October 15, 2008

BCU Hosts Presentation on “Saint Paul and the
Women Surrounding Him”

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University will host “Saint Paul and the Women Surrounding Him,” a presentation by Sister Mary Kate Birge of Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22.

Sister Birge’s presentation will be held in the Saint Francis Center in the Stark Student Center on the BCU campus. The event is free and open to the public with a reception to follow.

Sister Birge has authored The Language of Belonging, which addresses Saint Paul’s use of family metaphors in 1 Corinthians. She is the co-convener of the Pauline Theology Task Force of the Catholic Biblical Society.

“We encourage the public to attend this intriguing glimpse into the work of the apostle Paul whose writings have had a profound influence on Christianity,” said Linda Herrington, Ph.D., theology and philosophy department at BCU.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 24 states and four countries. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For more information, please visit www.briarcliff.edu.