Center for Faith and Public Life

• Colloquium on an Inspired Life with Carnegie Corporation
• Senator Joseph Lieberman answers questions about faith and politics posed by Fairfield University students
• Highlights from Predatory Lending symposium
• Students interview Congressman Shays in Politics Meets Faith series
• Students visit United Nations headquarters
• Clergy and media address how voters become informed
  
  

Responding to the growing global awareness of the influence of religion on public affairs, Fairfield University is creating the Center for Faith and Public Life. It will be a cross-disciplinary forum for students, scholars, policy makers and religious leaders, to converse and reflect on the many issues where religion intersects with civic life. Anchored in the rich traditions of Catholic social thought and Jesuit spirituality, the Center will respect diversity while promoting the common good. The Center views faith as a way to link the University to local, national and international communities. Attending to faith can also prove crucial in preparing and mobilizing people for intelligent participation in political and community life. Through academic research, teaching, publications and public initiatives, the Center hopes to provide a new and exciting focus for viewing the role of religion in the public square.

The Center is directed by Rev. Richard Ryscavage, S.J.
rryscavage@mail.fairfield.edu

For more information please contact:
Jocelyn Collen jcollen@mail.fairfield.edu or
(203) 254-4000 ext. 3415

Fr. Ryscavage talks to Dr. Crabtree (Director of the Office of Service Learning) during an open house