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Page! October 20, lOM CAMPUS NEWS Women’s studies major inaugurated ALLIE HORTON Staff Writer On Monday, October 18, faculty associated with the Women’s Studies major at Meredith College met in 144 Martin Hall to recognize those who have made re cent contributions to major. Dr. Sherry Shapiro, Di rector of the Women’s Stud ies major, asked the faculty members to say a few words about the accomplishments to the new major by those being recognized. Follow ing each short acknowl edgment speech, Dr. Jody Roubanis, professor in the Human and Environmen tal Sciences Department presented each member with the “Meredith Matri arch” pins she handcrafted. David Heining-Boyn- ton, professor of Psychol ogy, began by noting the accomplishments of Blue Greenberg of the Art De partment. Greenberg, said Heining-Boynton is a 30 year faculty member of Mer edith College and was one It’s time. to get (fSlLC photo courtesy of Allle Horton Dr. Homak, Dr. Jackson and Dr. Greenberg of the founding sisters of the Women’s Odyssey Program. Greenberg then acknowl edged the contributions of Rosemary Homak, professor of Psychology, also part of the Women’s Odyssey pro gram. Homak, according to Greenberg, has conducted research on the responses of women to success and how the responses contrast with the responses of men. Rhonda Zingraff of the Sociology Department rec ognized Dr. Jean Jackson, the Vice President of Stu dent Development and Eng lish Department. Zingraff noted that Jackson has “been providing an awakening in [the Women’s Studies] coxirse for over two years.” Jackson spoke about Dr. Susan Gilbert of the Eng lish Department as well as Zingraff who, says Jack son, “has coordinated the course for over a decade” and by “keeping us on track with the major for years.” Shapiro then introduced guest speaker Dr. Susannah Heschel, religion scholar and associate professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth Col lege. Heschel spoke about her experiences with teach ing women’s studies courses. Heschel received questions from faculty members at the conclusion of tfie ceremony. \\'hat: 5* Annual WILD Conference (Women In Leadership Developmenl) \\ hen: Saiurday, November 13.2001 8:30am-2pm Where: North Carolina Central University Durham, NC Why: Because you arc a woman with greater leadership potential. ...because you want to meet othcF^iitudeni leaders,, .because you want to^hare your leadership skills! How: Register in ihe Office of Student Aciivities & Leadership Development before Oci 27 in 202 Cate Cost: SIS, This includes continental breakfast, lunch, leadership sessions and a keynote address ' OucMiDas??? CoiHaci Nilki Cuxliss. curiissngnicrctfiiti.Edu or 760-li3J8 Religious scholar speaks on politics in Nazi Germany NINA BORUM Staff Writer In honor of the new Wom en’s Studies major. The Gullick lectures and Kenan fund made it possible for Susannah Heschel, hold er of the Eli Black Chair at Dartmouth College, to lecture at Meredith con cerning the issue of Jesus Politics in Nazi Germany. Before introducing the guest speaker, Director of Women’s Studies Sherry Shapiro recognized Tif fany Stokes and Hunter Galligan. These students are currently the only de clared Women’s Studies majors at Meredith College. Applause welcomed the well-known lecturer to the stage where she delivered her lecture entitled “When Jesus Was an Aryan: Prot estants Theologians in Nazi Germany”. Heschel passion ately spoke to the audience about the attempted use of Christianity as a support to National Socialism. Heschel commented that her research on this topic was difficult and unpleasant. During her search, she came across anti- Semitic propaganda writing during World War II. Dis turbed to leam that these were Protestant writings sup ported by the Institute for the Study and the Elaboration of Jewish Influences on German Church Life, Heschel decid ed to dig deeper and leam more about the Institute. Heschel described be ing told that all archives and records were lost concem- ing the Institute, but a year later came across records that proved that some sects of the Protestant Church fi nanced the Institute. These particular Protestants sup ported Adolf Hitler, argued that Jesus was Aryan and tried to eliminate pro-Jew- ish elements in the Bible. According to Heschel, the Germans were pressed to make Jesus an Aryan be cause of the focus in the 18th and 19th centuries to contextualize him. When faced with the historical data, Germans Protestants would possibly have to be lieve that Jesus was a Jew ish Pharisee and this was something that made them uncomfortable. In response to this idea, some German Protestants turned to racial theory in the 20th century. These German Protestants removed the Old Testament, took Hebrew words from Hymnals, highlighted New Testament books, like John, to support anti-Semitism and made the weak argu ment that was Jesus Aryan. Following the lecture, Dr. Cokley, professor of Soci ology, stated “I thought her insists on the way religious ideologies fueled the propa ganda of the time interest ing.” Dr. Zingraff, professor of Sociology at Meredith, commented on the lecture by saying “It was a reminder of how powerfully society can be influenced through argu ments about Jesus and ques tions aboutGod’s intentions”. Dr. Allen Page, professor of Religion, was very famil iar with the former blend of Christianity and National Socialism and was impressed by the “degree to which this was formalized with in the German Protestant Church” Religion professor. Dr. Winfield stated that “al though Heschel’s argu ment was compelling and showed historical symbiosis of religion and politics, she called for a separation of contemporary religion and political arenas” this was perceived as sending mixed messages to the audience. During the reception He schel mentioned to a student that she hoped that after her lecture the audience would keep in mind the danger of fascism; “and how easily people give up justice, lib erty and equality and how they find religious ways to justify abandoning democ racy.” This point of view was repeatedly highlighted in Heschel’s lecture when she said “I’ve leamed from this that it’s dangerous for religion to play an active role in the political realm, religion is too precious to get messed up with politics”.
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