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| Professor Valarie Ziegler gives a lecture on Thursday at the Stieren Theater Photos by Abi Birdsell |
Trinity University hosted Valarie Ziegler, professor of religious studies from DePauw University, on Thursday to give a talk on gender discrimination related to the Christian belief and its impact on popular culture.
Ziegler’s lecture was titled “Submission, Sex and Sinraptors: The Evangelical Adam as Alpha Male in American Popular Culture,” as part of the Lennox Seminar, a yearly speaker series hosted by different departments. This year’s theme is “(Re)inventing the Bible,” which examines how communities throughout history have created and recreated the Bible.
The talk focused on the modern effort by conservative evangelicals and important religious authorities to model American society in the image of Eden. As a result, the subordination and submission of woman to men is emphasized.
