CENTER FOR THEOLOGY TO HOLD AQUINAS-LUTHER CONFERENCE

 The Lenoir-Rhyne College Center for Theology will hold the Fourteenth Annual Aquinas/Luther Conference Oct. 20 on the college's campus in Hickory.

Designed to be of interest and significance for laity and clergy as well as academic scholars, the annual Aquinas/Luther Conferences bring together distinguished scholars for the presentation and discussion of fresh insights into the thought of the great Catholic theologian and the great Protestant theologian.

This year's topic, "Aquinas and Luther on Spirituality, Holiness, and the Saints," brings distinguished theologians from across the United States to address these dimensions of the Christian life.

The 14th annual edition of the Aquinas/Luther Conference is sponsored by the Center for Theology at Lenoir-Rhyne College in cooperation with parishes in Hickory that have participated in the Roman Catholic-Lutheran Covenant: St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, and Holy Trinity, St. Andrew's and Mt. Olive Lutheran Churches.

This year's speakers include the following:

• Dr. Ronda Chervin, retired professor of philosophy, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles; and adjunct professor of philosophy at Lenoir-Rhyne.

• Dr. Regis Martin, professor of theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio.

• The Rev. Patrick Henry Reardon, senior editor of "Touchstone," and pastor of All Saints Orthodox Church, Chicago, Ill.

• The Rev. Dr. Amy Schifrin, interim pastor of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mechanicsburg, Penn.

For additional information about the conference and registration information, contact Beverly Hefner at 828-328-7276 or hefnerb@lrc.edu.

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