Colloquium on Friday, Feb 21

Dr. Peter Fraser-Morris will give a colloquium talk on the early 4th-century author Lactantius on Friday, Feburary 21 at 3:00 pm in Cleveland Hall 114.  Fraser-Morris will examine Lactantius' use of Stoic thought in his presentation entitled "Making Apologetics Work in the Constantinian Epoch: Lactantius and Stoic Providence."  The talk will examine how early Christian thinkers engaged with Jewish, Greek, and Roman critics as they sought to create room for their new religion within the intellectual traditions of the Roman empire.  All interested faculty and students are welcome to attend.