American Catholic Historical Society

In the heart of the Independence Park area

263 South 4th Street - Philadelphia PA 19106-3819 - www.amchs.org

Our 125^th Year – Founded  A.D.1884

125^th Anniversary Lecture Series

Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 5:00 PM

263 South 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA

Thomas F. Rzeznik, Ph.D.

Seton Hall University

Beyond the Bible Wars:
Catholicism’s Encounter

with Religious Diversity

in Philadelphia

New Exhibits: 125 Years of the ACHS

All are WELCOME, but PLEASE REPLY,
if attending so that we have a count for dinner

Please reply to:

Lou Ferrero, Corresponding Secretary
Lou.ferrero@gmail.com or 610-517-0835
or
Ed Welsh, President
Edwel573@netscape.net

On-street Parking: Metered until 6:30 PM, free thereafter.

Some parking available in the Archdiocesan Lot on Willings Alley
 between 3rd and 4th Streets.

Dr. Rzeznik’s “Beyond the Bible Wars:  Catholicism’s Encounter with Religious Diversity” will show how Catholicism in Philadelphia has been shaped by its encounter with religious diversity from the start.  His look at this interreligious encounter beyond the Bible Wars and the Nativist riots will shed light on the growth and development of the Philadelphia area Catholic community.

Professor Rzeznik is a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University, and holds a doctoral degree from the University of Notre Dame, where he won the Highbarger Memorial Dissertation Prize.  He grew up in Conshohocken, PA in St. Mary parish.  He is a graduate of Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School.