FORT WAYNE, Ind.—The University of Saint Francis Theology Department welcomes Providence College’s Dr. James Keating to the annual University of Saint Francis Alverno Lecture.
Keating’s presentation, “Is the Catholic University Really Dead?” will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 10 in Room 226 of the Achatz Hall of Science and John and Toni Murray Research Center at Saint Francis, 2701 Spring Street. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Keating received his doctorate in Theology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He is an associate professor of Theology and the director of the Humanities Program at Providence College in Rhode Island. He is a frequent contributor to First Things, and he publishes on a wide variety of topics, including the place of dystopian literature in teaching the Catholic Intellectual Tradition.
For more information, contact Assistant Professor of Theology Dr. Robert Koerpel at 260-399-7700, ext. 8428 or rkoerpel@sf.edu.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the College of Health Sciences and the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business. In addition to its traditional programs, Saint Francis designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. USF Downtown houses the music technology program while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The University of Saint Francis, recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution, has 20 athletic programs boasting two individual and four team NAIA national championships. Approximately 1,800 students from a broad geographic region attend Saint Francis.