The Rev. Daniel Berrigan, a non-violent activist and poet who is a visiting professor at DePaul University this fall, will lead "The Future of Radical Catholicism Conference: Dialogues with Daniel Berrigan," from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 19-21 at DePaul’s Schmitt Academic Center, Rm. 154, 2320 N. Kenmore Ave.

Each afternoon of the conference, prominent speakers will explore a different issue involving faith and politics. A panel of students, faculty and community activists and Berrigan will respond. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow each day's program.

Speakers for the three-day dialogue are:

• Oct. 19: Anna Peterson, associate religion professor at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and the author of "Martyrdom and the Politics of Religion: Progressive Catholicism in El Salvador’s Civil War."

• Oct. 20: Michael J. Baxter, assistant professor of theology at Notre Dame University and the author of more than a dozen scholarly articles on Catholic radicalism. He is the co-founder of Andre House, a home for the poor and homeless in Phoenix, and the author of a forthcoming book "American Catholics to the Rescue."

• Oct. 21: Michael Eric Dyson, DePaul’s first Ida B. Wells-Barnett University Professor. Dyson, a hip-hop scholar and author, wrote the 1996 bestseller "Race Rules: Navigating the Color Line" and the forthcoming "The King We Have Chosen: The War of Interpretation Over the Religious Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr." Dyson is a professor of religious studies and a senior fellow at DePaul’s Humanities Center.

Berrigan is teaching two courses at DePaul this quarter, "The Poetry of Resistance" and "Prophets and Prophecy." A Jesuit priest and recognized figure in the peace movement, Berrigan became a leading critic of America’s war on Vietnam during the 1960s. He worked with his brother Philip to forge strategies of non-violent, conscientious resistance. He has also been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his tireless anti-war advocacy.

Berrigan, who marched with Martin Luther King during the height of the civil rights

movement, has published more than 50 books of prose and poetry. His works include "Time Without Number," "Night Flight To Hanoi," "Trial Poems," and his autobiography, "To Dwell in Peace."

The conference is sponsored by DePaul’s Catholic Studies Program, Department of University Ministry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Academic Affairs. It is funded in part by a grant from the Vincentian Endowment Fund.

For more information about the conference, call Cathy Flaherty, coordinator of administrative services for DePaul University’s Ministry: 773/325-1184.