Suffering and the God of Abraham Conference, 2004:
C.S. Lewis and the Problem of Pain

November 7 - 10, 2004, Whitworth University and Gonzaga University host the Suffering and the God of Abraham Conference. This year's conference focuses on the theme of C.S. Lewis and the Problem of Pain. Featuring regional and national speakers, the conference explores the depths of both human suffering and divine love using the works of CS Lewis as a departure point to discuss the philosophical, theological problem of human pain. The conference is sponsored by the Faith and Reason Institute at Gonzaga and the Weyerhaeuser Center for Christian Faith and Learning at Whitworth.

Contact Brian Clayton, Gonzaga University, (509) 323-6744, clayton@calvin.gonzaga.edu or Dale Soden, Whitworth University.

A full conference schedule, including workshops, is available on the Gonzaga website.

Public Lectures

• Sunday, November 7, 2004, 7:00 p.m., Shadowlands, introduced by Dr. Bruce Edwards, Whitworth University
• Monday, November 8, 2004, 7:00 p.m., Dr. Bruce Edwards, Barbieri Courtroom, Gonzaga University School of Law
• Tuesday, November 9, 2004, 7:00 p.m., Dr. Katherin Rogers, Barbieri Courtroom, Gonzaga University School of Law
• Wednesday, November 10, 2004, 7:00 p.m., Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Barbieri Courtroom, Gonzaga University School of Law

Speakers

Rev. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., is Gonzaga University President, Jesuit priest, teacher, author and lecturer of topics ranging from ethics, philosophy, and the relationship between modern physics and Christian faith, wears many hats. Fr. Spitzer earned his M.Div. degree from the Gregorian University, a Masters in Theology from the Weston School (Cambridge), and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Catholic University of America. Among Fr. Spitzer's works are the books, Healing the Culture: A Commonsense Philosophy of Happiness, Freedom, and the Life Issues; The Spirit of Leadership: Optimizing Creativity and Change in Organizations; and an upcoming book, New Proofs for the Existence of God: Contributions to Late Twentieth Century Physics and Philosophy, submitted to the Notre Dame University Press.

Katherin Rogers is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Delaware. She received her BA in Philosophy and History and MA in Philosophy from the University of Delaware and her PhD in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. Her areas of expertise are Early Medieval Philosophy and contemporary analytic Philosophy of Religion. Her books include Perfect Being Theology; The Anselmian Approach to God and Creation and The Neoplatonic Metaphysics and Epistemology of Anselm of Canterbury. Her current research interest is free will issues in Anselm of Canterbury. She lives in Delaware with her husband Mark, an artist and novelist, and her four children.

Dr. Bruce Edwards is Professor of English and Associate Dean for Distance Education and International Programs at Bowling Green State University (Ohio), where he has served the past 23 years. He received his B.A. from the University of Missouri-Rolla (1977), his Master's Degree from Kansas State University (1979), and his Ph.D. in Literature and Rhetoric from the University of Texas at Austin (1981). Edwards has published dozens of articles on the life and work of C. S. Lewis, and is the author of A Rhetoric of Reading: C. S. Lewis's Defense of Western Literacy, editor of The Taste of the Pineapple: Essays on C.S. Lewis as Reader, Critic, and Imaginative Writer, and also served on the editorial board for The C. S. Lewis Readers Encyclopedia. He is also the author of Searching for Great Ideas, Processing Words, and Roughdrafts. Most recently, Dr. Edwards has been named a C S Lewis Fellow by the C S Lewis Foundation for 2004. His current research focuses on the role of C. S. Lewis as a public intellectual and his continuing impact on American Christianity.

Physics and the God of Abraham Conference, 2004: God and Design

March 29- April 1, 2004, Whitworth University and Gonzaga University host the fourth annual Physics and the God of Abraham Conference. This year's conference focuses on the theme of God and Design. Featuring regional and national authorities in the fields of physics and theology, the conference explores the relationship between faith and physics. The conference is sponsored by the Faith and Reason Institute at Gonzaga and the Weyerhaeuser Center for Christian Faith and Learning at Whitworth.

Contact Brian Clayton, Gonzaga University, (509) 323-6744, clayton@calvin.gonzaga.edu or Dale Soden, Whitworth University.

A full conference schedule, including workshops, is available on the Gonzaga website.

Public Lectures

• Monday, March 29, 2004, 7:00 p.m., Dr. Michael Tkacz Barbieri Courtroom, Gonzaga University School of Law
• Tuesday, March 30, 2004, 7:00 p.m., Dr. Stephen M. Barr Barbieri Courtroom, Gonzaga University School of Law
• Wednesday, March 31, 2004, 7:00 p.m., Dr. Stephen M. Barr Seeley G. Mudd Chapel, Whitworth University
• Thursday, April 1, 2004, 7:00 p.m., Rev. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J. Barbieri Courtroom, Gonzaga University School of Law

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