Reading Galatians with Barbarians: West African and East European Perspectives
On Friday, 25 March 2022, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, please join us for a conversation with Dr. Brigitte Kahl and Dr. Aliou C. Niang on their co-authored paper in production for a Festschrift honoring the work of Dr. Paul Jewett entitled “Reading Galatians with Barbarians: West African and East European Perspectives.” Union Students are invited to attend in person, guests can join online.
Triumphantly reined in by the civilizing mission of Roman colonialism, Paul’s Galatians are the most notorious (ex-)barbarians of the ancient world. Reading the letter before the backdrop of 19th/20th century French and German imperialism and the Christian-occidental mission civilisatrice among “barbarians” like the Senegalese Diola people, offers striking cross-contextual insights into the elusive context and subversive texture of Paul’s radical text.