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Wednesday's Boldt lecture features Godwin Shiri

Carole Engblom
April 12, 2005

"What Happened When Christianity Encountered Caste?" is the title of Godwin Shiri's lecture on Wednesday, April 13 at 3:30 p.m. in Buntrock Commons Viking Theater. An exceptional scholar and activist, Shiri is director of the Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society in Bangalore, India, and is Visiting Professor of Ethics at United Theological College, Magalore, India.

He has taught portions of the "Religions of India" course for several St. Olaf Global Semester groups. Shiri also is widely published on India's Dalits (Untouchables), is currently involved in research on the plight of young female laborers in Bangalore and comparing the situations of Christian Dalits and lower social group Muslims in India. The Boldt Chair in the Humanities, Professor of Philosophy Gordon Marino, and the departments of history, philosophy, sociology and religion are sponsoring Shiri's lecture which is free and open to the public.

Contact Carole Engblom at 507-646-3271 or leigh@stolaf.edu.