September 6, 2006
Contact: Paul K. Logsdon, Director of Public Relations and Publications 865-2815 ext. 7292
Springfield, Mo. — The Evangel University Artist Series and LifeWorks will present Faith & the Arts Week, a series based on Bonhoeffer’s Call to Discipleship, Sept. 25 through 30.
The highlight of the series will be the feature presentation of Bonhoeffer, an opera by Dr. Ann K. Gebuhr. Performances will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 29 and 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel Auditorium.
A brief lecture about the opera will be given by Dr. Robert Berg in the Fine Arts Recital Hall one hour before each performance.
There is no charge for admission, and the public is invited to attend.
The subject of the opera is the life and sacrifice of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, an outspoken Lutheran minister and theologian who was executed by the Nazis for his resistance to Hitler.
Faith & the Arts Week at Evangel University is partially funded by a generous grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc.
For additional information, visit www.evangel.edu/news/artistseries/Bonhoeffer.asp or call LifeWorks (417) 865-2815 ext. 7896 or the Humanities Department at ext. 8640.