Amy-Jill Levine, professor of New Testament and Jewish studies at Vanderbilt University,

will present, "Seeing Through Different Lenses: How Christians and Jews Read

Scripture," as a part of the Norman and Louis Miller Lecture in Public Understanding. The

event will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Walter Theatre, Abbot

Pennings Hall of Fine Arts, on the St. Norbert College campus. The lecture is free and

open to the public.

Levine received her B.A. from Smith College and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University.

Through her studies of the interpretation of biblical texts, she has become established as

one of today's leading New Testament scholars. Her work focuses on interpreting popular

biblical texts from alternative points of view, and has earned her a number of

distinctions and honors including honorary doctorates from multiple universities and

grants from the Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the

American Council of Learned Societies. In addition, she has held positions of office in the

Society of Biblical Literature, the Catholic Biblical Association, and the Association for

Jewish Studies.

The Norman and Louis Miller Lecture Series celebrates human dignity and encourages

better understanding between people, promoting unity, communication and tolerance

among different cultures, religions, ethnicities and traditions.

For more information on the lecture, contact the St. Norbert College Peace and Justice

Center at pjc@snc.edu or call Catherine Kasten at (920) 403-3919.