February 10, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Stephen Lloyd-Moffett
Cal Poly Religious Studies Program
805-756-2475; slloydmo@calpoly.edu
Cal Poly to Host Mystic and Feminist Author Heather Mendel Feb. 18
SAN LUIS OBISPO - The Religious Studies program will feature local author, Jewish mystic and theologian Heather Mendel Thursday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. in Philips Hall in the Performing Arts Center.
The authorwill share her attempts to synthesize Judaism, feminism and spirituality in the search for God in a quantum age, as presented in her new book “Dancing in The Footsteps of Eve: retrieving the healing gift of the sacred feminine for the human family through myth and mysticism.” A reception and book-signing will follow.
Mendel will discuss her interpretation of the mythic Eve in what the author describes as a heroic reach for the forbidden fruit and the implication of this interpretation in modern times. Mendel believes that such a rich reading of the text can empower women, men, and the global family.
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