"To Change the World" inspires public event series
This fall, Messiah College launches a series
of public events that explore the promise
and challenge of being a faithful presence
in contemporary society.
The idea of “faithful presence”—
cooperating with individuals and institutions
in order to serve the common
good—originates in the book “To Change
the World” by James Davison Hunter, an
author and keen observer of political and
cultural life in America, who will lecture
at Messiah on Oct. 26. Hunter joins many
other notable authors, artists and academic
leaders in providing a year-long, campuswide“To Change the World” focus that
includes public lectures and art exhibits.
James McBride, award winning writer,
composer and musician
Sept. 12, 7 p.m., Eisenhower Campus Center,
Brubaker Auditorium
Admission is free; no ticket required.
IDSA: Design of the Decade, an art
exhibit that celebrates the importance of
industrial design as a spur to innovation,
excellence and business success
Sept. 12—Oct. 16, Climenhaga Fine Arts
Center, M. Louise Aughinbaugh Gallery.
Admission is free.
For gallery hours and more information
about the exhibit, visit www.messiah.edu/
schools/arts/Aughinbaugh.
James Davison Hunter, author and
LaBrosse-Levinson Distinguished Professor
of Religion, Culture and Social Theory at
the University of Virginia
Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., Hostetter Chapel
Admission is free, but a ticket* is required.
A debate with Jim Wallis, founder
and president of Sojourners, and Arthur
Brooks, president of the American
Enterprise Institution
Nov. 9, 7 p.m., Eisenhower Campus Center,
Brubaker Auditorium
Admission is free, but a ticket* is required.
Anthony Grafton, Henry Putnam
University professor of history,
Chairperson of the Council of the
Humanities at Princeton University
Feb. 23, 2012, 8 p.m., Eisenhower Campus Center
Admission is free; no ticket required.
Tony Dungy, bestselling author, sports
analyst and former NFL head coach
April 24, 2012, 7:30 p.m., Hitchcock Arena, Sollenberger Sports Center.
Purchased tickets required.
*Ticket information will be available starting
Oct. 1 at messiah.edu/changetheworld or by calling
the ticket office at 717-691-6036.
