Paul Farmer and Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez to take part in campus dialogue | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Paul Farmer and Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez to take part in campus dialogue Paul Farmer and Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez to take part in campus dialogue Published: October 14, 2011 Author: Elizabeth Rankin When Paul Farmer came to campus in April to accept the Notre Dame Award for International Human Development and Solidarity on behalf of the global health organization he cofounded 25 years ago, he was profoundly moved by the opportunity to talk to a member of the Notre Dame community who has deeply inspired his mission to bring high-quality health care to the very poor. Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, O.P., the John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Theology and a Kellogg Institute Faculty Fellow, is known around the world as the founder of liberation theology. “Father Gustavo is one of my heroes and has inspired much of my own work in global health with a preferential option for the poor,” says Farmer, who is renowned for his efforts with Partners In Health (PIH). He suggested that he return to campus to hold a public dialogue with Gutiérrez—and carved time out of his busy schedule to do so. Their dialogue, “Re-imagining Accompaniment: Global Health and Liberation Theology,” will take place on Oct. 24 (Monday) at 7 p.m. in Room 101 of DeBartolo Hall. Part of the Discussions on Development" series, the event is free and open to the public. The dialogue will also be streamed live to a Harvard University auditorium, where Farmer’s students and colleagues and PIH supporters will gather. A publication will likely result from the public dialogue. A medical anthropologist and physician, Farmer is Kolokotrones University Professor at Harvard University, chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a founding director of PIH. His work focuses on community-based treatment strategies for infectious diseases in resource-poor settings, health and human rights, and the role of social inequalities in determining disease distribution and outcomes. The Kellogg Institute’s Ford Family Program for Human Development Studies and Solidarity hosts the Discussions on Development series to encourage thoughtful public discussion by the University community on issues related to human development. The event is co-sponsored by the Center for Health Sciences Advising, Center for Social Concerns, Department of Theology and Eck Institute for Global Health. Contact: Steve Reifenberg, 574-631-0517, sreifenb@nd.edu; Lacey Haussamen, 574-631-4367, lhaussam@nd.edu Posted In: Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 dCEC to Award 2023 ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 15, 2022 In new book on global Catholicism, Provost John McGreevy explores modern history, current challenges of the Church September 15, 2022 Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn