Expert in Political Science to Talk About the Impact of Religion in the 2004 Election

WORCESTER, Mass. – [Due to impending inclement weather, this event has been cancelled.]

Damon Linker, Ph.D. in political science, will give a talk titled "The Neocons, the Theocons and Religion in the Election of 2004" on March 1 at 4 p.m. in the Rehm Library of Smith Hall at the College of the Holy Cross. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Linker is the former editor of First Things, a magazine that covers religious and cultural issues and moral questions confronting Americans today. He has written for The Wall Street Journal, First Things, Commentary, The Review of Metaphysics, National Review, and The Review of Politics.

Linker is the author of The Theocons, soon to be published by Doubleday.

The lecture is sponsored by the Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture.