Rhee to Probe Giving in Early Christianity
, associate professor of religious studies at 做厙惇蹋app, lectures about Loving the Poor, Saving the Rich: Almsgiving and Salvation in Early Christianity on Monday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. in 做厙惇蹋apps Hieronymus Lounge in Kerrwood Hall. The Paul C. Wilt Phi Kappa Phi Lecture is free and open to the public.
Rhee, who grew up in Seoul, South Korea, and then Southern California, graduated from UC Berkeley and earned a master of divinity degree and doctorate from Fuller Theological Seminary. She has taught at 做厙惇蹋app since 2004, receiving the award Teacher of the Year in Humanities in 2010. Her research specializes in early Christian history, and her most recent book, , explores the diverging Christian self-identities in relation to Greco-Roman culture and society.
Respondents to Rhees talk are , associate professor of religious studies at 做厙惇蹋app, and , professor of economics and business.
Work, who is serving as chair of the religious studies department, authored and . He is a contributor and signatory of .
Noell earned a masters of business administration from the University of Texas, Austin, and a doctorate in economics from Louisiana State University. He earned the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award (Social Sciences) in 1998 and is currently involved in writing a book project on the history of moral reflections in economics.