For the freshman seminar lecture series, Dr. Felder was the guest speaker of the evening. Dr. Felder is apart of the United Methodist Church and is an ordained minister. For his lecture, he decided to inform us on the significance of the teachings of Jesus. Dr. Felder also explained how these teachings were more than just religious stories told by Jesus, they also go into depth about moral values such as freedom and righteousness. He then went to explain exactly what freedom is, the ability to exercise choice and is has ample consequences for every choice that you make. We are more than capable to make both good and bad decisions and a consequence of such a nature will be the result. Dr. Felder then went on to elaborate on the Garden of Eden and its existence in Ethiopia. It was through the changing of books and history over time by different civilizations that is said to have made people believe that it is not a real location but a fictional paradise. The Garden of Eden is indeed located in Africa because of the references to both the Blue and White Nile running through it. As his lecture progressed, Dr. Felder explained why we, as African Americans, were in slavery as a result of bad choices that ultimately had slavery to follow as bad consequences and the robbing of our history and culture is why we caught in such a detrimental institution for so long. He then went on to give an astounding recitation of the speech "Ain't I A Women?" by Sojourner Truth. This was by far my favorite part of the lecture, because when I was younger I recited this poem at an orators competition and it truly hit a nice chord in my past to not only look upon but reference towards in the future with a new spectrum of understanding. I enjoyed the entire lecture and was glued to the speaker the entire time.
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