The Sherman Lectures 2008 will be delivered by Prof. Melissa Raphael-Levine, Professor of Jewish Theology at the University of Gloucestershire, 6-10 April, on 'A Post-Holocaust Theology of Jewish Art'. The lectures taking place during the working week will be delivered in the Leamington Theatre (LG12) of the Samuel Alexander Building, University of Manchester (Building 67 on Campus Map) at 5.15 p.m. on each day. Please see the links below for more information on each lecture.

Community Lecture: Sunday 6th April 2008: 'Jewish Life as a Work of Jewish Art' The Community Lecture will be held at Mamlock House, 142 Bury Old Road Manchester at 7.30pm for 8.00pm.

1. Monday 7th April 2008: 'Construals of Idolatry in Recent Jewish Thought'

2. Tuesday 8th April 2008: 'Judaism and the Celebration of Visual Beauty'

3. Wednesday 9th April 2008: 'Looking Jewish: Gender and Appearance in Judaism'

4. Thursday 10th April 2008: 'The Holocaust as a Visual Revelation'

Prof. Melissa Raphael-Levine

Melissa Raphael-Levine is Professor of Jewish Theology at the University of Gloucestershire. She has published widely in the area of religion, theology and gender and is the academic representative for the British government on the International Taskforce for Holocaust Remembrance and Research. Her books include Rudolf Otto and the Concept of Holiness (Oxford University Press, 1997 and 2004); Thealogy(sic) and Embodiment (Continuum, 1996); Introducing Thealogy (Continuum, 1999) and The Female Face of God in Auschwitz (Routledge, 2003). She is currently working on a study of Jewish theological aesthetics that will be published in 2008. Her bibliography is available here.