The Hank Center's Newman Lecture...
- March 14, 2023
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 CST
- IC and Zoom Webinar
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Hank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage
The Hank Center, hankcenter@luc.edu - Free
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The Hank Center's Newman Lecture featuring Dawn Eden Goldstein
March 14, 2023
In the conversionary spirit and legacy of St. John Henry Newman, the Hank Center invites scholars each spring to recount their own discovery (or rediscovery) of the Catholic intellectual heritage. Dr. Dawn Eden Goldstein will integrate aspects of her own experience with her research for Fr. Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor--recently released biography of Fr. Ed Dowling, S.J.
7:00-8:30 pm (with a Zoom Option)
Information Commons 4th Floor, LSCYou cannot do this without God's Grace: Newman, Dowling, and Conversion as Daily Practice
Catholic theologian Dawn Eden Goldstein had written several books on spiritual healing when she began to study the life of Father Edward Dowling, SJ (1898-1960), whose guidance transformed the life of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson. But as she researched the Jesuit--who was, like her, a former newspaper journalist and a non-alcoholic--she discovered an approach to personal conversion that was at once deeper and simpler than anything she had previously encountered. Dr. Goldstein, who was raised Jewish, will speak about how Father Ed's spirituality, which drew inspiration from St. Ignatius Loyola and Cardinal Newman, brings Catholic wisdom into the twelve-step approach that has helped millions of people find recovery.
