'War, Peace and People of Faith' highlights Mission Week at Marquette

Highlighting this year’s Mission Week at Marquette University is “War, Peace and People of Faith,” a panel discussion moderated by CNN’s Soledad O’Brien at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, in the Varsity Theatre, 1324 W. Wisconsin Ave.

Four distinguished panelists will discuss how faith affects decisions about dealing with conflict and injustice. Panelists include:

• Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., editor-in-chief of America magazine and former head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of International Justice and Peace

• Dr. James Turner Johnson, professor of religion and associate member of the graduate department of political science at Rutgers University

• Rev. John Dear, S.J., former executive director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (largest interfaith peace organization in the United States), renowned peace activist, and columnist for the National Catholic Reporter

• Nicholas Coddington, former senior U.S. Army intelligence officer with NATO’s Southern Region and senior officer deployed to Baghdad to establish the Iraqi Military Academy

Tickets are required for this event; tickets will be made available to the general public starting Jan. 30 on a first-come, first-served basis.

For additional information on Mission Week events, go to www.marquette.edu/missionweek.

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