Vanessa Ochs, member of the Virginia Seminar, is ordained rabbi
Dr. Ochs celebrated her ordination on February 16 at Congregation Beth Israel in Charlottesville, Virginia. Read her beautiful essay on her ordination here.
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Civil Rights Digital Archive launches for public use
The Civil Rights Movement as Theological Drama, an initiative of the Project on Lived Theology, is a highly interactive digital archive that brings the theological drama of the American Civil Rights Movement to life. Through personal interviews and primary documentary … Read More
Project DVD with John Perkins and Charles Marsh
If you missed the Lived Theology event Let Justice Roll Down, email us for a complementary DVD of the dialogue between Dr. Perkins and Dr. Marsh.
Interview: Jenny McBride discusses her new book
Virginia Seminar member and U.Va. alum Jenny McBride discusses her new book, The Church for the World: A Theology of Public Witness in an interview conducted by PLT graduate research assistant A.J. Walton. Read the interview here. Read More
Virginia Seminar member Russell Jeung publishes research on Asian American vote
Dr. Russell Jeung, associate professor of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University, recently published an analysis of Asian American voting in the 2008 election. Read about his findings here.
Virginia Seminar member Vanessa Ochs prays in Jerusalem with Women of the Wall
Dr. Ochs writes, “Rosh Hodesh Av this past July was my first time praying in Jerusalem with Women of the Wall. It was a quiet time, compared to the month before, when two women were detained for wearing prayer shawls, … Read More
Ph.D student Tim Hartman receives research grant
Tim Hartman, Ph.D candidate in the Department of Religious Studies at U.Va. and former graduate research assistant for the Project on Lived Theology, has received an Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS) Summer Research Fellowship in the amount of $5000. Read More