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The Harris Center supports and presents various lectures, book talks, and other discussions on timely topics relating to Judaic Studies.
"Vicarious Punishment and National Sins: Ezekiel 18, SFFA, and Racial Justice"
Joel Kemp
March 10, 6:45 p.m.
Ubuntu Room/202, Jackie Gaughan Multiultural Center
Dr. Joel B. Kemp is an Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. He holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible (Boston College), an M.Div. (Andover Newton), a J.D. (Harvard Law School), and an A.B. (Harvard College). His scholarship explores biblical interpretation, law, identity, and race, including his monograph Ezekiel, Law, and Judahite Identity (2020) and his forthcoming project Blackness in 3D (Oxford University Press). A former attorney and general counsel, Dr. Kemp also serves as Vice Chairman of Cornerstone Ministries, Inc. and is the President and Founder of the Just Enough Light Institute (JEL Institute). He and his wife, Dr. Gail N. Kemp, partner with congregations to strengthen connections between faith and mental health, and they are parents to two sons, Ty and Shaun.
The Henry and Gretl Wald Lecture on the Holocaust
Part of the 11th Annual Nebraska Forum on Digital Humanities
Keynote Speaker: Nils Roemer
April 16, 7:00 p.m.
Ubuntu Room/202, Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center