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Dr. Tony Campolo to speak at George Daily Auditorium September 22

        Dr. Tony Campolo, founder and CEO of Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education (EAPE), will speak at George Daily Auditorium on Monday, September 22, at 7:30 p.m. The event is hosted by William Penn University and is free and open to the public.
      Campolo has developed programs for at-risk children in America and established schools and universities in several developing countries. His organization has formed literacy centers for adults and children, tutoring programs, orphanages, AIDS hospices, urban youth ministries, summer camps and long-term Christian service programs throughout the world.
      Traveling across the globe, Campolo delivers a strong message of the stories of the Gospel to his audiences. He is also an author of 35 books. His most recent publication is entitled “Red Letter Christians: A Citizen’s Guide to Faith & Politics.” In this book, Campolo encourages red letter Christians (red letter refers to the words of Jesus, which are sometimes printed in red ink in Bibles) to become involved in politics but avoid becoming part of a political party. Campolo also addresses issues of gay rights, gun control, campaign financing and relating these topics to the words of Jesus and the Hebrew prophets.
      Currently, Campolo is professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Eastern College and earned his Ph.D. from Temple University. Campolo is an ordained minister, presently serving as associate pastor at Mount Carmel Baptist Church in West Philadelphia. He has served as a media commentator on religious, social and political matters, appearing on television shows Nightline, Crossfire, Larry King Live, CNN News and MSNBC News. Campolo co-hosted his own television series, Hashing It Out, on the Odyssey Network and currently hosts Across The Pond, a weekly program on the Premier Christian Radio Network in England.
      For more information on Campolo’s visit to Oskaloosa, contact Dr. David Porter, Louis Tuttle Shangle Professor of History at Penn, at (641) 673-1110.

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Date Posted: 9/8/2008
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