Rev. Valerie Bridgman, Ph.D., dean and vice president of academic affairs and associate professor of homiletics and Hebrew Bible at Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Delaware, Ohio, will present Bluffton University’s annual Keeney Peace Lecture Forum on April 4.

The 11:00 a.m. presentation in Bluffton University’s Yoder Recital Hall is titled, “What is Peace When You Feel Like Fighting: Reflections of a Womanist Biblical Scholar.”

During the presentation, Bridgman will explore how studying the Bible from a womanist perspective can show the path to authentic peacemaking.

Bluffton’s Keeney Peace Lectureship was established in 1978 by the family of William Sr. and Kathryn Keeney to express appreciation for Bluffton’s influence and to strengthen the continuing peace witness among the community.

This forum event is free and open to the public. Forum provides a public space for interdisciplinary discovery about the personal, local and global challenges faced by students, faculty, staff and the Bluffton community. The event is free and open to the public.