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HARRIET BEECHER STOWE: A SPIRITUAL LIFE

Long before women could vote, they found ways to change history. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s great anti-slavery novel, UNCLE TOM’S CABIN, came out in 1852 as the nation was heading toward Civil War. Stowe’s book convinced thousands of readers that slavery was wrong. Stowe overcame personal tragedy to speak for the oppressed. Her Christian faith moved her to speak out against slavery. Nancy Koester will tell Stowe’s story based on her book Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Spiritual Life, winner of the Minnesota Book Award in 2015. A few copies of the book will be available for purchase.
Brief bio for Nancy Koester
Dr. Nancy Koester also wrote Fortress, Introduction to the History of Christianity in America. She holds a Ph.D. in church history from Luther Seminary where she taught for a dozen years. She has also taught at Augsburg College and the University of Northwestern. She is a retired ordained Lutheran pastor. Her current project is a biography of Sojourner Truth.