Contact:
Gwen O’Brien
Director of Media Relations
Saint Mary’s College
(574) 284-4579
August 8, 2008 (Notre Dame, Ind.)— The Quest Project, operated by the Saint Mary’s College Center for Spirituality (CFS), presents its fall lecture series, which is free and open to the public. World-renowned scholars will come to Saint Mary's to share their wisdom on contemporary religious issues, and to address broader issues of how faith and reason interact. The series is jointly sponsored by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation and the Saint Mary's College Annual Endowed Lecture Series Fund.
The Practice of Spirituality and the Practice of Medicine: Worlds Apart or Overlapping?
Speaker: Harold Koenig, M.D., M.HSc, Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Associate Professor, Medicine, Duke University Medical Center and founding co-director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health, Duke University Medical Center
When: Tuesday, September 30, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Little Theatre, Moreau Center for the Arts
The Quest for the Living God
Speaker: Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ, Distinguished Professor, Theology, Fordham University
When: Thursday, October 9, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Little Theatre, Moreau Center for the Arts
Theories of Emerging Complexities: A Theological Approach to the QUESTion
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Antje Jackelén, Past Director of the Zygon Center for the Study of Science and Religion and current Bishop of Lund, Sweden. She is the first woman bishop in the Church of Sweden.
When: Thursday, October 30, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Little Theatre, Moreau Center for the Arts
For more information on the lectures, please contact Kathy Guthrie, (574) 285-4636, or email: kguthrie@saintmarys.edu. For more information on the CFS and The Quest Project, click here.
About Quest: Saint Mary’s College, an all-women’s college located in Notre Dame, Indiana, has received a grant of $95,905 from the John Templeton Foundation in support of a project entitled The Quest Project: Women Exploring the Science/Religion Interface. The grant is administered through the Center for Spirituality, an interdisciplinary unit of the College. The Center is in a unique position to address the broader issues of how faith and human reason interact.
About Saint Mary’s College: Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Ind., is a four-year, Catholic, women’s institution offering five bachelor’s degrees and more than 30 major areas of study. Saint Mary’s College has six nationally accredited academic programs: social work, art, music, teacher education, chemistry and nursing. Saint Mary's College ranks among the nation's top 100 liberal arts colleges in U.S. News & World Report's 2008 annual survey. Founded in 1844, Saint Mary’s is a pioneer in the education of women, and is sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross.
