The University of Saint Francis Department of Philosophy and Theology has announced the dates and speakers for its 2015-2016 Brookside Ballroom lecture series. All events, except for the September 23 lecture, will take place in the ballroom of the Brookside building on the USF campus, 2701 Spring Street.

· August 27, 2015, 1 p.m. – “Hearing Through All the Noise” featuring Dr. Lewis Pearson

· September 23, 2015, 7 p.m. – “Catholic Teaching on Marriage, Divorce and Annulments” featuring Father Mark Gurtner. (This event will take place in the Achatz Hall of Science Gunderson Auditorium, 2701 Spring Street.)

· October 11, 2015, 3 p.m. – “Isaiah 40-55: The Book of Consolation" featuring Sister Felicity Dorsett, OSF

· November 11, 2015, 7 p.m. – “Eastern Christians and Islam” featuring Dr. Adam DeVille

· February 7, 2016, 3 p.m. – “Living an Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy” featuring Sister Jacinta Krecek, OSF

· March 6, 2016, 3 p.m. – “Religious Freedom" featuring Dr. John Bequette

· April 6, 2016, 7 p.m. – “Emmanuel Levinas on Ethics as First Philosophy" featuring Dr. Vincent Wargo

· April 17, 2016, 3 p.m. – “What’s This Nonsense About Values?" featuring Dr. Earl Kumfer

These lectures are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Emily Lautzenheiser at elautzenheiser.