Speaker bridges faith and academics
Joy Pavelski
Issue date: 3/27/08 Section: News
Dr. Russell Reno will speak on campus tonight and tomorrow afternoon, discussing first creation ex nihilo, then the presence of relativism in academia. He comes to campus as the 19th lecturer for the once-yearly Faith in Life lecture series, hosted by the department of philosophy and religion. Past lecturers have included John Piper, R. Albert Mohler, Jr., and Alvin Plantinga.
"[Dr. Reno] cares about the connections between academics and living out life in concrete ways," said Assistant Professor of Religion Don Westblade yesterday. "This is just the sort of person I look for in this series."
Westblade met Reno while both studied at Yale Divinity School. He described the man as a well-read, engaging theologian and ethicist.
Reno currently teaches in the department of theology at Creighton University. He is the general editor of the Brazos Theological Commentary series, and has written several books, including "Heroism and the Christian Life" and "In the Ruins of the Church."
A book to which he contributed, "Gained Horizons: Regensburg and the Enlargement of Reason," will be published July 2008 by Saint Augustine's Press.
He will speak in Lane Hall 125 at 8 p.m. tonight and 3:45 p.m. Friday.
"[Dr. Reno] cares about the connections between academics and living out life in concrete ways," said Assistant Professor of Religion Don Westblade yesterday. "This is just the sort of person I look for in this series."
Westblade met Reno while both studied at Yale Divinity School. He described the man as a well-read, engaging theologian and ethicist.
Reno currently teaches in the department of theology at Creighton University. He is the general editor of the Brazos Theological Commentary series, and has written several books, including "Heroism and the Christian Life" and "In the Ruins of the Church."
A book to which he contributed, "Gained Horizons: Regensburg and the Enlargement of Reason," will be published July 2008 by Saint Augustine's Press.
He will speak in Lane Hall 125 at 8 p.m. tonight and 3:45 p.m. Friday.
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