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    The 30th Annual Christian Scholars Conference featuring James Elkins, Dana Gioia and John Patrick Shanley

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    Presented by Lipscomb University at Lipscomb University

    June 3-June 5, 2010

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    “Beauty in the Academy: Faith, Scholarship & the Arts” is the 2010 theme for this annual interdisciplinary lecture series exploring the intersection between faith and various academic disciplines. Other public conference activities open to the public include a performance of Doubt, June 4-June 6, and a Tokens performances on June 4. Past conference speakers have included Marilynne Robinson, Barbara Brown Taylor, Jim Wallis, Billy Collins and former Sen. Bill Frist.

    Keynote Speakers include Doubt playwright and director, John Patrick Shanley; Dana Gioia, the immediate past chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts; and James Elkins, a leading national art critic.


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        Lipscomb University

        3901 Granny White Pike
        Nashville, TN 37204

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        $15 for Shanley only
        $25 for two lecturers
        $40 for all four lecturers

        Info Phone: (615) 966-7609

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        June 3-June 5, 2010

        Times:

        Thursday through Saturday various times and campus locations

        Thursday Keynote Speeches
        James Elkins 9:30am-10:45am (Ward Lecture Hall)
        Dana Gioia 12:30pm-1:30pm (Collins Alumni Auditorium)
        John Patrick Shanley 4:30pm-5:30pm (Collins Alumni Auditorium)
         

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