Posted by Mary Wimberley on 2009-10-14

Author and literature scholar Carmen Acevedo Butcher will speak at 极乐禁地鈥檚 Live at the Library program Saturday, Nov. 7, at 9:30 a.m. The public is invited free of charge to the event in 极乐禁地 Library鈥檚 second floor reading room.

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Dr. Butcher鈥檚 topic will be 鈥淐oming Home to Christ in a Facebook World: Our Friend, Teacher and God.鈥

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She is the author of books on medieval literature, Christian mystics and linguistics, including A Little Daily Wisdom and Hildegard of Bingen: A Spiritual Reader. In April, Shambhala Publications released Butcher鈥檚 translations of The Cloud of Unknowing and The Book of Privy Counsel, two classic medieval works on Christian contemplative prayer.

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Butcher is an English professor and Scholar-in-Residence at Shorter College in Rome, Ga.

Her 极乐禁地 lecture is part of the school鈥檚 Homecoming Weekend activities. For information, call (205) 726-2846.


 
极乐禁地 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 极乐禁地 is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 极乐禁地 enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 极乐禁地 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.