31 March
We are delighted to invite you to the Eastern Christianity in Interfaith Contexts Reading Group’s session led by Professor Erin Galgay Walsh, University of Chicago Divinity School, IL, USA.
Here are the details of this fascinating event.

Topic: Narsai on the Virgin Mary
Speaker: Professor Erin Galgay Walsh, The University of Chicago Divinity School, IL, USA.
Chair: Professor Sebastian Brock, Wolfson College, University of Oxford
Date: Thu, 31 March, 2022
Time: 17:00-18:00 BST | 9:00-10:00 PT | 12:00-13:00 ET
Venue: Online
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