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Shaw Divinity School to Host 23rd Annual Women’s Conference

Raleigh, NC – (July 17, 2006) The Shaw University Divinity School is pleased to announce the 23rd Annual Women’s conference, Jezebel and Mary Magdalene Revisited: Faith, Health, Sexuality, and Spirituality for the 21st Century, September 15, 2006, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, in the Willie E. Gary Student Union Ballroom. World renowned speakers include Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Professor and Chair of Philosophy and Religion at Goucher College. An ordained Episcopal minister, she will speak at the opening plenary session. She has been recognized by Essence magazine as one of the country’s most distinguished religious thinkers, teachers, ministers and counselors. The closing session of the Conference will feature Dr. Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, Professor of Theology and Women’s Studies at Shaw University Divinity School. An ordained Christian Methodist Episcopal minister, she is featured in Malka Drucker’s White Fire: A Portrait of Women Spiritual Leaders in America.

The "Jezebel and Mary Magdalene Revisited” conference will bring scholars and practitioners to the Research Triangle area to address issues of spirituality, health, domestic violence, sexual assault, wellness, and transformation which are at the forefront of personal and community concerns. Presentations will focus on foundations for healthy living, spiritual practices, self-healing, and creating healthy communities, while also exploring the integral relationship between body, sexuality, mind, and spirit. Conference presenters include Dr. Carol Bunch, Rev. Linda VanHook, and Rev. Gloria Lowe. Dr. J.T. Roberson is Dean of the Shaw University Divinity School.

The North Carolina Department of Public Health is a proud co-sponsor of this transformational event! The “Jezebel and Mary Magdalene Revisited” conference will engage the mind, inspire the soul, impassion the heart, and build community.

For registration information or questions, contact the Shaw University Divinity School at (919) 546-8569; fax (919) 546-8571 or send emails to ldarensberg@shawu.edu.