Yes, I’ve missed the last three Festival of Ideas talks. (Two of the three I wanted to see, but Leon Winter was the first day back after spring break, and I just plain forgot, and John Meecham was missed due to a house project.

But…

Just got notice of two talks next week that look interesting:

7) NEW TESTAMENT SCHOLAR TO GIVE LECTURE MONDAY
A renowned New Testament scholar will visit campus Monday, April 12, to give the Manfred O. Meitzen Outstanding Guest Theological Lecture. Amy-Jill Levine will speak on “Lost History of Women in the Bible” at 7:30 p.m. at Erickson Alumni Center. Dr. Levine is a professor at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, where she directs the Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender and Sexuality. The lecture is free and open to the public.

12) GUEST PHILOSOPHER TO DISCUSS ‘FREE WILL AND SELF-EXPRESSION’
The Department of Philosophy announces an upcoming lecture by 2004 Outstanding Guest Philosopher John M. Fischer. Dr. Fischer, professor of philosophy and Director of the Honors Program at the University of California, Riverside, will speak on Wednesday, April 14, from 7:30-9 p.m. in G-15 Life Sciences Building. His lecture, titled “Free Will and Self-Expression,” has been designed for a general audience interested in these issues.

How exciting!