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BRIEF: Professor to discuss the Christian perspective on immigration reform

| Nov 9, 2012

On the heels of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the controversial Arizonan immigration law, Whitworth Political Science Professor Julia Stronks will present her second Lindaman Chair lecture, "Christian Perspectives on Immigration Reform," on Nov. 14, at Whitworth University.
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Whitworth speaker to discuss “Virtues of the Mind”

| Oct 31, 2012

Jason Baehr, an associate professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount University, will deliver a lecture at Whitworth University next week on the virtues of the mind and why they matter. He's an expert in the field of virtue theory and author of "The Inquiring Mind: On Intellectual Virtues and Virtue Epistemology."
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Strong speaks to Zags about gay marriage, the Catholic Church

| Oct 30, 2012

What do you do when your spouse of 10 years — the person you’ve spent a decade sharing spiritual, intimate and intellectual moments with — is lying unconsciously on her deathbed without warning? If you’re Catholic, you make sure her body is anointed with oil. You kiss her goodbye, even if you have to force the doctors to remove the intubation tube, and you slide the wedding ring gently off her finger and whisper a promise to take care of it forever.
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Coming soon: Human Rights advocate talks gay marriage with Zags

| Oct 30, 2012

On Monday night human rights advocate, Charlene Strong, spoke to more than 100 Gonzaga University students about domestic partnerships, discrimination and homosexuality.
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Pastor helps students explore faith issues at EWU

| Oct 19, 2012

Was Jesus married? Does it matter? The Rev. Shelley Wee explores questions like this every Monday evening with a group of students at Eastern Washington University, where she leads the Lutheran Campus Ministry.
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International human rights attorney to Speak at GU Law School

| Oct 10, 2012

Eric Sirotkin, an international human rights attorney who works with the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions in South Africa and Korea and producer of “Committing Poetry in Times of War” , will present two lectures at Gonzaga University School of Law on Oct. 22.  The film he produced and co-wrote chronicles a high school humanities teacher in New Mexico who was fired for letting his poetry team students express their opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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PHOTOS: Zags promote harmony, create human peace sign

| Sep 23, 2012

On Sept. 21 Gonzaga University students, faculty, and staff gathered to form a human peace sign to celebrate the International Day of Peace. The event, according to a news release, symbolized Gonzaga’s support of peace and justice around the world.
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Gonzaga U. Institute of Hate Studies, American University College of Law to co-host D.C. symposium Sept. 27

| Sep 20, 2012

John Shuford, director of the Gonzaga University Institute for Hate Studies, and Robert L. Tsai (pronounced “Sigh”), professor at the American University Washington College of Law, will co-host a special symposium from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Sept. 27 at American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C.
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BRIEF: Dilley, author and daughter of Quaker missionaries, to visit Whitworth

| Sep 19, 2012

Palpant Dilley, a Whitworth University graduate, will read from her memoir, "Faith and Flat Tires: Searching for God on the Rough Road of Doubt" on Friday at 7 p.m. at Robinson Teaching Theatre, Weyerhaeuser Hall at Whitworth.
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Did Jesus have a wife? New historical discovery raises old question

| Sep 19, 2012

A newly revealed piece of papyrus offers fresh evidence that some early Christians believed Jesus was married, according to a Harvard Divinity School professor. A fourth-century codex in Coptic quotes Jesus referring to “my wife,” Karen King, a scholar of early Christianity, said on Tuesday (Sept. 18).
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