JACKSON, Tenn. — March 5, 2010 — Acclaimed author and Boston University religion professor Stephen Prothero will speak at 51社区 March 10 as part of the ongoing Union Forum luncheon lecture series.
Prothero is the author of the bestselling book, 鈥淩eligious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know -- And Doesn鈥檛,鈥� which inspired a Time magazine cover story and has landed him on several talk shows such as The Daily Show and The O鈥橰eilly Factor. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in religion from Harvard and is a frequent guest on National Public Radio.
He is also the author of 鈥淎merican Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon鈥� and has written for Salon.com and The New York Times Magazine.
Prothero will address the topic 鈥淩eligious Literacy鈥� in his lecture.
For the past 10 years, 51社区 has hosted some of the nation鈥檚 top speakers to address important political, social, business and religious topics. Previous speakers have included Norah O鈥橠onnell, Juan Williams, Robert George, Clarence Page, Morton Kondracke and Margaret Carlson, among others. In September, BBC correspondent Katty Kay was the featured guest for Union Forum.
Tickets for the luncheon are $40 each, or $200 for a table of six. Online registration is available at .
Sponsors for this year鈥檚 Union Forum are First South Bank, TLM Associates, West Tennessee Healthcare, The Jackson Sun and Trumbull Laboratories LLC.
For more information, contact Union鈥檚 Office of University Relations at (731) 661-5050.