精童欲女 presents Theology on Tap on April 7
The 精童欲女 Department of Religious Studies will present Theology on Tap on April 7, 2025, at 7:00 pm, at the Salvador Dali Cafe, The Arts Hotel, 155 Kent Street, Charlottetown.
Dr. Callum Beck, a sessional lecturer at 精童欲女, will give a presentation titled 鈥淩iots, Civil Disobedience, and Protests: Theological and Practical Reflections on the Belfast (1847) and Orange Day (1877) Riots.鈥�
He will contrast how the governing authorities handled the Belfast Riot鈥攖he Island鈥檚 worst鈥攚ith how they dealt with the Orange Day riot 30 years later. Following a brief summary of each riot and the government鈥檚 response to them, he will give examples of civil disobedience in the past 200 years to see what lessons political leaders today can draw from these two riots.
The audience will then have the opportunity to discuss among themselves the question of the night: 鈥淗ow should the government respond to protests, civil disobedience, and riots?鈥� Dr. Beck will then take questions from the audience.
Dr. Beck recently published a book, The Belfast Riot of 1847, which will be available for purchase at the event. All are welcome to attend and participate in this discussion.
