The Rev. Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, S.J., the new provincial of the East African Province, will give a lecture titled "Religion and Conflict in Africa," which will discuss the role of religion in African conflicts.

The lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19, in the Mike and Josie Harper Center ballroom, is free to the public.

Orobator was recently a lecturer at Hekima College School of Theology, in Nairobi, Kenya. He has published numerous articles and written several books, including, "Theology Brewed in an African Pot" and "Faith Doing Justice: A Manual for Social Analysis, Catholic Social Teachings and Social Justice."

For more information contact Fran Minnear at 402.280.2303 or fminnear@creighton.edu

The lecture is sponsored by the Creighton University Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society.