Published on April 14, 2008 at 7 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

Author and Christian apologist Dinesh D'Souza will speak at Â鶹¹û¶³ Thursday (April 17) at 7 p.m. in Reid Chapel. The public is invited free of charge.

In his most recent book, What's So Great Â鶹¹û¶³ Christianity, D'Souza analyzes the significance and uniqueness of the Christian faith.

A former policy analyst in the Ronald Reagan White House, D'Souza is also the author of What's So Great Â鶹¹û¶³ America (2002), The Enemy at Home (2006) and other books.

D'Souza's lecture is sponsored by the Â鶹¹û¶³ Student Government Association's speakers series, according to SGA president Rob Howell.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.