BCU Students Present Papers at
Great Plains Theology Conference

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University students recently presented their scholarly papers at the Annual Great Plains Undergraduate Theological Conference at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn.

Geared toward innovative and creative work in the fields of theology and religious studies, the Great Plains Undergraduate Theology Conference is an annual opportunity for undergraduate scholars to gather and present their innovative and creative work.

“This conference is an excellent opportunity for our students to network with other students in theology in an exciting and challenging atmosphere,” said Linda Harrington, adjunct theology instructor at BCU. “The informal conversations among students and faculty from the Great Plains region are always a highlight of the conference for everyone who attends.”

Representing Briar Cliff University at the conference were Brandon Harvey, senior theology major from Gretna, Neb., presented “Confession and Reconciliation in the Roman Catholic and Lutheran Traditions”; Natalie Scott, senior theology major of Dayton, Nev.; presented “Conscience: A double bind?”; and Katherine Holtzmann, junior education major, theology minor from Yankton, S.D., presented “Mary in the Protestant Tradition.”

Students and faculty from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota attended the event.

For more information about Briar Cliff University’s Department of Theology, email the Department of Admissions at admissions@briarcliff.edu.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 26 states, Canada, Bosnia, Ecuador and Pakistan.  Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and prepared for professional success in an environment of care and compassion.