October 25 – November 22: Civility and Christian Virtues
Combining virtues upheld by Greek philosophers, Jewish Wisdom writers, and Christians, Deirdre (Dede) Johnston will help us explore how various character-building virtues can guide us in cultivating Christian civility and interacting in life-enhancing ways with others with whom we may disagree.
October 25: Courage to Speak, Humility to Listen
November 1: Loving Ourselves in Order to Love Others
November 8: Temperance in Conflict, Fortitude in Justice
November 15: Wisdom to Question, Faith in Uncertainty
November 22: Hope to Reconcile and Liberality to Act
Currently Hope College’s Senior Director for Global Education, Deirdre Johnston has been a faculty member at Hope since 1994. She led the development of the college’s Peace and Justice Studies minor and chaired the Department of Communication from 2003 to 2010. Co-author of Wiley Handbook for Online Collaborative Learning and Global Engagement, she is also co-founder of Intergroup Dialogue Connections, LLC. She received a BA in journalism from Drake University, an MA in journalism and advertising from the University of Texas, and a PhD in communication studies from the University of Iowa. She, her husband Jim Dumerauf. and daughters Ellie and Anneka are members of Hope Church.