Christianity, Islam topic of upcoming lecture at CLU

Biblical scholar Heikki Räisänen of Finland will discuss Christianity and Islam at 10 a.m. Mon., Oct. 15, at California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks.

The free lecture, "Christianity and Islam: The Mutual Intellectual Challenge," will be held in Samuelson Chapel.

Räisänen is known for his research into early Christianity and the New Testament, particularly the epistles of Paul.

He was a professor of New Testament exegesis at the University of Helsinki from 1975 to his retirement in 2006. His books include "Paul and the Law," "Beyond New Testament Theology" and "Challenges to Biblical Interpretation."

In spring 2006, Räisänen received the Gad Rausing Prize of Sweden's Royal Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities in recognition of his research into early Christian ideology.

For more information, call Guy Erwin at (805) 493-3239 or e-mail erwin@callutheran.edu.