2010
Apr 10

Gerber Fellows Session at Newman Lit Fest, April 10-11

Posted by: Jamey Findling on March 9, 2010
Gerber Institute Faculty Fellows for 2009-2010, Dr. Cheryl Golden and Dr. John McCormick, will present their work at a Fellows' panel at the upcoming Newman University Literary Festival, April 10-11, 2010. For more information about specific times and topics, please check back, or visit the Lit Fest home page at ...
2010
Apr 22

Framing the Narrative: Health Care Reform, Session Three

Posted by: Jamey Findling on March 9, 2010
The Gerber Institute, together with Via Christi Health, will present a series of panel and participant discussions on the topic of health care reform on April 8, 15, and 22. All discussions will take place over breakfast at Newman University in the Tarcisia Roths Alumni Center, inside the Dugan Library ...
2010
Apr 15

Framing the Narrative: Health Care Reform, Session Two

Posted by: Jamey Findling on March 9, 2010
The Gerber Institute, together with Via Christi Health, will present a series of panel and participant discussions on the topic of health care reform on April 8, 15, and 22. All discussions will take place over breakfast at Newman University in the Tarcisia Roths Alumni Center, inside the Dugan Library ...
2010
Apr 8

Framing the Narrative: Health Care Reform, Session One

Posted by: Jamey Findling on March 4, 2010
The Gerber Institute, together with Via Christi Health, will present a series of panel and participant discussions on the topic of health care reform on April 8, 15, and 22. All discussions will take place over breakfast at Newman University in the Tarcisia Roths Alumni Center, inside the Dugan Library ...
2010
Apr 7

Author Paula Huston on forgiveness and the death penalty

Posted by: Jamey Findling on March 4, 2010
The Gerber Institute will present a lecture by author Paula Huston, author of Forgiveness: Following Jesus into Radical Loving and several other spiritual works, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 7 in the Dugan-Gorges Conference Center, inside the Dugan Library and Campus Center on the Newman Campus. The event is free ...
2010
Jan 26

Reconciliation and the Death Penalty: What is the Way Forward?

Posted by: Jamey Findling on January 15, 2010
Issues to be addressed include an overview of the history of the death penalty in Kansas and of the current legislative initiative to abolish the death penalty in Kansas, the Catholic Church’s stance on the issue of capital punishment, the perspectives of those who - having lost family members to ...
2009
Nov 5

Novelist Ron Hansen to visit Newman University

Posted by: Jamey Findling on October 15, 2009
Reading from his book Exiles Ron Hansen has written several award-winning books, including Exiles, Atticus, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and A Stay Against Confusion: Essays on Faith and Fiction. Hansen has received many literary awards and two fellowships from the National Endowment for ...
2009
Mar 30

How Christians Understand Reconcilation

Posted by: Webmaster on March 15, 2009
The search for reconciliation has become a compelling quest for many people in recent years, from all walks of life. Christian faith has the theme of reconciliation at the center of understanding what is God doing in the world. This lecture will look at the basics of reconciliation, and especially ...