Faith and Citizenship: A Challenge for American Catholics is Next Shannon Lecture, March 19-20
A legal scholar and moral theologian, M. Cathleen Kaveny will present Faith and Citizenship: A Challenge for American Catholics on Thursday, March 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Forum of the Otto A. Shults Center. Kaveny will also present How Should Believers Speak Truthfully in the Public Square? on Friday, March 20 at 1:30 p.m. in the Linehan Chapel of the Golisano Academic Center. Both lectures are free and open to the public. Nazareth College is located at 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, N.Y., 14618. For further information, please contact Christine M. Bochen at (585) 389-2728 or at cbochen4@naz.edu.
Kaveny is the Donald and Juliet Libby professor at Boston College where she holds appointments in both the department of theology and the law school. She teaches first-year law students and offers seminars exploring topics such as “Faith, Morality, and Law,” “Mercy and Justice,” and “Complicity.” Previously, Kaveny taught law and theology at the University of Notre Dame and was a visiting professor at Princeton University, Yale University and Georgetown University.
As a nationally noted expert on the intersections of law, morality and religion, Kaveny is frequently interviewed by media outlets such as the Washington Post, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Boston Globe. She is also a columnist for the Commonweal magazine and the author of countless journal articles and book chapters on law, ethics and medical ethics. In 2012, Kaveny wrote Law’s Virtues: Fostering Autonomy and Solidarity in American Society.
The Shannon Lecture Series honors William H. Shannon, former professor of religious at Nazareth College. Father Shannon advanced the educational mission of Nazareth College and contributed significantly to Catholic intellectual life, both nationally and internationally. This school year, the Lecture Series aim to answer the question posed by Father Shannon in his last book, “How can we get the voice of God’s people heard in the Church?” Kaveny’s knowledge on the relationship of law and morality allows her to help the Nazareth Community explore how the Church of the Third Millennium will be the Church of the people of God.
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Julie Long, Nazareth Chief Public Relations Officer: (585) 389-2456; jlong2@naz.edu
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