Land

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.
2012
Apr 17

Emmanuel Katongole to give Bishop Gerber Distinguished Lecture

[ April 17, 2012; 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] The Gerber Institute is very happy to announce that the speaker for the inaugural Bishop Gerber Distinguished Lecture will be Emmanuel Katongole. The lecture will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 in the Dugan-Gorges Conference Center on the campus of Newman University. The title of Professor Katongole’s lecture, which is free [...]

2012
Mar 6

“From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream Waters”: Part 4 of “Lunch & Learn” Series on Land

[ March 6, 2012; 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM. ] For the fourth installment of its 2011-2012 “lunch and learn” series on the topic of land, the Gerber Institute welcomes Dr. Wes Jackson, founder and President of The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas. Dr. Jackson’s presentation will take place from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6 in the Tarcisia Roths, ASC Alumni Center in [...]

2012
Mar 6

The Gerber Institute presents Wes Jackson

[ March 6, 2012; 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM. ] The Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies is very pleased to present Dr. Wes Jackson, founder and President of The Land Institute, at a public lecture Tuesday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Dugan-Gorges Conference Center on the campus of Newman University. Dr. Jackson’s lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be entitled “The [...]

2012
Feb 21

Dr. Kevin Godfrey to speak on reconciliation and Newman

[ February 21, 2012; 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. ] Alvernia University Associate Professor of Theology Kevin Godfrey, Ph.D. will present the Cardinal Newman Lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 in the Performance Hall of the De Mattias Fine Arts Center. Godfrey will speak on reconciliation in the life and thought of Blessed John Henry Newman.

The event is sponsored by The Gerber [...]

2012
Feb 6

The Trials of Darryl Hunt

[ February 6, 2012; 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. ] The Newman University Criminal Justice program, with the support of the Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies, will present Darryl Hunt hosting a screening of the award-winning documentary about his life, “The Trials of Darryl Hunt,” at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 6 in the Performance Hall of the De Mattias Fine Arts Center on the [...]