Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion, and Public Life at UCSB
Mario T. Garcia
The Gospel of César Chávez: My Faith in Action
Tuesday, October 30 / 4:00 P.M. / Free 6020 Humanities and Social Sciences Building, UCSB
The Gospel of César Chávez: My Faith in Action is a justreleased collection of his reflections on a variety of spiritual topics such as the power of faith, self-sacrifice, nonviolence, social justices, fasting, pilgrimage, and others. Edited and introduced by Mario T. Garcia, it stresses the central importance of faith to an understanding of the life and career of César Chávez, the great farm labor and civil rights leader. Following introductory remarks by the editor, this event will feature a panel discussion with Edwina Barvosa, Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies, UCSB; Rudy Busto, Department of Religious Studies, UCSB; Fr. Jack Clark Robinson, O.F.M., Dept. of History, UCSB; Rev. Wayne Hartmire, former Director of the Migrant Ministry; and Juan Vicente Palerm, Chair, Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies, UCSB. Courtesy of The Book Den, copies of The Gospel of César Chávez will be available for purchase and signing. Mario T. García is a professor of history and Chicano studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of several books on Mexican American leaders, including Mexican Americans: Leadership, Ideology, Identity.
Presented by Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion, and Public Life at UCSB and cosponsored by the Fr. Virgil Cordano Chair in Catholic Studies, Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies, Center for Chicano Studies, and IHC Chicano/Latino Research Focus Group.
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