Noted Theologian To Lecture At Fairfield University

FAIRFIELD — Elizabeth Dreyer, PhD, who writes and lectures widely on everything from medieval theology and mysticism to contemporary lay spirituality, will deliver the 5th Annual Anne Drummey O’Callaghan lecture on Women in the Church on Wednesday, October 5, at 8 pm. The lecture, entitled “Medieval Women Mystics: Weird or Wonderful?” will take place in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University.

Dr Dreyer, professor of Religious Studies at Fairfield University, believes signs of a renewed interest in the religious history of Christian women are all around us.

She is currently working on a book on the recovery of medieval language and imagery on the Holy Spirit.

The annual O’Callaghan Lecture honors the memory of Anne Drummey O’Callaghan, an advocate for persons with mental disabilities and a youth minister and catechist at St Jerome and St Joseph churches in Norwalk.

Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Quick Center box office at 203-254-4010 or toll free at 877-ARTS-396.