A coalition of Northeast Wisconsin synagogues, churches, and other groups is hosting a very special free program. We have invited Amy-Jill Levine, professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, to be our “Scholar-in-Residence” May 14-16, 2010.

Why?
To encourage understanding and respect among the Jews and Christians in Northeastern Wisconsin through study of our common origins and through conversation and interaction.

About our speaker:

Amy-Jill Levine is E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University’s Divinity School, Graduate Department of Religion, and Program in Jewish Studies. Holding a B.A. from Smith College, an M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University, and several honorary doctorates, Professor Levine is an internationally renowned speaker and consultant on issues in Jewish-Christian relations. Along with numerous publications, including the award-winning The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus, Professor Levine has also done several taped series for the Teaching Company. She describes herself as a “Yankee Jewish Feminist who teaches New Testament in the buckle of the Bible belt.”

The Coalition Sponsoring the Scholar-in-Residence Weekend:

• Catholic Diocese of Green Bay
• Congregation Cnesses Israel
• Ecumenical Center of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
• Elaine Milson Special Birthday Fund
• First United Church of Christ
• First United Methodist Church
• Grace Lutheran Church
• Moses Montefiore Synagogue, Appleton
• Norman Miller Family Foundation
• Religious Studies Department of St. Norbert College
• St. Anne’s Episcopal Church
• Union Congregational UCC
• West Side Moravian Church
• Winnebago Presbytery