The concept of
marriage has changed dramatically over time. Even
before it became a focus of the 2004 presidential
election, state and federal government officials
were stepping in to challenge the definition of
marriage. Now, the definition of marriage may
even be affected by a possible Constitutional
amendment. Local and national experts will address
the concept of marriage and its evolution at an
upcoming Duquesne University conference. Marriage:
Issues and Challenges, hosted by The Family
Institute, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
on Thursday, Feb. 24 in the Duquesne Union Ballroom.
The symposium, which is free and open to the
public, will feature the following dynamic speakers:
| 9:45 a.m. |
Dr. George Worgul,
associate director of The Family Institute
and professor of theology at Duquesne, will
contextualize marriage in the emerging culture
of post-modernity. |
| 10:45 a.m. |
Dr. Edwin Yisroel Susskind,
a clinical psychologist, author and marital
therapist, will discuss a model of love that
interrelates spousal love and love of God.
|
| 1 p.m. |
Dr. Michael Lawler, director
of the Center for Marriage and Family, and
the Amelia B. and Emil G. Graff Professor
of Catholic Theological Studies at Creighton
University, will address the rapidly increasing
phenomenon of co-habitation. |
| 2 p.m. |
Dr. Jim Hanigan, professor
of theology at Duquesne, will examine gay
marriage in terms of justice and ethics. |
For more information, call 412.396.4300 or 412.396.4293.
The Family Institute
The Family Institute was established in 1997,
in response to growing concern for the state and
future of American families. Created to be the
single most important repository of family research
in the world, the Institute is supported through
a gift from the Scaife Family Foundation.
Duquesne University
Duquesne is a private, coeducational university
offering an extensive selection of undergraduate
and graduate degree programs across 10 schools
of study. Duquesne is consistently ranked among
the nation’s top Catholic universities for
its award-winning faculty and 127-year tradition
of academic excellence. |
