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A reception and panel discussion on the occasion of the publication of American Priest: The Ambitious Life and Conflicted Legacy of Notre Dame’s Father Ted Hesburgh by Fr. Wilson D. Miscamble, C.S.C.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase by the Seminary Coop Bookstore.
According to the great University of Chicago President Robert Maynard Hutchins, Fr. Hesburgh’s record at Notre Dame in the 1950’s and 1960’s was “one of the most spectacular achievements in higher education in the last 25 years.”
Considered for many decades to be the most influential priest in America, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, CSC, played pivotal roles in higher education, the Catholic Church, and national and international affairs. In American Priest, historian and Notre Dame priest-professor Wilson D. Miscamble, CSC, tracks how Hesburgh transformed Catholic higher education in the postwar era and explores how he became a much-celebrated voice in America at large.
Understanding Hesburgh’s life and work illuminates the journey that the Catholic Church traversed over the second half of the twentieth century. Exploring and evaluating Hesburgh’s importance, then, contributes not only to the colorful history of Notre Dame but also to make sense of the American Catholic experience.
SCHEDULE
5:00pm Registration
5:30pm Welcome & Introduction
5:35pm The Legacy of Fr. Ted Hesburgh, CSC
6:45pm Open bar & Hors d’oeuvres Reception
7:30pm End