Stephen Monsma speaks at Messiah College about “Religion, Politics, and the Coming Presidential Election”
March 5th, 2008
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GRANTHAM, Pa. (March 5, 2008) — Stephen Monsma, author of “Healing for a Broken World: Christian Perspectives on Public Policy,” will lecture on March 25 at 7 p.m. in Hostetter Chapel, located on Messiah College’s Grantham campus. Monsma will offer a very timely presentation about religion and politics in light of the upcoming election. The lecture, sponsored by the Ernest L. Boyer Center and the College Honors Program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Terri Hopkins at (717) 766-2511, ext. 5077.
About Stephen Monsma
Monsma is a senior research fellow at the Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics at Calvin College and professor emeritus of political science at Pepperdine University. Holding degrees from Michigan State University, Georgetown University and Calvin College, he is a widely recognized author whose works include “Faith, Hope and Jobs: Welfare-to-Work in Los Angeles,” “When Sacred and Secular Mix: Religious Nonprofit Organizations and Public Money” and his most recent work, “Healing for a Broken World: Christian Perspectives on Public Policy,” which will be available for purchase after the lecture.
About the Ernest L. Boyer Center
The Ernest L. Boyer Center was founded by Messiah College to further the vision of Ernest L. Boyer, Sr., an alumnus and one of America’s leading educators, and to extend and apply Messiah College’s educational commitment to nurture intellect, character and faith within and beyond the college. The Center, located on the college’s Grantham campus, is the official site of Boyer’s extensive papers. The Boyer Center cultivates responsive educational practice and scholarship from early childhood through higher education. Serving educators, administrators and organizations, the Boyer Center promotes excellent and accessible education that enriches lives and revitalizes society.
About The College Honors Program
The College Honors Program exemplifies Messiah College’s commitment to academic excellence and fostering an intellectually rigorous Christian world view. It is designed for students who demonstrate high scholarly ability early in their academic career. The program provides a series of interdisciplinary honors courses which satisfy selected general education requirements. In addition, various campus activities are designed each semester for participants in the College Honors Program.
About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls 2,800 undergraduate students in 55 majors. Established in 1909, the primary campus is located in Grantham, Pa., near the state capital of Harrisburg. A satellite campus affiliated with Temple University is located in Philadelphia.