Category Archives: Guest Authors
Post-Western Christianity
The Boston College Institute for the Liberal Arts will present Post-Western Christianity and the Post-Christian West with Lamin Sanneh, D. Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity at Yale Divinity School and Professor of History at Yale University on Feb. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Institute for the Liberal Arts, religion
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T.S. Eliot and anti-Semitism
Jayme Stayer, S.J. will present “T. S. Eliot, Anti-Semitism, and the Problem of Cumulative Effect” on Feb. 7 at noon in Corcoran Commons. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested at cjlearning@bc.edu. Jayme Stayer, S.J. is currently an … Continue reading
Kidder on “Another Set of Eyes”
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder will present “Another Set of Eyes” at Boston College on Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. Kidder is the author of House, Among Schoolchildren, Old Friends, Home Town, My Detachment, Strength in What Remains, Mountains Beyond … Continue reading
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Tagged Lowell Humanities Series, nonfiction, Pulitzer Prize winner
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Charity, a sacramental action
Author Gary A. Anderson will present “I Give, Therefore I Am: The Primacy of Charity in the Christian Life” on Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. in the Cadigan Alumni Center, Brighton Campus. Anderson, the Hesburgh Professor of Catholic Theology at … Continue reading
Bach, reinvented
Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs Senior Fellow Paul Elie will present “Technician of the Sacred: J.S. Bach” on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. Elie’s book Reinventing Bach tells the story of … Continue reading
Invasion: Diaries and Memories of the War in Iraq
A powerful multimedia exhibition that combines photographs, diary entries and a journalistic account of the War in Iraq is on display at the Boston College Law Library throughout the month of November. Based on the diary of Boston College Law … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston College Law School, Iraq, memoir, military, war
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The American stage
An expert in the history of American theater, Heather S. Nathans will present “Seeing Ourselves Through Others’ Eyes: Struggling with Stereotypes on the Nineteenth-Century American Stage” on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in Gasson Hall, room 100. Nathans is the … Continue reading
Stein Ringen: What is power?
Social policy expert Stein Ringen will discuss “What is Power?” at Boston College on Oct. 31 at noon at 10 Stone Ave. [Space is limited. Advance RSVP required.] Ringen is emeritus professor of sociology and social policy at Green Templeton … Continue reading
An insider’s look at Pope Francis
Author John L. Allen, Jr., a Vatican analyst and senior correspondent for National Catholic Reporter, will present “The Francis Papacy: Reform, Renewal and Resistance” on Oct. 30 in Robsham Theater at 6 p.m. In his lecture, Allen will share his … Continue reading
Planet protector
Environmentalist and author Bill McKibben has shaped public perception–and public action–on climate change, alternative energy, and sustainability. He will give a talk (dubbed a Boston Globe Best Bet) on “350: The Most Important Number in the World” at Boston College … Continue reading
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