Lectureship in Christianity, Humanities and Public Life - Dr. Vigen Guroian

About the Speaker

Dr. Vigen Guroian, a retired professor of Orthodox Christianity at the University of Virginia, is an acclaimed author and scholar. He has written 11 books, including Tending the Heart of Virtue and The Orthodox Reality, and contributed nearly 250 articles on topics such as culture, ethics, literature and theology. A recipient of the University of Virginia Student Council Distinguished Teaching Award and the Russell Kirk Paideia Prize, he is actively involved in the classical education movement. Dr. Guroian is a Senior Fellow at Emory University’s Center on Law and Religion, the Russell Kirk Center, the John Jay Institute and the Trinity Forum.

Established in the fall of 2021, the Lectureship in Christianity, Humanities and Public Life is a biannual series designed to explore the intersection of and tensions within the humanities, science and the Christian faith. It is generously funded by Dr. and Mrs. C. Ross Betts.