Theologian David Turnbloom and Collaborative Humanities Investigating Religion and Power (CHIRP) students unpack lessons learned about power, rhetoric, and incarnation in their explorations of how the Church communicates about its sex abuse crisis. Wednesday, March 22, in the Brian Doyle Auditorium, Dundon-Berchtold Hall at 7 p.m. Free and open to all. Info at up.edu/garaventa or […]
Theology
New UP Emotional Resilience Working Group: You’re Invited!
Rachel Wheeler, theology, invites all UP community members to join in forming an emotional resilience working group beginning June 2021 and running through May 2022. Forming such a group means willingness to grow and support the growth of others, a time commitment of 2 hours/month for meetings, and creating and sustaining together a confidential and […]
Graves Award for David Turnbloom, Theology
David Turnbloom, theology, has been announced as the recipient of the Arnold L. and Lois S. Graves Award in the Humanities. Administered by Pomona College under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies, the Graves Award is awarded every two years to humanities professors in their first decade of teaching who demonstrate unusual […]
Theology Thursday Lecture, Sept. 28: “Climate Change and the Prophetic Vision”
The next Theology Thursday lecture will be held on Thursday, September 28, 7:15 to 8:30 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. Carol J. Dempsey, OP, theology, will present “Climate Change and the Prophetic Vision.” Climate change is the most significant challenge facing the world today. It raises questions about the way people live and the […]
Theology Thursday Lecture by Simon Aihiokhai, April 6
The next Theology Thursday lecture will feature Simon Aihiokhai, theology, as he presents “New Perspectives for Interfaith Dialogue in the 21st Century” on Thursday, April 6, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall 120. The event is free and open to all. Arguing for the place of religious truths in the era of globalization, this talk […]
“The Sacredness of the Ordinary,” with Fr. Tom Hosinski, C.S.C., April 20
All are welcome to join the Garaventa Center in honoring distinguished theologian Fr. Tom Hosinski, C.S.C., as he offers his final lecture before retiring at the end of the spring 2016 semester. His lecture, “The Sacredness of the Ordinary,” is set for Wednesday, April 20, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall Room 120. The sacred […]
Family Open Forum Series Continues with Christina Astorga on Bioethics, March 11
The theology department and the M.A. in pastoral ministry programs continue their partnership with the intercultural community of St. Pius X Parish with their Family Open Forum Series, according to Kathleen McManus, OP, theology. The next forum is a simultaneously translated English and Spanish conversation about bioethics with theology department chair Christina Astorga on Friday, […]
“Unfolding Sacred Scripture” with Michael Cameron, Nov. 9
UP theology professor Michael Cameron shares from his new book, Unfolding Sacred Scripture: How Catholics Read the Bible, on Monday, Nov. 9, at 7:15 p.m., in the Pilot House Bookstore, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Constitution on Divine Revelation from the Second Vatican Council. In his book, Cameron presents a distinctively Catholic […]
Family Open Forum Inaugurated Sept. 18
On September 18, Michael Cameron, Will Deming, and Rev. Tom Hosinski, C.S.C., theology, offered the opening session in St. Pius X Parish’s “Family Open Forum,” a year-long partnership between the University’s master of arts in pastoral ministry program and theology department and St. Pius X Parish. Jaime Sevilla, director of Latino ministries at St. Pius […]
Early Christianity Scholars Meet On UP Campus
On Saturday, April 18, eleven scholars from Portland, Eugene, Tacoma, and surrounding areas met on the UP campus for the second annual meeting of the Northwest Early Christian Studies Seminar, according to Michael Cameron, theology. Early Christian Studies deals with the history, culture, thought, and practice of Christianity from about 100-800 C.E. The group heard […]