Campbell to discuss 'Loving Your Neighbor' at Flagler Usdin lecture

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Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (09/19/2014)(readMedia)-- Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, the former director of religion at Chautauqua Institution, will discuss "Loving Your Neighbor, Then & Now: The Enduring Message of the Old and New Testaments" as part of the Cecile and Gene Usdin Judeo-Christian lecture series on Sept. 29 at the Lewis Auditorium at Flagler College.

Campbell was the first woman director of religion at the historic Chautauqua Institution, a center for religion, education, the arts, and recreation.

Campbell's commitment to social activism was crafted during her work with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and was deepened in the struggle to end apartheid in South Africa. She served as an honorary election monitor with President Kaunda of Zambia in the election of Nelson Mandela as the first African president of South Africa. She is also the recipient of 14 honorary degrees and in 2010 was awarded the Walter Cronkite Faith and Freedom Award.

Rev. Campbell is also the author of "Living Into Hope: A Call to Spiritual Action for Such a Time as This," and "Prayers From Chautauqua," a collection published in 2013.

The Cecile & Gene Usdin Judeo-Christian Lecture Series is made possible through a generous endowed gift to Flagler College from Gene Usdin, M.D., a former president of the American Psychiatric Association and a clinical professor of psychiatry at Louisiana State University School of Medicine. His love of St. Augustine inspired him to give back to the community by fostering dialogue about Jewish and Christian principles.

The lecture will take place in the Lewis Auditorium at Flagler College, 14 Granada St. at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, but seating is on a first-come, first-served basis; reservations are not required. Sign language interpreters are provided. Call (904) 819-6400 for more information or visit www.flagler.edu.

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Flagler College is a private, four-year comprehensive college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 29 majors, 34 minors and two pre-professional programs - the largest being business administration, communication, psychology and education. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost. A Flagler education is less than half the cost of similar private colleges, and competitive with many state universities. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for its historic beauty. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a grand resort built in 1888 by Henry M. Flagler, an industrialist, railroad pioneer and co-founder of Standard Oil. The Ponce has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.