Dr.
Carmen Acevedo Butcher
is the featured speaker for the
4th Annual Jane Baird
Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30,
at the
Cathedral of St Philip, Child Hall, 2744 Peachtree Road, Atlanta.
Her topic is "Ancient Christian Practices Bringing Peace to Life:
Centering Prayer & Lectio Divina."
In June Butcher was named Georgia Author of the Year in the creative
non-fiction/inspirational category for her translation of The Cloud of
Unknowing with the Book of Privy Council.
She earned her Ph.D. in medieval studies and has spent the last 20 years
studying and teaching medieval Christianity. A two-time Fulbright
scholar, she has written and lectured on the topics of linguistics,
medieval literature and the Christian mystics. Currently she is an
associate professor of English and scholar-in-residence at Shorter
University in Rome.
She is the author of A Little Daily Wisdom: Christian Women Mystics,
Hildegard of Bingen: A Spiritual Reader and Following Christ: A Lenten
Reader to Stretch Your Soul.
The lecture is free and open to the public, but reservations are
required.
Call 404-237-7582 or
send e-mail RSVP to
cbs3@mindspring.com.
