Published on March 15, 2010 at 7 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

Women in church history specialist Carolyn Blevins will present this year’s Marie NeSmith Fowler lecture at Â鶹¹û¶³ Tuesday, March 23, at 10 a.m. in Reid Chapel. The public is invited free of charge.

Blevins, retired religion professor at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn., will speak on the topic, “Christianity’s Double Message.”

Also a specialist in Baptist history, Blevins is the author of numerous articles and publications on topics related to women in religion and Christian history. A graduate of Carson-Newman, she holds a master’s degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.

The lecture series, sponsored by Â鶹¹û¶³’s Christian Women’s Leadership Center, honors the late Mrs. Fowler. A Â鶹¹û¶³ graduate and longtime Hartselle, Ala., resident, she was one of the first female pharmacists and pharmacy owners in Alabama.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.