In the spirit of John Henry Newman's seminal work, The Idea of a University, the Newman Association Speaker Series offers to the Clarion University community lecture and seminar experiences which seek to integrate current topics of discussion and debate with contemporary insights from the fields of philosophy and theology. Newman was a convert to Catholicism and a Cardinal of the church. In keeping with his desire to seek insights about contemporary life from diverse and inclusive academic disciplines, the aim of this series is to seek knowledge in an academically ecumenical atmosphere of discussion.

Ways of Interior Prayer
	Rita Panciera RSM Director of the House of Prayer in Erie, Pennsylvania
Date/Time:	March 30, 2006 - 7pm
Location:	Carlson Library, Level A

The Nature of Liberal Education Today: Diversity in the Thought of Thomas Merton as Applied to the Civil Rights Movement
	Dr. Howard McGinn Dean of Libraries, Seton Hall University
Date/Time:	April 6, 2006 - 7pm
Location:	Carlson Library, Level A

Roots and Branches: Brothers Who Hate, Brothers Who Love. A Look at the History of Judaism and Christianity
	Rabbi David Zaslow Havurat Shir Hadash Jewish Renewal Community in Ashland, Oregon This event is in conjunction with the University Holocaust Remembrance Committee
Date/Time:	April 20, 2006 - 7:30pm
Location:	Hart Chapel