MONDAY FEBRUARY 13TH, 2017 - Trinity University · MONDAY FEBRUARY 13TH, 2017 7:00PM at Chapman...

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MONDAY FEBRUARY 13TH, 2017 7:00PM at Chapman Auditorium Dr. Thomas S. Bremer, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College, will explore the joint leadership of the National Parks Service and the Catholic Church in shaping the usage of the historic missions in the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, balancing sacred and secular purposes, and how the UNESCO World Heritage designation may affect relationships of sacred and secular in the park. Dr. Bremer authored the book entitled Blessed with Tourists: The Borderlands of Religion and Tourism in San Antonio (University of North Carolina, 2004) The lecture is sponsored by the Trinity University departments of Religion, Art & Art History, Communication, English, Human Communication & Theatre, History, International Studies, MAS Program, Modern Languages & Literatures, Office of the Chaplain, Philosophy, Political Science, School of Business, Sociology & Anthropology and the Lecturers and Visiting Scholars Committee. For more information please contact the Department of Religion at (210) 999-8426.

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MONDAY FEBRUARY 13TH, 2017

7:00PM at Chapman Auditorium

Dr. Thomas S. Bremer, Associate Professor of Religious

Studies at Rhodes College, will explore the joint leadership of

the National Parks Service and the Catholic Church in shaping

the usage of the historic missions in the San Antonio Missions

National Historical Park, balancing sacred and secular

purposes, and how the UNESCO World Heritage designation

may affect relationships of sacred and secular in the park.

Dr. Bremer authored the book entitled Blessed with Tourists:

The Borderlands of Religion and Tourism in San Antonio

(University of North Carolina, 2004)

The lecture is sponsored by the Trinity University departments of Religion, Art & Art History, Communication, English, Human Communication

& Theatre, History, International Studies, MAS Program, Modern Languages & Literatures, Office of the Chaplain, Philosophy, Political Science,

School of Business, Sociology & Anthropology and the Lecturers and Visiting Scholars Committee. For more information please contact the

Department of Religion at (210) 999-8426.