Dearest Society,

The inestimable Craig Davis has agreed to postpone his film night presentation this week, so we can defer to a timely and important event hosted by UU’s Center for Politics and Religion:

“The End of Christianity in Iraq?”

On Thursday, April 23 at 7:00 in Harvey Hall, the Center for Politics & Religion will host Dr. David Michelson who will deliver a talk entitled “The End of Christianity in Iraq?”. Dr. Michelson will discuss the long history of Christianity in Iraq from Apostolic times through the rise of Islam to the present. He will also analyze the current crises faced by Christians in contemporary Iraq, with a particular focus on Iraq’s Aramaic speaking minority population.

David Michelson is an assistant professor in the History Department at the University of Alabama where he teaches Ancient and Early Medieval History with a focus on the history of Christianity in the Middle East. His current research focuses on the Syriac speaking churches of Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq. Prof. Michelson earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University and has also studied in Oxford, Rome, and Turkey.

We strongly encourage you not to miss out on this very important conversation and hope to see you there!

Next week: Dr. Micah Watson presents “Nietzsche, the Christian, and the Open-Minded Life”