Marc Boswell, a Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary doctoral candidate, will speak on "Beating Down the Phantoms: Merton, Marxism and the Threads of Ideology," at 2 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 18, at Immaculate Conception School's Providence Hall, 7211 W. Talcott, Chicago. Signs will be posted by the entrance, which is across the parking lot from where our chapter usually meets.
Mr. Boswell will be examining Merton's social analysis and, particularly, his commentary on advanced industrial society's effects on human knowledge and the human spirit. He is interested in illustrating the structural similarities (and differences) between Merton's thought and the work produced by Marxist social theorists of the Frankfurt School of philosophy. This comparison will be done with a careful eye on Merton's analysis of the myths, falsehoods, and ideologies of late-industrial and globalized societies (both capitalist and communist), and we will see if these Marxist-informed critiques may be of continued relevance for Christians in the 21st century.
Marc Boswell grew up in Saratoga, NC, which is in eastern North Carolina. He is an ordained minister in the Free Will Baptist tradition, but he considers himself an "expansive Protestant," as he has served in United Methodist, Presbyterian, and Episcopalian congregations. He completed his M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, VA, and is finishing his first year of course work in Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary's Ph.D. program in Theology, Ethics, and History. He and his wife, Kate Fiedler Boswell, moved to Chicago in the fall of 2009, and they reside in Rogers Park. He has enjoyed being able to work with E. Glenn Hinson this semester, and they enjoyed a trip to Gethsemani in February.
Please join us for this talk and discussion. Refreshments will be served. Suggested donation is $5 for non-members. For more information, call Mike at 773-447-3989.
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