Dean's Lecture Series
The Dean's Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities
“Ernesto Cardenal and Thomas Merton: Poets, Priests, Mystics, Revolutionaries”
presented by
Carol Becker, PhD
Professor of the Arts
Dean of Columbia University School of the Arts
In 2015 Carol Becker visited an exhibition at Columbia University’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library called Seasons of Celebration: Thomas Merton at 100. There she learned of the lifelong correspondence between Ernesto Cardenal and Thomas Merton. Both graduated from Columbia University and spent their lives committed to the Church, but nonetheless also struggled with its structures. They both worked for radical change and the transformation of society. Cardenal, whom she knew personally, participated in the Nicaraguan revolution that toppled the Somoza dictatorship. Merton was an anti-Vietnam War and Civil Rights advocate. This lecture is a result of Becker's fascination with how they lived their lives as writers, artists, monks, and activists.
Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 4:30 p.m.
Alumni Auditorium | 650 W. 168th St., 1st Fl.
Reception to follow in the Schaefer Awards Gallery
Non CU-affiliates and those unable to attend in-person can attend virtually on Zoom by registering here
https://columbiacuimc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nVNNJVXrReiKrcD924BU0w
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