Unveiling The Future Of The Catholic Faith
Former BAC President, Bradley Institute Director to Give Talk in Chapel Hill
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BELMONT, NC --- What does the future hold for Catholic ideas in today’s culture? That’s the topic former Belmont Abbey College President Dr. Robert Preston will tackle at The Catholic Community of St. Thomas More this month.
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Belmont Abbey College’s Dr. Robert Preston will be the featured speaker on Sunday, March 26, 2006 at 4:00 PM at The Catholic Community of St. Thomas More in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Preston will present his talk, “Catholic Faith in a Protestant Culture," as part of The Catholic Community of St. Thomas More’s Faith and Culture lecture series.
Admission is free and the event is open to the public. For more information, call 919.942.1040.
An alum of Belmont Abbey College, Preston has spent over half a century in the field of higher education. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Preston is a philosopher at heart and has spent most of his career teaching in the classroom before becoming President of his alma mater in 1995. A 1953 graduate, Preston also earned a master’s and doctorate in philosophy from the Catholic University of America. He went on to study at Harvard University’s Institute for Education Management and Carnegie-Mellon University’s College Management Institute. He has held numerous executive positions throughout his career, including senior vice president and provost at Illinois Benedictine College and as president of Sacred Heart University. The creation of the Bradley Institute for the Study of Christian Culture at Belmont Abbey College has been just one of his many career achievements.
The Bradley Institute for the Study of Christian Culture at Belmont Abbey College was founded Preston in 1996. Preston, who currently serves as the Institute’s director, had also served Belmont Abbey College as its 13th president for six years until his retirement in 2001.
The Bradley Institute provides opportunities for business executives, career professionals and clergy to examine relevant ethical, theological and philosophical topics within the context of their modern lives. Program topics range from business, legal and medical ethics to history and philosophy.
The Institute is named for The Reverend John P. Bradley, former president of Belmont Abbey College and former CEO and chairman of the board of Good Will Publishers of Charlotte, North Carolina. The Bradley Institute, in cooperation with the Ingersoll Foundation, presents the annual Ingersoll Prize.
Ranked one of the best liberal arts colleges in the South by U.S. News and World Report, Belmont Abbey College celebrates excellence and virtue steeped in its 128 year Catholic Benedictine heritage. It is home to students from over 34 states and 17 countries and welcomes everyone from any background or tradition committed to this vision of excellence and virtue. The campus consists of the College, the Monastery and the Abbey Basilica, which can be found on its sprawling 650 acres of picturesque landscape.
Just minutes from Charlotte, NC, the nation’s second largest banking center, Belmont Abbey College offers students numerous internship opportunities and career placement.
The College believes in development of the whole person – mind, body and spirit. By offering a wide array of clubs and activities including Division II athletics, theatre, publications, and study abroad, Belmont Abbey College invests in the personal growth of its students.
Founded in 1876, the College celebrates its heritage and is inspired by the Benedictine monastic tradition. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the College and Abbey Basilica greet thousands of visitors each year.
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