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Lecture: "War Against the Divided Soul: Notes Toward a Rabbinic Psychology of Religion"
University of Washington's Martin Jaffee to lecture at Reed College on March 22.
WHAT |
The lecture is sponsored by Reed's humanities 110 program and the president's office. |
WHEN | 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22 |
WHERE | Vollum Lecture Hall, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland (Use east parking lot off of SE Woodstock Blvd.) |
COST | Free and open to the public |
CONTACT | For more information, the public is asked to visit the Reed events website at events.reed.edu or call the Reed events line at 503/777-7755 |
Martin Jaffee
Martin Jaffee has taught Jewish studies and comparative religion at the Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, since 1987. He is best known for his work on the nature of rabbinic oral-traditional culture in Late Antiquity, several textbooks for the study of Judaism, and essays on pedagogical theory and practice in religious studies. His current research interests include the history of rabbinic discipleship in ancient times and the historical role of self-criticism in Jewish ethics and piety.
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Reed College
Reed College, in Portland, Oregon, is an undergraduate institution of the liberal arts and sciences dedicated to sustaining the highest intellectual standards in the country. With an enrollment of about 1,360 students, Reed ranks third in the undergraduate origins of Ph.D.s in the United States and second in the number of Rhodes Scholars from a liberal arts college (31 since 1915). For more information, visit web.reed.edu.