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“Westar is a community of scholars willing to work in public view on scholarship that matters. Understanding an empire and its family values has become all too relevant!”

-Susan M. (Elli) Elliott

Upcoming Events:

An Evening with John D. Caputo
Issues in Theology
August 27

The Jesus Seminar at 35
Brandon Scott and Lane McGaughy
September 15 and 16

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Honest scholarship in religion for the public

Home of the Jesus Seminar, Westar is dedicated to:

  • communicating cutting-edge scholarship on the history and evolution of the Christian tradition to the public
  • raising the level of public discourse about questions that matter in society and culture.

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Point of View: A Scholar’s Perspective

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