A Hunger for Wholeness, Ilia Delio, OSF – Madeleva lecture 2017

Ilia Delio, OSF, was honored as the 2017 Madeleva Lecturer. Her lecture, A Hunger for Wholeness: Soul, Space, and Transcendence, took place on April 20, 2017 at Saint Mary's College. Delio holds the Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair at Villanova University. She is the author of 17 books and lectures nationally and internationally on the area of Science and Religion, with particular interest in evolution, ecology, and artificial intelligence. The Madeleva Lecture is named to honor Sister M. Madeleva Wolff, CSC. As the president of Saint Mary's College, Sr. Madeleva inaugurated the Graduate School of Sacred Theology at the College, a unique and pioneering venture that provided graduate theological training to women and lay men from 1943-1970. This highly-regarded lecture honors an accomplished female scholar in the discipline of theology.