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Anika Prather - The Classics and the Black and Jewish Communities: Ep. 34

Anika Prather - The Classics and the Black and Jewish Communities: Ep. 34

FromGood Faith Effort


Anika Prather - The Classics and the Black and Jewish Communities: Ep. 34

FromGood Faith Effort

ratings:
Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Jul 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Howard University in Washington, D.C., is the nation’s only historically Black university with a Classics department, but in May of this year it eliminated it. Dr. Anika Prather, who taught Classics at Howard, joined Rabbi Lamm to unpack the consequences of this decision. They explored what Classics have meant to Black identity and liberty in America. How the Jewish perspective on Classical civilization, the Greeks and Romans are the villains! can be helpful. And how to create a community around the study of ancient Greek and Latin, similar to the community that has arisen around the study of ancient Hebrew.
Released:
Jul 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Hebrew Bible is every bit America’s moral founding document as the Constitution is our political founding document. Every week, Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm, speaks with thinkers, writers, artists, and faith leaders to explore how the Bible continues to inform our lives today, from politics to psychology to pop culture, bringing Americans of different traditions and persuasions closer together as so much else threatens to pull us apart.