Notices for church bulletin | Press Releases

The following programs are offered free of charge at Fairfield University and are sponsored by our Center for Catholic Studies and the Center for Faith and Public Life. Thank you for your kindness in considering them for your church bulletin. Please direct any questions to Carolyn Arnold, (203) 254-4000, ext. 3415; carnold@mail.fairfield.edu.

Monday, March 26th, Dolan School of Business Dining Room, 8 p.m.
Judaism and Christianity: From Contempt to Pluralism and Partnership" Rabbi Irving Greenberg, President of Jewish Life Network, will deliver the First Annual Lecture in Jewish-Christian Engagement, an event co-sponsored by the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Center for Catholic Studies at Fairfield University.

Wednesday, March 28th, Dolan School of Business, 4:30 p.m.
" Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil" Dr. Emilie Townes, Yale University Divinity School. Dr. Townes is an American Baptist clergywoman and the first Andrew W. Mellon Professor of African American Religion and Theology at Yale University Divinity School. In 2008, she will be the first African American woman to serve as president of the American Academy of Religion. Presented by Center for Catholic Studies.

Thursday, March 29th, Dolan School of Business Dining Room, 6:30 p.m.
" Unexpected Migration Routes - From the Americas to Japan," by Karen Tei Yamashita, University of Southern California. Part of the Migration and the Arts Series, sponsored by the Center for Faith and Public Life, co-sponsored with Women's Studies.

Saturday, March 31st, School of Nursing Auditorium, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Living Theology Workshop: "Catholicism at the Crossroads: How the Laity Can Save the Church," Dr. Paul Lakeland, Center for Catholic Studies. Dr. Lakeland will discuss his latest book.

Monday, April 2nd, Library Multimedia Room, 6 p.m.
Screening of "Bella" part of the Migration and the Arts series sponsored by the Center for Faith and Public Life. "Bella" won a People's Choice Award at the Toronto film Festival.