Current Theme: Reconciling Differences

Reconciling Differences
Reconciliation by Josephine de Vasconcellos, Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, England. Photo by Julian Worker.
The perennial brokenness of the human condition calls us to the healing work of reconciliation. Through its programming, the Gerber Institute seeks to answer this call by fostering dialogue on selected issues of public concern that are marked by divisiveness and conflict.
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2013
Apr 16

Kirk Bloodsworth, death row exoneree, to speak at Newman University

[ April 16, 2013; 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] The Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies is honored to welcome Kirk Bloodsworth, Advocacy Director of Witness to Innocence and a death row exoneree, who will speak on wrongful convictions and the death penalty at an event on April 16th at 7:00 p.m. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place [...]

2013
Apr 2

Newman professor Dr. Akiiki “Daisy” Kabagarama: “Peace Begins With Me”

[ April 2, 2013; 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] The Gerber Institute is excited to invite you to a lecture offered by one of Newman University’s own adjunct professors, Akiiki “Daisy” Kabagarama as she talks about her new book, Peace Begins With Me.
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Join us on Tuesday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Roths Alumni Center inside the Dugan-Gorges Library on campus at Newman University. [...]

2013
Mar 26

Prof. Christopher P. Long to speak on “Liberal Arts and the Ethical Imagination”

[ March 26, 2013; 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] The Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies is pleased to welcome Dr. Christopher P. Long for an interactive lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. The lecture will take place in the Dugan-Gorges Conference Center, located inside the Dugan Library and Campus Center on the campus of Newman University.
Professor Long will deliver an interactive [...]

UPDATE: Fr. Ian Ker lecture cancelled

UPDATE: We regret to announce that due to illness the lecture by Fr. Ian Ker will NOT take place as scheduled on Tuesday, Feb. 19. We apologize for this inconvenience and hope to reschedule Fr. Ker at the earliest opportunity.
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2013 Cardinal Newman Week Lecture
Father Ian Ker
“The Genius of John Henry Newman”

The [...]

Reflections on the Election

As its mission statement makes clear, the Gerber Institute exists to promote dialogue. We believe that genuine dialogue — dialogue that takes seriously the contributions of every participant — has the capacity to be truly transformative. If there is anything that Americans have been talking about for the past several months, it is the recently [...]