Joseph J. Naples Conversations in Christ & Culture Lecture and Performance Series
“The Meaning of Mentor: Touchstones in Literature”
Vigen Guroian, Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, University of Virginia
When: Tuesday, February 13, 2024, 5:00 PM
Where: Richard E. Winter ’42 Student Center - Grupp Fireside Lounge
“Jesus and John Wayne and the Evangelical Reckoning”
Kristin Kobes Du Mez Professor of History, Calvin University
When: Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 7:00 PM
Where: Science Hall Commons
Conversations in Christ & Culture: Past Speakers
- Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P., Professor of Biological Sciences & Professor of Sacred Theology
- Elizabeth Bruenig, opinion columnist at The Washington Post
- James K.A. Smith, professor of philosophy and author
- Margaret O’Brien Steinfels, writer and editor.
- David Bentley Hart, University of Cambridge
- John F. Haught, PhD, Georgetown University’s Woodstock Theological Center
- Peter C. Phan, PhD, Georgetown University
- T. Frank Kennedy, SJ, Canisius Professor at Boston College
- Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist and networker among innovative Christian leaders.
- Fr. Dean Brackley, S.J., University of Central America in El Salvador
- Lisa Sowle Cahill, Boston College
- Rev. Francis Clooney, S.J, Harvard University
- Dr. James Cone, Union Theological Seminary, NYC
- Dr. Martin Cook, Air Force Academy, Boulder, CO
- Dr. John Dominic Crossan, Depal University
- Dr. Lawrence Cunningham, Notre Dame University
- Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., Fordham University
- Rabbi Elyse Goldstein, Kolel Center in Toronto
- Joseph Grieboski, Institute on Religion and Public Policy
- Dolores C. Huerta, Co-founder and Vice President Emeritus
- Elizabeth Johnson, Fordham University
- Gustav Niebuhr, Syracuse University
- Rabbi David Novak, University of Toronto
- Rev. Mitch Pacwa, S.J., Ignatius Productions
- Rev. John Pawlikowski, University of Chicago
- David Robinson, National Director Pax Christi
- Dr. Ronald Sider, Palmer Theological Seminary
- Linda E. Thomas, Lutheran School of Theology
- George Weigel, Ethics and Policy Center Washington D.C.
- Robert Wuthnow, Princeton University