Killeen Chair Lecture Series Announced by St. Norbert College

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From St. Norbert College, September 12, 2016
by Mike Counter, mike.counter@snc.edu, 920-403-3089

The Killeen Chair of Theology & Philosophy at St. Norbert College has released the lineup for its 2016-17 lecture series. The theme for the series will be economic justice. Killeen Chair events will be held in F. K. Bemis International Center's Fort Howard Theater and at Old St. Joseph Church on the college campus. The lectures are free and open to the public.
The lecture schedule is as follows:

Daniel Finn, Ph.D.
Finn is the William E. & Virginia Clemens Professor in Economics and the Liberal Arts and professor of theology at the College of St. Benedict-St. John's University. He will lecture on "Understanding Structural Injustice: What Is a Sinful Social Structure?" on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. in Fort Howard Theater.

Heritage Week

Sacred music will be played on Tuesday, Oct.11, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at Old St. Joseph Church followed by a lecture from the Rev. Clemens Dölken, O.Praem., Ph.D., professor of philosophy and theology at SVD St. Augustin in Magdeburg, Germany. He will lecture on "From Plan to Market -- From Marxism to Social Ethics: The Contribution of the European St. Norbert Foundation Magdeburg." This event is co-sponsored by the Killeen Chair, the Center for Norbertine Studies and the college's Mission & Ministry division.

Martin Gilens, Ph.D.

Gilens is professor of politics at Princeton University. He will lecture on "Economic Inequality and Political Power in America" on Thursday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. at Fort Howard Theater.

Maureen O'Connell, Ph.D.

O' Connell is chair for the department of religion and associate professor at LaSalle University. She will lecture on "Stepping Out on Faith: Economic Justice Through Community Organizing" on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at 7 p.m. in Fort Howard Theater.

Paul Weithman, Ph.D.

Weithman is Glynn Family Honors Collegiate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He will lecture on "What (if Anything) Is Wrong With Economic Inequality?" on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at 7 p.m. in Fort Howard Theater.
Established in 1984, the Killeen Chair of Theology & Philosophy aims to bring well-known scholars of theology and philosophy, and their work, to the St. Norbert College campus. The program strives to emphasize the importance of theology and philosophy in a liberal arts education; to highlight St. Norbert College's commitment to a personally, intellectually and spiritually challenging education; and to benefit the college, the Diocese of Green Bay and the broader community of northeast Wisconsin.

The Killeen Chair is named after the late Sylvester Killeen, O.Praem., the second abbot of St. Norbert Abbey and chancellor of the college.
For more information, call the Killeen Chair office at 920-403-3932 or visit their website at http://www.snc.edu/killeen.