Catholic Thought Lecture Series continues at Benedictine

Charles Camosy, associate professor of theological and social ethics at Fordham University, will lecture twice this month at Lisle's Benedictine University as part of the school's Visiting Scholar in Catholic Thought Lecture Series.

Camosy will present "A Non-Violent Dinner Table: A Christian Critique of U.S. Eating Practices" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, and "Could a Non-Human Animal be a Person? - an Analysis from Christian Ethics" at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, both at Kindlon Hall, 5700 College Road. Both events are free.

Sponsored by the Center for Mission and Identity and the Department of Theology, the lecture series was created over a decade ago by the Rev. Philip Timko to develop an understanding of what it means to be a Catholic university grounded in the Benedictine tradition.

Visiting scholars are chosen annually from a variety of disciplines so that, over time, each of the major academic areas at Benedictine have a connection to the series.

An author of four books in addition to more than 20 published articles in several national publications and major newspapers, Camosy is a two-time winner of the Catholic Media Association award, a recipient of the Robert Byrne award, and was recently selected for the international working group "Contending Modernities," which attempts to bring secular liberalism, Catholicism and Islam into dialogue and with bioethics.

Camosy is also the founder of the Catholic Conversation Project, serves on the board of Democrats for Life, and advises the ethics committee of the Children's Hospital of New York.

CMI supports the ongoing development of Catholic social teaching and the Catholic intellectual tradition at Benedictine. It works to communicate a common mission, to provide programming that supports the university's Catholic identity and Benedictine heritage, and maintains that tradition while nurturing a culture of lifelong learning, responsible leadership, social engagement, and religious and cultural dialogue within the entire university community.

Those interested in attending either lecture or both can contact Lynn Dransoff at (630) 829-6250 or ldransoff@ben.edu.