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Taylor Branch
Taylor Branch is renowned for his award-winning trilogy on Dr. Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement: Parting the Waters; On Canaan's Edge; and Pillar of Fire. These have won highest acclaim for their thorough research, authoritative telling of this crucial era of American history, and insight into King's steadfast commitment to non-violent action. Admission is free. A free-will offering will be received. A 5:30 dinner with Mr. Branch at Bright Side Opportunities Center is open to those who help underwrite the event with a tax-deductible gift of $100 per person or $150 per couple. Checks may be written to one of the three sponsoring organizations, with "Taylor Branch" in the memo line. Please visit the organization's website for the mailing address. For further information or to make dinner reservations contact BSOC at 509-1342 [www.bsocenter.org]; or LIPW at 390-8609 (email lancasterinterchurchpeacewitness@yahoo.com); or LLG at 431-4433 [www.litguild.org].
Dr. Julia O'Brien
Julia M. O'Brien is the Stern Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Lancaster Theological Seminary, where she has taught since 1997. She returned recently from Israel and the West Bank where she lead a seminary study group. Dr. O'Brien received her B.A. in religion from Wake Forest University in 1981. She earned her M.Div from Duke Divinity School in 1984, and her Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from Duke University in 1988, where her areas of study included the history and archeology of the Old Testament, as well as Judaism and Literary Criticism. Dr. O'Brien specializes in prophetic literature. She is the author of a commentary on Nahum for Sheffield Academic Press (2001), which was released in a second edition by Sheffield Phoenix in Oct. 2009. Her commentary on Nahum through Malachi in the Abingdon Old Testament Commentary series was published in 2004, and Challenging Prophetic Metaphor was released by Westminster John Knox Press in 2008. Aesthetics of Violence in the Prophets, co-edited with Chris Franke, was released April 2010 by T & T Clark. Julia writes regularly for Bible dictionaries, commentaries, and journals on other prophets as well. She is interested in issues of violence and how readers might ethically and respectfully respond to the "difficult" parts of the Bible. She also is an avid reader of novels and is currently exploring the intersection of literature and biblical texts. The seminar will be held at the Parish Resource Center 633 Community Way Lancaster, PA 17603. Find Apostles Way off Rt. 23, Marietta Ave., west of Lancaster, next to Church of the Apostles. Community Way intersects with Apostles Way. Admission by modest fee. Advance registration encouraged via upeach@aol.com or thewebbers@verizon.net.
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Lancaster Interchurch Peace Witness and Parish Resource Center are offering a peace education seminar with Dr. Julia O'Brien, entitled: "Violence and the Bible: What's a Christian To Do?" The seminar is for pastors, church leaders, teachers and Christian Education Department staff.