BRYN MAWR, PA – August 21, 2008 – Dr. Stanley Hauerwas, Professor of Theological Ethics, Duke University Divinity School, will be speaking at Eastern University on Thursday, October 2 at 7:00 pm. “Pentecost,” the Hauerwas lecture, is part of the Metanexus Institute Lecture Series. The event, co-sponsored by the Templeton Honor College at Eastern University, is free and open to the public.

About “Pentecost”
“Pentecost” considers the dignity of difference in a modern world. Christians mark the feast of Pentecost as the birth of a people through the restoration of communication between people of different languages and stories. Dr. Hauerwas’ talk looks at humanity’s prospects of transforming a trend of domination into a culture of communication, where people are free to love one another without fear.

Lecture Date and Location:
October 2, 2008, 7:00 pm, Eastern University, McInnis Auditorium,
1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA 19087, 610-341-5800

About Dr. Stanley Hauerwas
Professor Hauerwas has sought to revive the significance for understanding the nature of the Christian life. His work emphasizes the importance of the church, as well as providing a narrative for understanding Christian existence. Dr. Hauerwas cuts across disciplinary lines. He infuses his dialog with systematic theology, philosophical theology and ethics, political theory, as well as the philosophy of social science and medical ethics.

Time magazine named Dr. Hauerwas "America’s Best Theologian" in 2001. He is the Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke University Divinity School, and holds a joint appointment at Duke Law School. His book, A Community of Character: Toward a Constructive Christian Social Ethic, was selected as one of the 100 most important books on religion of the 20th century. Dr. Hauerwas recently authored Matthew: Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible, (Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2006) and The State of the University: Academic Knowledges and the Knowledge of God, (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2007).

About Metanexus Institute
Metanexus Institute, headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, is an international non-profit think tank. The organization is comprised of scholars, scientists, clergy, and citizens who recognize the need for respectful, constructive collaboration between the sciences, world religions, and the arts and humanities. In communities and universities in 43 countries, they engage in interdisciplinary, intercultural and inter-religious dialogue, research and education. Global Spiral is the online magazine that serves the mission and vision of Metanexus Institute.

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