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Himes, professor of moral theology at Washington Theological Union in Washington, D.C., will outline ways the Catholic tradition can contribute to the civil processes and structures during a turbulent political era, ways the Christian tradition can be brought into public conversation and contribute to the well being of society, and how divine love is a natural basis for a more communitarian social order. According to Michael Barnes, professor of religious studies at the University of Dayton and one of the program coordinators of the 1996 Summer Lecture Series sponsored by the department of religious studies, Himes' work includes analyzing the relation of individual humans rights, the possibility of self-realization and the values of tradition and community.