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Philosophy and Theology

Past Public Lecture Series

Public Lecture Series  2011-12

This lecture series is intended as a service both to the campus community of the University and to the regional community. In this lecture series the faculty of the Department of Philosophy and Theology at the University of Saint Francis will provide a forum for communicating and discussing their understanding of important topics within the Catholic and Franciscan Intellectual Tradition.  

All lectures in this series are free and open to the public.

September 22, 2011 4:00 PM Brookside Ballroom	Guarding the Mystery Under the Guise of Madness:     East Meets West in Evelyn Waugh's Iurodivy Speaker: Dr. Adam DeVille
October 8, 2011 3:00 PM Brookside Ballroom	Faith, Reason, and Some of their Modern-day Counterfeits Speaker: Dr. Lewis Pearson
November 3, 2011 7:00 PM Brookside Ballroom	Christian Friendship Speaker: Dr. John Bequette
November 20, 2011 3:00 PM Brookside Ballroom	What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been:  A Century of Catholic Biblical Scholarship Speaker: Dr. Lance Richey
January 21, 2012 3:00 PM Brookside Ballroom	St. Clare of Assisi, Another Christ Speaker: Sr. Felicity Dorsett
February 26, 2012 3:00 PM Brookside Ballroom	Darksuckers and Non-Being Speaker: Dr. Earl Kumfer
March 22, 2012 7:00 PM Brookside Ballroom	Living Light:  St. Clare's Embodiment of the Eucharist Speaker: Sr. Anita Holzmer
April 19, 2012 7:00 PM Brookside Ballroom	Happiness: Our Call to Beatitude, Part II Speaker: Sr. Jacinta Krecek

Public Lecture Series  2010-11

This lecture series is intended as a service both to the campus community of the University and to the regional community. In this lecture series the faculty of the Department of Philosophy and Theology at the University of Saint Francis will provide a forum for communicating and discussing their understanding of important topics within the Catholic and Franciscan Intellectual Tradition.

All lectures in this series are free and open to the public.

October 17, 2010, 3:00 PM North Campus Auditorium	Of What Use Are Philosophers?: Addressing Age-Old Misconceptions Speaker: Dr. Lewis Pearson
November 21, 2010, 3:00 PM North Campus Auditorium	Gifts from the East: Can Orthodoxy Help the Catholic Church Overcome the Child Abuse Crisis? Speaker: Dr. Adam DeVille
January 30, 2011, 3:00 PM North Campus Auditorium	Saints and Sages: Holiness in Christianity and Judaism Speaker: Dr. John Bequette
February 17, 2011, 7:00 PM North Campus Auditorium	Reconciling Praise: St. Francis and the Canticle of the Creatures Speaker: Sister Anita Holzmer
March 27, 2011, 3:00 PM  Gunderson Auditorium (Achatz Hall)	Consciousness: Part II Speaker: Dr. Earl Kumfer
April 26, 2011, 7:00 PM North Campus Auditorium	Seeking Happiness: Our Call to Beatitude Speaker: Sister Jacinta Krecek