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Institute of Advanced Theology Presents

The Institute of Advanced Theology Spring 2023 Lecture Series

This event recurs on Thursday from February 23, 2023 – March 16, 2023
Bard Hall
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm EST/GMT-5
"In Search of the Once and Future Eden" with Bruce Chilton
This lecture series is in conjunction with the book launch of Eden Revisited: A Novel by László Z. Bitó ’60. You can find the recordings of past lectures on the IAT website. These lectures and their recordings are made possible by the generosity of a loyal donor.

Eden is both a place in the mythic past and the prospect for a balanced, ecological, and human civilization in the future. Gnostic writers in particular have portrayed how the idyllic garden could have been lost, and why regaining its richness has proven elusive. Laszlo Bito, a Bard alumnus from the class of 1960 investigated these issues in his book Eden Revisited. The series is designed to join in that quest, in order to press the issue of Eden’s deep promise.

All lectures will take place on Thursdays at 5:30 pm in Bard Hall. 

Thursday, February 23 - Cain: the first murder, the first city
Thursday, March 2 - The Serpent: Language unravels Eden
Thursday, March 9 - YHWH
Thursday, March 16 - Eden, the garden that exists over our horizon

For more information, call 845-758-6822 x7667, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://www.bard.edu/iat/.

Time: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm EST/GMT-5

Location: Bard Hall

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Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504-5000
Phone: 845-758-6822
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