High Point University’s Department of Religion and Philosophy will host the Charles Franklin Finch Lecture Series featuring Dr. William T. Cavanaugh, professor of Catholic Studies and director of the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University, on Monday, March 16.
HIGH POINT, N.C., March 9, 2026 – High Point University’s Department of Religion and Philosophy will host the Charles Franklin Finch Lecture Series featuring Dr. William T. Cavanaugh, professor of Catholic Studies and director of the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University.
Cavanaugh is an American Catholic theologian known for his work in political theology and Christian ethics. He will present a lecture entitled “Does Religion Promote Violence?” at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 16, in the Francis Auditorium in Phillips Hall 120.
The event is free and open to the public. Community members who would like attend are asked to register with Katja Brown at [email protected].
“Dr. Cavanaugh is a prolific scholar and speaker whose work opens up new understandings of how religion intersects with political life and economic practices,” said Dr. Christopher Franks, Owen D. and Mattie Holt McPherson Associate Professor and chair of HPU’s Department of Religion and Philosophy. “I know this talk will be stimulating and thought-provoking.”
The Charles Franklin Finch Lecture Series is an annual endowed lectureship that dates to 1960. The purpose of the series is to foster dialogue and to deepen understanding regarding issues of importance to communities of faith.