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DESCRIPTION:MLA SEMINAR SERIES - The Quality of Mercy\nExperts will addre
 ss one of the most enduring concepts in  social\, religious\, ethical an
 d political thinking &mdash\; the idea of mercy &mdash\;  during a Satur
 day Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) Seminar Series throughout  February at 
 Washington University in St. Louis. Topics range from mercy  in sexualit
 y debates to mercy in the practice of medicine.\nFree  and open to the p
 ublic\, the series is sponsored by University College\,  the adult\, eve
 ning and continuing education division in Arts &amp\;  Sciences.\nNow in
  its 31st year\, the popular MLA series annually  addresses a common the
 me from a variety of backgrounds. &ldquo\;The Quality of  Mercy&rdquo\; 
 will feature university experts in the areas of politics\,  medicine\, r
 eligious studies and literature.\n&ldquo\;The Master of Liberal  Arts pr
 ogram examines major themes\, concepts and issues from many  different p
 erspectives &mdash\; and mercy is exactly the sort of subject that  requ
 ires\, and rewards\, its multidisciplinary approach\,&rdquo\; says Rober
 t E.  Wiltenburg\, PhD\, dean of University College.\nThe FREE lectures 
 begin  Feb. 4 and are offered every Saturday in February. All talks are 
 set for  11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in January Hall\, Room 110\, on the Danforth
  Campus.\nRSVP IS REQUESTED\nSpeakers are:\n\nFeb.  4. Marie Griffith\, 
 PhD\, the John C. Danforth Distinguished Professor in  the Humanities an
 d director of the Danforth Center on Religion &amp\;  Politics\, &ldquo\
 ;Is There Room for Mercy in the Sexuality Debates?  Shifting  the Terms 
 of our Religious-Political Stalemate&rdquo\;\nFeb. 11. Ira Kodner\, MD\,
  the Solon &amp\; Bettie Gershman Professor of Surgery\, &ldquo\;Physici
 ans and Ethics&rdquo\;\nFeb.  18: Daniel Bornstein\, PhD\, the Stella K.
  Darrow Professor of Catholic  Studies and director of the Religious Stu
 dies program in Arts &amp\;  Sciences\, &ldquo\;The Works of Mercy&rdquo
 \;\nFeb. 25: Robert Wiltenburg\, Dean of University College\, &ldquo\;Sh
 akespeare: The Merciless and the Merciful&rdquo\;\n\nLectures can be att
 ended individually or in the entire series\, but RSVPs are requested. To
  learn more and to RSVP\, visit ucollege.wustl.edu/mercy or call (314) 9
 35-6700. For a map of the Danforth Campus\, visit wustl.edu/community/vi
 sitors/maps/index.html.\nAbout University College\nOriginally  founded i
 n 1853 to serve the diverse educational needs of the St. Louis  area\, W
 ashington University continues to grow and thrive more than 150  years l
 ater. The first educational step of the fledgling university\, on  Oct. 
 22\, 1854\, was to establish an evening program.\nWashington  University
  Extension\, addressing the needs of local teachers\, was begun  in 1908
 \, and\, after much expansion and diversification\, became  University C
 ollege in 1931. Then and since\, people of all ages attend  Washington U
 niversity through University College\, earning associate&rsquo\;s\,  bac
 helor&rsquo\;s and master&rsquo\;s degrees\, or certificates\, or taking
  courses for  personal enrichment.\nFor more information about Universit
 y College\, visit ucollege.wustl.edu or call (314) 935-6700.
URL:http://universitycity.patch.com/events/mla-seminar-series-the-quality
 -of-mercy
SUMMARY:MLA Seminar Series - The Quality of Mercy
LOCATION:1 Brookings Dr\, University City\, MO 63130: 1 Brookings Dr\, Un
 iversity City\, MO
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