March’s talk, entitled “Salvation Through Empire: The Changing Shapes of Messianic Imperialism Past, Present, and Future”, will be presented by Dr Andrew Wender, a specialist in Middle Eastern History, World History, and Religion and Law. He is in both the History and Political Science Departments, and he is also the Director of the Religion, Culture and Society Program at UVic. In his talk, he will be exploring how imperial power has been connected to messianism, and how that idea maybe under attack today.
To read more about Dr Wender’s talk and to book your seats, please visit Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/salvation-through-empire-messianic-imperialism-past-present-and-future-tickets-546371400567. Admission of $5 will be charged at the door. For those wishing to live-stream the event from home, please reply to enquire and to receive a live-stream URL and password.
Thank-you for your support of the Café historique series, even in these changing times! We look forward to seeing you at Hermann’s.