Rev. William M. Lies, C.S.C.

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Rev. William M. Lies, C.S.C., is the Executive Director of the Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame. In July, 2002, he succeeded Rev. Donald P. McNeill, C.S.C., who helped found the center in 1983. Father Lies also has a concurrent appointment in the Department of Political Science.

Father Lies teaches in the political science department. His focus is in Latin American politics and issues of church and state. His current research focus is on the growth of evangelical Protestantism in Latin America and its impact on the Catholic Church's relationship to the state.

A native of Little Falls, Minn., Father Lies earned his bachelor's degree in English from Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minn.

Father Lies entered the Congregation of Holy Cross, Notre Dame's founding religious community, in 1987. He earned his master of divinity degree from Notre Dame in 1993 and was ordained a year later at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on campus. He studied and worked in Chile and has served Latino communities in the United States as an associate pastor in California and a pastor in Pittsburgh.

The Center for Social Concerns grew out of two previous initiatives at Notre Dame, the Center for Experiential Learning and the Office of Volunteer Services. It is one of the most comprehensive service and experiential learning centers in higher education, with a wide array of courses, publications, and conferences inspired by Gospel values and Catholic social teachings.

Email: William.M.Lies.7@nd.edu

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