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Who's Afraid of American Religion? A Conversation with Alan Wolfe
October 10, 2007
AZUSA, Calif. –
WHO:
Azusa Pacific University's Center for Research on Ethics and Values (CREV) and Fuller Theological Seminary host Alan Wolfe, Ph.D., director of the Boisi Center for Religion and Public Life at Boston College, and prominent political science author.
WHAT:
Lecture: “Who’s Afraid of American Religion?”
WHERE:
Fuller Theological Seminary (Tuesday)
Payton Room 101
120 North Oakland Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
Azusa Pacific University (Wednesday)
VIP Room in the Felix Event Center
701 E. Foothill Blvd.
Azusa, CA 91702
WHEN:
Tues., Oct. 30, 7 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 31, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
WHY:
"Dr. Alan Wolfe is an important and prolific scholar on the role of religion in academic and public life; the implications of moral freedom in America; and the need for liberalism to reclaim an ethical and moral vision," said Jon R. Wallace, DBA, president of APU. "We are pleased to partner with Fuller Theological Seminary in hosting Dr. Wolfe's public lecture on a topic of such relevance to both of our communities."
Fuller's President Richard J. Mouw, Ph.D., agreed with Wallace adding, "We are so pleased to host Dr. Wolfe, a scholar with such widely respected expertise on matters of religion in the public square. His lecture is certain to be not just informative and provocative, but also keenly relevant at this moment in our country's political life."
FACTS:
- Wolfe's books will be available for sale at the lecture from the Fuller Seminary Bookstore.
- To attend the lecture, RSVP to meaton@apu.edu by 5 p.m. on Oct. 26.
Featured in TIME magazine and ranked as one of the nation's best by U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Azusa Pacific is a comprehensive, Christian, evangelical university, committed to God First and known for excellence in higher education. Azusa Pacific's main campus lies just 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, while its seven Southern California regional centers bring convenience and extend quality programming. The university offers more than 50 areas of undergraduate study, 23 master's degrees, and 7 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,100.
