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Elizabeth Bettenhausen, social ethicist, theologian, photographer and poet, will discuss Bleeding Brain? That’s Life!<\/em> at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9, in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall, 56 Campus Ave. She also will present a two-hour interactive workshop, Does Art Increase Justice in the World?<\/em> at 4 p.m. Friday, March 10, in Hirasawa Lounge, Chase Hall.<\/p>\n

These two presentations are offered in conjunction with an exhibit of Bettenhausen’s photographs and poetry, Healthy, Holy Illness in My Head<\/em>, to be displayed from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays from March 1 through April 14 in the Bates College Chapel, College Street. The public is invited to attend all of these events free of charge.<\/p>\n

In December 1993, Bettenhausen collapsed on a city sidewalk. Tests revealed three neuroaneurysms, all of which required immediate surgery. The collection of poems and photographs explores her experience with this “spiritual-political-social-physical” journey.<\/p>\n

Bettenhausen has taught at the Adult Learning Program at Project Hope<\/a> in Dorchester, Mass., the Harriet Baldwin Elementary School in Boston, the Women’s Theological Center<\/a> in Boston, Boston University School of Theology, the Harvard Divinity School and the Hartford Seminary. She received her bachelor’s degree in English and a doctorate in ethics and literary criticism from the University of Iowa.<\/p>\n

Sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain<\/a> at Bates, the Spiritual Journeys lecture series features speakers from a variety of traditions who tell the stories of their spiritual awakening and development. Speakers are invited to explore how they experience a sense of the holy in their everyday lives, how their perspectives and disciplines have shaped that sacred experience and how they understand religion as a resource or an obstacle to the life of the soul. Speakers may also address the political and social consequences of their spirituality.<\/p>\n

Next in the Spiritual Journeys series, Portland photojournalist Jim Daniels discusses Witnessing Spirit: A Photojournalist’s View<\/em> at 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 27, in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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