Religion and Literature at Notre Dame is very pleased to announce the visit to Notre Dame of Robin Kirkpatrick, Professor Emeritus of Italian and English Literatures, University of Cambridge (Robinson College). On Monday, September 29th at 4.30 pm, in the Reading Room of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections of the Hesburgh Library, Professor Kirkpatrick will deliver the annual Religion & Literature lecture, on the topic "The Pace of Praise: Might Theology Walk Together with Literature?"
Professor Kirkpatrick was appointed as Visiting Distinguished Professor of Religion and Literature for Fall 2014, as part of the ongoing development of Religion and Literature at Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame, Professor Kirkpatrick is teaching a course for the Ph.D. in Literature Program, "Searching Scripture: Literature in a Biblical Light," and will be involved in a number of other activities for the development of Religion and Literature at Notre Dame.