Posted on behalf of my colleague Patrick Brennan, who holds the John F. Scarpa Chair at the Villanova University School of Law:
Villanova University School of Law is pleased to announce the first annual John F. Scarpa Conference in Catholic Legal Studies: From John Paul II to Benedict XVI: Continuing the New Evangelization of Law, Politics, and Culture. The topic is particularly apt and timely in light of particular teachings in Pope Benedict's first encyclical, "Deus Caritas Est." The conference will be held in the Connelly Center at Villanova University on Friday, September 15, 2006. His Eminence Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., will deliver the keynote address at this first Scarpa Conference. Cardinal Dulles is one the most respected Catholic intellectuals in the United States. He is also the only American theologian ever to be created a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Most Cardinals are bishops of major dioceses. Cardinal Dulles is not a bishop. He is a Cardinal in virtue of Pope John Paul II's recognition of the contribution made through the twenty-two books and more than seven hundred articles he has published since graduating from Harvard College in 1940. Also delivering papers at the first Scarpa Conference will be Richard Garnett, Lilly Endowment Associate Professor, Notre Dame Law School; Amy Uelmen, Director, Institute on Religion, Law, and Lawyer's Work, Fordham University School of Law; and Patrick McKinley Brennan, John F. Scarpa Chair in Catholic Legal Studies, Villanova University School of Law. The conference is named for John F. Scarpa, who generously endowed Villanova's Chair in Catholic Legal Studies. Please save the date for what promises to be a rich exploration of the place of faith in the public square. Questions about the conference can be directed to Professor Brennan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
