# Event Details - **Event Name**: Fr. Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Sterling M. McMurrin Lecture on Religion and CultureAbout this EventFather Gregory Boyle, S.J., is founder of in Los Angeles. What began in 1992 at Dolores Mission Church as a small job-training effort grew into a comprehensive reentry and support organization for people leaving gangs and incarceration. Homeboy Industries provides mental-health counseling, case management, legal assistance, job training, and additional services to help its clients. Its social-enterprise businesses such as Homeboy Bakery offer paid transitional employment. The organization now serves thousands each year and has influenced similar programs nationally and internationally through the .His awards include the and the .In his most recent book, , Boyle calls for a community ethos that prioritizes tenderness, shared dignity, and the healing power of unconditional connection.See also: video documentary — Brave New Films — Everything Happens with Kate Boler — America, The Jesuit Review podcast with Mark Bauerlein — First ThingsAbout the Sterling M. McMurrin Lectures on Religion and CultureNamed for the renowned Utah-born teacher, scholar, administrator, and advisor to major corporations, foundations, and federal agencies—the Sterling M. McMurrin Lectures on Religion and Culture advance academic inquiry into the role of religion in people’s lives. It was founded in 1992 by McMurrin, Lowell M. Durham Jr. (Director of the Tanner Humanities Center from 1992–1997), and friends Richard Smoot, Peter Appleby, Jack Newell, Brigham Madsen, and Boyer Jarvis. McMurrin (1914–1996) was a prolific lecturer and writer on the history and philosophy of religion.McMurrin’s career at the University of Utah was wide-ranging: he taught in the Departments of Philosophy, History, and Educational Administration, and he went on to serve as Dean of the College of Letters and Science, Academic Vice President, Provost, Dean of the Graduate School, and a founding member of the . He was also the University’s first Distinguished Professor and the first recipient of the prestigious Rosenblatt Prize.Views expressed in Tanner Humanities Center events do not represent the official position of the Center or the University of Utah. for more updates about Tanner Humanities Center events and programming. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salt-lake-city/fr-gregory-boyle-founder-of-homeboy-industries/100001972865954177 - **Event Categories**: workshops, health-wellness, art, literary-art, entertainment, it, mental-health - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Salt Lake City - **state**: UT - **country**: United States - **location**: Salt Lake City Public Library - **lat**: 40.7600376 - **long**: -111.8846127 - **full address**: Salt Lake City Public Library, 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Fr. 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