This month’s Theology Thursday will be held on a Monday and focus on celebrating Indigenous cosmologies, history, and governance. We will feature a screening of the film “Without a Whisper: Konnon:kwe” followed by a group discussion. (Read More)
Theology Thursday
Theology Thursday: “Politics, Colonization, and the Weaponization of the Bible: A Transformative Vision” (Sept. 21)
In this presentation, Carol Dempsey, OP, PhD, explores not only how various interpreters of the Bible normalize and reinscribe oppression in our cultural world today, but also how the book can be read for global justice, liberation, and transformation. (Read More)
Theology Thursday (Apr. 13)
Join us for Theology Thursday: A Gospel Against Wealth? Reflections on Philanthropy and Justice in the Light of Luke’s Jesus on April 13 from 7–8:30 p.m. in the Brian Doyle Auditorium. The Gospel of Luke, more than other accounts of Jesus’s life and ministry, is often understood to depict Jesus’s stance against social injustices […]
Theology Thursday: Ecospirituality & Ecopsychology: Strangers, Rivals, or Partners? (Feb. 9)
Rachel Wheeler explores the relationship between two subdisciplines within spirituality and psychology, both prefixed with eco-, indicating specific ways spirit and mind function within human identity and the more-than-human. In this talk, she considers what the applied forms of these subdisciplines–ecospiritual practice and ecotherapy, respectively–offer each other, making the case for a relationship between ecospirituality […]
Theology Thursday (Nov. 3)
Join us November 3, from 7–9 p.m. in the Brian Doyle Auditorium for Theology Thursday with Christina Astorga, who will present “Reckoning with Abortion: A Dialogue of Perspectives.” Abortion is at the heart of the political and cultural wars in the United States. It has torn apart the moral fiber of the nation. Abortion is […]
Theology Thursday: “Good News About Jesus and the Resurrection?” Feb. 6
The next Theology Thursday lecture will take place on February 6 when UP theology professor Nina Henrichs-Taransenkova presents “Good News About Jesus and the Resurrection? Good News to Whom?” The lecture is 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. in Franz Hall room 120 and is free and open to all. Henrichs-Taransenkova’s talk will explore how the early […]
Theology Thursday, Sept. 19: “Sacramental Justice & The Mission of Holy Cross”
The next Theology Thursday lecture will feature David Turnbloom, theology, as he presents “Sacramental Justice and the Mission of Holy Cross” on Thursday, September 19, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. Turnbloom will examine the relationship between sacraments and justice using the constitution of the Congregation of Holy Cross as a guide. For […]
Theology Thursday Lecture, April 4
The next Theology Thursday lecture will be “The Johannine Apocalypse: Icon of Liturgy,” by Fr. George Gray, theology, on Thursday, April 4, 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall Room 120. Take a guided tour of the Book of Revelation with Fr. George Gray. View the Apocalypse through the lens of worship and liturgy in order to […]
Theology Thursday Lecture, Feb. 21
The next Theology Thursday lecture will be “Kids, Persistent Toxins, and Catholic Social Teaching,” by Russ Butkus, theology, and Steve Kolmes, environmental studies, on Thursday, February 21, 7:15 p.m., in Shiley Hall room 319. Recently there have been some disturbing developments at the Environmental Protection Agency regarding public health and in particular the health of […]
Theology Thursday Lecture with Jon Stanfill, Nov. 1
The next Theology Thursday lecture will be presented by Jon Stanfill, visiting instructor of theology, on Thursday, November 1, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. Stanfill’s talk, titled “The Body of Christ’s Barbarian Limb: John Chrysostomos Theology of Ethnic Diversity,” will explore how John Chrysostom, bishop of Constantinople, challenged prevailing ethnic prejudices of […]