Georgetown University

WHO:

His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the ecumenical patriarch of Orthodox Christianity

WHAT:

A Changeless Faith for a Changing World
A Lecture by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I

His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the ecumenical patriarch of Orthodox Christianity, will discuss the nature of progress at a lecture co-sponsored by Georgetown University and the Center for American Progress.

In His All Holiness's words, true progress is a "balance between preserving the essence of a certain way of life and changing things that are not essential." Orthodox Christianity is a revolutionary faith and is dedicated to change. And even though the faith has never taken up the banner of progressivism per se, it has taken up many causes over the centuries that are progressive by definition. His All Holiness will address three of these causes at his lecture: nonviolence, philanthropy (specifically in the form of health care), and environmentalism.

Georgetown University Provost James O'Donnell and Center for American Progress Founder and CEO John Podesta will offer opening remarks.

WHEN:

Tuesday, November 3, 2009; 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
(Press check-in will open at 10:00 a.m., and cameras are requested to be set by 11:00 a.m.)

WHERE:

Gaston Hall (3rd Floor, Healy Hall)
Georgetown University
37th & O Streets, NW
Washington, D.C. 20057

SPONSORS:

Georgetown University
The Center for American Progress
The Greek Orthodox Church

COVERAGE:

Media interested in attending must RSVP to Andy Pino at 202-687-4328 or pinoa@georgetown.edu. Press will need to present valid credentials on campus.