Friday Academic Lecture Series
Peter Kreeft speaks on philosopher’s most certain principles
JOHN MACDONALD STAFF WRITER Renowned philosopher Peter Kreeft received a standing ovation from a nearly packed Gentile Gallery on Friday following his presentation on the 10 most certain principles of modern philosophy. Kreeft, a professor of philosophy at Boston College and author of over 80 books, spoke on many aspects of God, the Church and philosophy’s contribution to […]
Poetry inspires students in academic lecture
CINDY WOLFE STAFF WRITER Two poets regaled Franciscan University of Steubenville students and faculty on Friday, April 26, with their poems and personal stories. James Matthew Wilson, a series editor for Colosseum Books published by Franciscan University of Steubenville Press, read several poems. One poem, “Autumn Road,” was written in the fall of 2016 during […]
Catholic identity in university reinforced in academic lecture
JACOB WATSON LIBERAL COLUMNIST The founding coordinator of the Christianity and Culture Program spoke to a full and attentive Gentile Gallery on March 29 at 3 p.m. about the importance of building one’s own Christian identity during college years. Janine Langan — who holds an honorary doctorate of sacred letters and is professor emerita at […]
Speaker unabashedly addresses death in numb culture
NOEMY BANUELOS STAFF WRITER How does culture play a role in society’s ability to react to and express suffering, evil and death? Students and faculty gathered in the Gentile Gallery on March 22 for the 3 p.m. lecture to hear the answer to this question in a deep discussion on the current state of society. […]
Alternate side of Homeric epic revealed in academic lecture
JEN HANTZ STAFF WRITER Students and faculty congregated in the Gentile Gallery of the J.C. Williams Center to discover a hidden side to the famous Greek epic the “Iliad” at 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15. The presentation, titled “The Other Iliad,” was led by Emily Austin, who holds her doctorate in classic literature from […]
Expert expounds Chesterton’s philosophy of literary criticism
SARAH KADERBEK STAFF WRITER On Nov. 9, president of the American Chesterton Society and leading Chesterton scholar Dale Ahlquist delivered a lecture entitled “G.K. Chesterton: A Critic’s Critic” in the Gentile Gallery. Ahlquist shared with his invested audience five criteria of an ideal critic, and he argued that G.K. Chesterton met all of these requirements. […]
Biblical archaeology lecture explores cultural interactions in ancient Israel
ELOISA GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER The Gentile Gallery was filled to the brim with students and professors who attended an academic lecture on Biblical archaeology on Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. Ron E. Tappy, who holds a doctorate in Near Eastern languages and civilizations, visited Franciscan University of Steubenville to share his findings from an excavation […]
Experts reveal meaning behind God’s Old Testament “killings”
THOMAS BODOH STAFF WRITER Theology experts Scott Hahn, John Bergsma, and Michael Waldstein explained the meaning behind God’s “killings” in the Old Testament in an academic lecture in the Gentile Gallery on Sept. 21. Each speaker presented a short talk on the question “Does God kill people?” before ending with a Q&A session. Bergsma, who […]
Leading natural law scholar explains the intellectual foundation of “Humanae Vitae”
SARAH KADERBEK STAFF WRITER Celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Humanae Vitae,” leading natural law scholar John Finnis explained the intellectual foundation of the encyclical’s condemnation of contraception in his lecture on Sept. 14 in the Gentile Gallery. Finnis, Professor Emeritus of law and legal lhilosophy at the University of Oxford and current professor of law […]
Notre Dame philosophy professor gives talk on Franciscan philosopher
FLANNERY MCGOVERN STAFF WRITER On Feb. 10, the annual St. Edith Stein lecture was given in the Gentile Gallery at 3 p.m., this year discussing the importance of Blessed John Duns Scotus’s interpretations. The St. Edith Stein lecture is the biggest lecture put on by Franciscan University’s Philosophy Department and was a part of the […]