Acclaimed author and scholar John DiIulio to give Messiah College’s Annual Lecture on Democracy
March 25th, 2008
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GRANTHAM, Pa. (March 25, 2008) — John DiIulio, guest speaker for Messiah College’s Annual Lecture on Democracy, will speak on “The Next Faith-Based Presidency: How Religion Can and Should Relate to Government from Now Through 2020.” As a former assistant to President George W. Bush, DiIulio has led the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and has extensive scholarly and written expertise. His lecture is April 15 at 7 p.m. in Parmer Auditorium, located in Boyer Hall academic building, on the college’s Grantham campus. Admission is free and open to the public.
DiIulio was named “one of the most influential social entrepreneurs in America” by President George W. Bush in 2001. His considerable understanding of faith and public policy were forged during tenures in the academic world at both Princeton and Harvard Universities; while serving social organizations in development of various community-based programs; and while researching, writing and editing more than a dozen books.
DiIulio is currently the Frederic Fox Leadership Professor of Politics, Religion and Civil Society, director of the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program and director of the Program for Research on Religion and Urban Society at the University of Pennsylvania. A native Philadelphian, DiIulio completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Pennsylvania before going on to earn his doctorate at Princeton University. He has been recognized with the American Political Science Association’s Leonard D. White Award and the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management’s David N. Kershaw Award.
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.