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Author discusses Beatles, religion at University of Scranton

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Author Jeffery D. Long, Ph.D., the Carl W. Zeigler professor of religion, philosophy and Asian studies at Elizabethtown College, presented “Peace, Love and God-consciousness: George Harrison, The Beatles and Hinduism” at a lecture at the University of Scranton in March. The lecture was sponsored by the university’s Slattery Center, Jesuit Center, Department of Theology/Religious Studies, Asian Studies Concentration, and Peace and Justice Studies Concentration. From left: Christian Krokus, Ph.D., professor of theology and religious studies at Scranton; Patrick Beldio, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor of theology and religious studies at Scranton; Long and his wife, Mahua Bhattachara, Ph.D., professor of Japanese studies at Elizabethtown College; and the Rev. James Redington, S.J., Jesuit fellow at the university’s Jesuit Center.