Joan Connelly, Professor of Classics at Bryn Mawr College, gives a talk entitled "On the Parthenon" (October 28, 2015). Connelly was awarded a MacArthur Foundation fellowship for her work in Greek art, myth, and religion. Her new book, "The Parthenon Enigma," won the Phi Beta Kappa Society’s Ralph Waldo Emerson Award for 2015. It was named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, one of the year’s Top Ten Works of Nonfiction by the Daily Beast, and one of the Best Books...

Marc Conner, Jo M. and James Ballengee Professor of English at Washington and Lee University, gives a talk to undergraduates entitled "Shakespeare and the Problem of Heroism" (October 21, 2015). The Emory Williams Lecture Series in the Liberal Arts has been made possible by a generous gift from Mr. Emory Williams (Emory College '32 and Trustee Emeritus, Emory University). http://college.emory.edu/home/academic/voluntary-core-program/lectures/

Robert Greenberg, Music Historian-In-Residence, San Francisco Performances, gives a talk and performance entitled "Music as a Mirror" (October 7, 2015). The Emory Williams Lecture Series in the Liberal Arts has been made possible by a generous gift from Mr. Emory Williams (Emory College '32 and Trustee Emeritus, Emory University).

Cynthia Chapman, Johnston & Frank Associate Professor of Religion at Oberlin College, gives a talk to undergraduates entitled "The Bible and Plagiarism: Repurposing the Stories of Old" (September 30, 2015). The Emory Williams Lecture Series in the Liberal Arts has been made possible by a generous gift from Mr. Emory Williams (Emory College '32 and Trustee Emeritus, Emory University).

Cynthia Chapman, Johnston & Frank Associate Professor of Religion at Oberlin College, gives a talk to undergraduates entitled "The Bible and Plagiarism: Repurposing the Stories of Old" (September 30, 2015). The Emory Williams Lecture Series in the Liberal Arts has been made possible by a generous gift from Mr. Emory Williams (Emory College '32 and Trustee Emeritus, Emory University). http://college.emory.edu/home/academic/voluntary-core-program/lectures/

Vincent Phillip Munoz, Tocqueville Associate Professor of Religion and Public Life in the Department of Political Science and Concurrent Associate Professor of Law at The University of Notre Dame, gives a talk to undergraduates entitled "Did America's Founding Fathers Intend to Separate Church from State?" (September 9, 2015). Dr. Muñoz writes and teaches across the fields of political philosophy, constitutional studies, and American politics. His recent research has focused on the theme of...

James Tatum, Aaron Lawrence Professor of Classics, Emeritus, Dartmouth College, gives a talk entitled "'Goodness Gracious! Anybody Hurt?' How a Great Work Can Be a Time Bomb in Your Life. "(April 8, 2015) The Emory Williams Lecture Series in the Liberal Arts has been made possible by a generous gift from Mr. Emory Williams (Emory College '32 and Trustee Emeritus, Emory University). http://college.emory.edu/home/academic/voluntary-core-program/lectures/

Vickie Sullivan, Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, gives a talk entitled "Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: Reading History and Machiavelli's Prince in Middle Age" (March 18, 2015). At Tufts, she maintains teaching and research interests in a new subfield of political science, politics and literature. The Emory Williams Lecture Series in the Liberal Arts has been made possible by a generous gift from Mr. Emory Williams (Emory College '32 and Trustee Emeritus, Emory...

Professor Stauffer talks about English philosopher and author of "Leviathan," Thomas Hobbes (March 4, 2015). He specializes in classical and early modern political philosophy. Most of his research has focused on classical thought, but his current work also examines the origins of liberalism, the theoretical foundations of modernity, and the divide between ancient and modern political thought. He is the author of "Plato's Introduction to the Question of Justice" (SUNY, 2001), coauthor and...

Salman Rushdie, Emory University Distinguished Professor, talks about the great books in his life (Feb. 18, 2015). The Emory Williams Lecture Series in the Liberal Arts has been made possible by a generous gift from Mr. Emory Williams (Emory College '32 and Trustee Emeritus, Emory University). http://college.emory.edu/home/academic/voluntary-core-program/lectures/ http://www.salman-rushdie.com/

Gilbert Meilaender, Professor Emeritus at Valparaiso University, gives a talk entitled "Two Concepts of Dignity" as part of the Emory Williams Lecture Series in the Liberal Arts (Nov. 12, 2014). His published work falls generally into the area of religious ethics. Most recently he has edited (together with William Werpehowski) "The Oxford Handbook of Theological Ethics" (2005). He has a special interest in bioethics, is a Fellow of the Hastings Center, and has been a member of the...

Mary Keys, is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Notre Dame, gives a talk entitled "Greatness of Soul: Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas on the Virtue of Magnanimity" as part of the Emory Williams Lecture Series in the Liberal Arts (Oct. 22, 2014). Her research and teaching interests span a broad spectrum of political theory, with a special focus in Christianity, ethics, and political thought. She is the author of "Aquinas, Aristotle, and the Promise of...

BIll McClay, the G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty at University of Oklahoma, gives a talk entitled "The Moral Economy of Guilt" as part of the Emory Williams Lecture Series in the Liberal Arts (Oct. 1, 2014). His book "The Masterless: Self and Society in Modern America" won the 1995 Merle Curti Award of the Organization of American Historians for the best book in American intellectual history. Among his other books are "The Student’s Guide to U.S. History,"...

Robert George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and professor of politics at Princeton University, gives a talk entitled "Constitutional Structures and Civic Virtues" to Emory undergraduates (Sept. 3, 2014). Professor George is a member of the President’s Council on Bioethics and formerly served as a presidential appointee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights and a Judicial Fellow at the Supreme Court of the United States. He is also the founder and director of the James...

Walter Melion, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Art History and chair of the Art History Department, gives a talk to undergraduates entitled "How Painters Read the Classics" (April 9, 2014). Dr. Melion has published extensively on Dutch and Flemish art and art theory of the 16th and 17th centuries, on Jesuit image-theory, on the relation between theology and aesthetics in the early modern period, and on the artist Hendrick Goltzius. The Emory Williams Lecture Series in the Liberal Arts has...

Nicholas Buccola, Linfield College, gives a talk entitled "Frederick Douglass's Declarations of Independence" to Emory undergraduates (April 2, 2014). Political science Professor Nicholas Buccola teaches and researches American politics, including contemporary issues such as same-sex marriage, social justice, contemporary moral controversies, and political liberals and conservatives. Other areas of expertise include the Supreme Court and constitutional law. The Emory Williams Lecture Series...

Susan Collins, University of Notre Dame, gives a talk to undergraduates entitled "Civic Freedom and Reverence for Law: The Legacy of Ancient Sparta" (March 19, 2014). Dr. Collins is Associate Professor of Political Science, specializing in Ancient Political Philosophy. Her most recent book is a translation of Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics," with Robert Bartlett (University of Chicago, 2011), including notes, glossary, and interpretive essay. The Emory Williams Lecture Series in the...

Russell Reno, editor of "First Things" magazine, gives a talk entitled "The King James Bible" to Emory undergraduates (March 5, 2014). Reno is the author of several books, including "Fighting the Noonday Devil", a theological commentary on the Book of Genesis in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible series for which he also serves as general editor, "In the Ruins of the Church", and "Redemptive Change: Atonement and the Cure of the Soul". He has also coauthored two books, "Heroism...

Roosevelt Montas, Columbia University, gives a talk entitled "Liberal Education and Democratic Citizenship" to Emory undergraduates (February 26, 2014). Dr. Montás specializes in Antebellum American literature and culture, with a specific interest in citizenship and American national identity. He is also Director of Columbia's Center for the Core Curriculum, where he has taught both Literature Humanities and Contemporary Civilization. He is currently writing on the interrelated biographies...

Natalie Haynes, writer and critic, gives a talk entitled "The Ancient Guide to Modern Life" at Emory University (January 22, 2014). The Emory Williams Lecture Series in the Liberal Arts has been made possible by a generous gift from Mr. Emory Williams (Emory College '32 and Trustee Emeritus, Emory University).

Robert Shaw-Smith, an actor and instructor at the Atlanta International School, talks about performing in the plays of Shakespeare (March 20, 2013). The Emory Williams Lecture Series in the Liberal Arts has been made possible by a generous gift from Mr. Emory Williams (Emory College '32 and Trustee Emeritus, Emory University).

As part of the Emory Williams Lecture Series, Christine Rosen, senior editor of "The New Atlantis," gives a talk entitled "The Changing Role of the Bible in America" (November 20, 2013). Rosen writes about the social and cultural impact of technology, as well as bioethics and the history of genetics. As a Future Tense Fellow at the New America Foundation, she is working on her forthcoming book, "The Extinction of Experience," to be published by W. W. Norton in 2014. The Emory Williams...

As part of the Emory Williams Lecture Series, Dr. Ralph Hexter of the University of California - Davis gives a talk entitled "Reading Vergil Through the Ages" (November 6, 2013). Dr. Ralph Hexter holds an appointment as distinguished professor of Classics and Comparative Literature. He is also currently serving as the provost and executive vice chancellor (http://provost.ucdavis.edu/people/hexter-biography.html). He received a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in comparative literature from Yale...

As part of the Emory Williams Lecture Series, Jerry Muller, chair of the Department of History at Catholic University, gives a talk entitled "Adam Smith on the Uses, Abuses, and Limits of Self-Interest" (October 29, 2013). Dr. Muller holds a PhD (1984) from Columbia University and has written extensively on modern European intellectual history and modern Germany. His most recent work is "Capitalism and the Jews" (Princeton University Press, 2010). The Emory Williams Lectures in the Liberal...