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In his book The Spirit of Early Christian Thought: Seeking the Face of God (Yale UP, 2003), Robert Louis Wilken...
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“Does Religion Cause Violence?” And why do so many people think so? William T. Cavanaugh, Senior Research Professor at the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology, DePaul University, will be exploring themes in his new book, The Myth of Religious Violence (Oxford, 2009). The lecture is Wednesday, September 15 at 7:00 p.m., Room 331, Smith Hall, UMN. For more details, download the poster.

Save the date! James K. A. Smith of Calvin College will deliver the annual Holmer Lecture on November 19, 2010. Details TBD.

Abbey von Gohren

Abbey traces her family roots straight back to the U where she was born at University Hospital and her student ID was printed on her birth certificate. She received her B.A. (2003, University of Minnesota) and M.A. (2006, University of Minnesota) with a minor in Medieval Studies. After three years of living abroad in Paris teaching English, tracking down manuscripts in ancient libraries, and carrying out vital research on French baguette, Abbey returned to Minnesota to continue in the Ph.D. program. Ever looking for ways to bring together the scholarly worlds of the U.S. and France, she is establishing a dual doctoral plan between the Sorbonne and her home insitution. Her research interests include: medieval French lyric, the role of poetic genres in creating literary community, theology, medieval translation theory, and hagiography. Besides reading for a living, Abbey enjoys the live music of the people she loves (most notably, Karl, her husband), running marathons, and writing short stories.