U of S Presents First Light Lecture September 23
Posted September 16, 2004
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 16, 2004 2004-09-08-OTHER
U of S Presents First Light Lecture September 23
In celebration of the grand opening of the Canadian Light Source synchrotron
this fall, the University of Saskatchewan is proud to host a series of free
public lectures on the topic of light.
The lectures, presented by leading U of S faculty members, will be delivered
over the next few weeks. The first presentation in the series is by Robert
Sider, a U of S adjunct professor in the department of history.
Brighter than the Sun: Images of Light in Ancient Times
Thursday, September 23, 7:30 p.m.
St. Thomas More College Auditorium
1437 College Drive
Reception to follow
Images of light abound in the earliest classical, Christian and pagan
writings and rituals. From Plato's Republic to the Book of Revelation, learn
how light is used as a symbol of innocence, enlightenment, purity and
divinity.
A Saskatchewan Rhodes Scholar (1956), Sider has studied and written on the
classics, theology and Christian Latin literature. He is also the general
editor for the New Testament Scholarship of Erasmus published by University
of Toronto Press.
Details on other lectures in this series, and a full listing of other public
events related to the CLS grand opening, will be made available on September
22.
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For more information, contact:
Dale Worobec
Research Communications
Office of the Vice-President Research
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-1474
dale.worobec@usask.ca
www.usask.ca/research
www.lightsource.ca
