University of St. Thomas presents a lecture "Religious Faith’s Role in Building a Good and Just Society" October 20, 2010
Houston, Texas 77006
Archbishop Wuerl's lecture, titled "Religious Faith’s Role in Building a Good and Just Society" is about the service which religious faith renders as the conscience of society is a cornerstone of our American experience. Faith convictions, moral values and defining religious experiences of life sustain the vitality of the whole society. One reason why faith so impacts our culture is because religious conviction reflects the inner reality of life experience. With religious faith comes a way of living, a set of standards for moral and civil behavior, and those expectations of conduct that are the threads woven into the very fabric of societal life.
We look to religious faith for guidance as we struggle to build a good and just society. Faith conviction has a long-standing role in our American culture, and it is precisely out of our religious experience that we have been able as a people to form public policy in the United States in the areas of human dignity and the improvement of working conditions that reflect the faith convictions of our Founding Fathers when they wrote of the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, rights so endowed by God our Creator.
We are reminded today that we also have a part in the efforts to transform our world, our society and our culture so that they are truly reflective of those values rooted in human nature and reflected in our faith experience that are the bedrock for a culture in which justice and love flourish and peace is sustained.
Sponsored By Center for Faith and Culture
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact: Jan Skrehot 713-942-5066
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