Nov. 2, 2011

BCU Theology Professor Selected for National Conference

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University professor of theology Linda Harrington, Ph.D., was one of only 50 theologians nationwide to be selected to attend "The Intellectual Tasks of the New Evangelization" Conference held this fall in Washington, D.C.

Sponsored by the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, the conference was for designed for untenured theologians who have obtained their degrees in the past five years to examine issues of increasing secularization and dechristianization of much of Western culture. The conference also fostered relationship building between bishops and the next generation of theologians.

“The conference provided both an affirmation of what I have been teaching and a challenge to develop ways to help Catholics of all ages come to a deeper knowledge of our faith.” said Dr. Harrington.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,150 students from 32 states and 11 countries. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care, compassion and service. For more information, please visit briarcliff.edu.