FORT WAYNE, Ind.—The University of Saint Francis will welcome Jared Ortiz, Ph.D., to speak on campus as part of the Saint Francis/Chesterton Academy of St. Scholastica’s Cultura Vitae Lecture Series.
Ortiz’s lecture, “Artificial Intelligence vs. Ascetic Intelligence: What St. Benedict Can Teach Us About AI,” will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12 in the Brookside Ballroom at Saint Francis, 2701 Spring Street. RSVP is requested but not required by visiting chestertonfw.org/cultura-vitae-lecture.
Ortiz is professor of religion at Hope College. He has published books on Augustine and deification, and recently co-authored “The Nicene Creed: A Scriptural, Historical, and Theological Commentary” (Baker Academic, 2024). He is also the founder and executive director of the Saint Benedict Institute.
The Cultura Vitae Lecture Series was established during Chesterton Academy’s inaugural academic year as an effort of the school to educate the greater community and to build what Pope John Paul II called “the culture of life.” The series is dedicated to bringing scholars and accomplished individuals to speak on a variety of issues that directly affect the protection of the human person, the family and the building up of the common good.
For more information, contact Chesterton Academy of St. Scholastica at info@chestertonfw.org.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the College of Health Sciences and the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business. In addition to its traditional programs, Saint Francis designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point, Lafayette and online. Saint Francis Downtown houses the music technology program while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The University of Saint Francis, recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution, has 21 athletic programs boasting three individual and four team NAIA national championships. More than 1,900 students from a broad geographic region attend Saint Francis.