the membership of the Society of Biblical Literature who identify as women. This event promotes their contributions.
Lectures by:
Prof. Roberta Mazza, Associate Professor of Papyrology, University of Bologna
Prof. Jorunn Økland, Director, Norwegian Institue at Athens; Professor of Gender Studies at the University of Oslo
Prof. Christine M. Thomas, Virgil Cordano OFM Endowed Chair in Catholic Studies, Department of Religious Studies, University of California
sponsored by
the Virgil Cordano OFM Endowed Chair in Catholic Studies, Department of Religious Studies, UCSB
the History Department, UCSB
the Ancient Borderlands Research Focus Group, Interdepartmental Humanities Center, UCSB
