2014-15 Lecture Series

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Faculty Panel “Godley Heretics� Marc DiPaolo, Ph.D., with Tim Blessing, Ph.D., & Jerry Vigna, Ph.D. Throughout history, legendary thinkers have argued

examining how various thinkers and storytellers over

that Christianity should start fresh by recapturing

time have conceived of a reinvented Christianity. In

the humanitarian spirit of Jesus' original message.

confronting this controversial idea, this book examines

These include such disparate individuals as Thomas

how unorthodox interpretations of the Bible can

Jefferson, Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman,

be some of the most valid, how visions of Jesus as a

Friedrich Nietzsche, Leo Tolstoy, George Bernard Shaw

revolutionary may be the most historically sound and

and the religious leaders of the Occupy Wall Street

how compassionate Christians such as Origen have

movement.

wrestled with the eternal questions of the existence of

"Godley Heretics" offers new essays by scholars of literature, film, history, theology and philosophy,

Date: March 26, 2015 Event: Lit Fest: Godley Heretics Panel & Edible Books Festival Place: Frank A. Franco Library, Bonaventure Room Time: 2 p.m.

evil, the gift of free will and the promise of universal salvation.

Edible Books Festival Students, faculty and staff are invited to submit individual or team entries for the annual Edible Books Festival. Share your love for a favorite read with a fun, creative or unique edible depiction of the book.

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