JOYCE COMPTON BROWN LECTURE SERIES - Spring 2009
Dr. James Lawrence “Jefferson Died for Our Sins: Rediscovering the Writings of Thomas Jefferson as a Counter to the Myth of the Christian Nation.” Dr. Lawrence originally presented this material at a session of the Oxford Roundtable on the future of the church-state relation at Oxford University. Dr. Don Berry "Health and Wellness from a Muslim Perspective." Dr. Berry has lectured at numerous Seminaries and Bible Schools in Europe, Middle East, and Asia. He has published two books: Pictures of Islam (2007) and Islam and Modernity through the Writings of Islamic Modernist Fazlur Rahman (2003). Dale Koontz “Faith and Choice in the Works of Joss Whedon” Dale Koontz is the author of Faith and Choice in the Works of Joss Whedon. She has presented on the topic of spirituality and popular culture from Greensboro, North Carolina to Istanbul, Turkey. (Joss Whedon is the writer / producer responsible for “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Firefly,” and “Angel,” among others. Thomas Raine Crowe "Tales of a Baby Beat" Thomas Rain Crowe is an internationally recognized poet, publisher, and translator. His poetry-and-music band “Thomas Rain Crowe & The Boatrockers” has been heralded by such icons of the music industry as Pete Townshend of “The Who” and Joy Harjo of “Poetic Justice.” Sheri Reynolds, author of "The Rapture of Canaan" Sheri Reynolds’s published novels include The Rapture of Canaan, an Oprah Book Club selection and New York Times bestseller. All lectures are free, open to the public, and are followed by catered receptions! For more information, please contact Matt Theado: mtheado@gardner-webb.edu About The Joyce Compton Brown Lecture SeriesFeb 17 (Tuesday) 7:00 p.m. Ritch Banquet Hall
March 2 (Monday) 7:00 p.m. Ritch Banquet Hall
March 25 (Wednesday) 7:00 Blanton Auditorium
April 1 (Wednesday) 7:00 p.m. Ritch Banquet Hall
April 23 (Thursday) 7:00 p.m. Blanton Auditorium
Joyce Compton Brown taught for almost 40 years in the Department of English at Gardner-Webb University, where her specialties included Southern women writers and Appalachian culture. In the 1990s, Joyce founded a lecture series as part of the Life of the Scholar (L.O.T.S.) program led by her husband and fellow Gardner-Webb professor, Les Brown. Upon her retirement in 2006, Joyce was named Professor Emerita of English. Her family, friends, and colleagues established a fund to provide continued support for the lecture series she nurtured for many years, which was then formally named the Joyce Compton Brown Lecture Series.