News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
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 more information or ADA accommodations contact theology at x7274 or mackinno@up.edu.
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 gain a new, (yet ancient) experience of the extraordinary and timeless vision of John the Theologian. Please bring your Bible.
For ADA accommodations or more information contact Deborah MacKinnon, theology, at x7274 or mackinno@up.edu.
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 American kids. This presentation will address the special vulnerability of children to the bioaccumulation of persistent toxins, and address the ensuing negative health effects. The presentation will also provide a brief summary of current environmental legislation (2016 Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act) and conclude with the argument from Catholic social teaching that children exposed to environmental toxins is a violation of their human right to bodily integrity and health.
For ADA accommodations or more information contact Deborah MacKinnon, theology, at x7274 or mackinno@up.edu.
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 late Roman Empire times and provocatively argued for a more inclusive Christian faith.
For more information or ADA accommodations, contact the theology office at x7274 or mackinno@up.edu.
Theology professor Will Deming will present “How Does A Parable Mean,” the first Theology Thursday Lecture of the fall 2018 semester, on Thursday, September 20, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. His talk is free and open to all.
Deming, who specializes in New Testament interpretation, will explore how the Gospel writers’ description of Jesus as a teller of parables was meant to be understood.
For more information or ADA accommodations contact theology at x7274 or mackinno@up.edu.
Rachel Wheeler, theology, will present “Greening the Desert: Reading the Desert Fathers and Mothers in a Time of Ecological Crisis” on Thursday, February 15, at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. Her talk is free and open to all. Wheeler will be sharing stories and teachings from the late antique Christians known as desert mothers and desert fathers. Their stories and teachings reveal profound experience of God, commitment to specific and experimental forms of Christian discipleship and spiritual companionship, and a response to the natural world characterized by curiosity and love. By interpreting their stories and teachings in light of contemporary ecological crisis, Wheeler will demonstrate how “greening the desert” results in a reevaluation of, and deepened appreciation for, the virtuous qualities these individuals’ lives disclose—qualities such as attentiveness, restraint, perseverance, and hopefulness.
For more information contact the theology department at theology@up.edu.
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 way they ought to live. Dempsey will examine these questions from biblical, theological, and philosophical perspectives.
For more information contact the theology department at x7274 or mackinno@up.edu.
Sr. Kathleen McManus, OP, theology, will present “Light of Nations? Reading Lumen Gentium in the 21st Century” as part of the Theology Thursdays lecture series on Thursday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 310. The lecture is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public.
Lumen Gentium (The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church), one of the principal documents of the Second Vatican Council, set forth a prophetic vision of the Church as sign and source of communion for the world. After tracing the evolution in ecclesiology that paved the way for Vatican II, and examining the theological evolution of the document itself, McManus will draw upon insights emerging from the interface of theology and evolutionary science in order to explore the fertile promise of Lumen Gentium for today’s paradoxically globalized yet painfully fragmented world.
For more information contact the theology department at 7274 or theo@up.edu.
Sr. Kathleen McManus, OP, theology, will present “Light of Nations? Reading Lumen Gentium in the 21st Century” as part of the Theology Thursdays lecture series on Thursday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 310. The lecture is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public.
Lumen Gentium (The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church), one of the principal documents of the Second Vatican Council, set forth a prophetic vision of the Church as sign and source of communion for the world. After tracing the evolution in ecclesiology that paved the way for Vatican II, and examining the theological evolution of the document itself, McManus will draw upon insights emerging from the interface of theology and evolutionary science in order to explore the fertile promise of Lumen Gentium for today’s paradoxically globalized yet painfully fragmented world.
For more information contact the theology department at 7274 or theo@up.edu.
University theology professor Rev. Richard Rutherford, C.S.C., will present “The Constitution of the Sacred Liturgy—A Call to Holiness Then and Now” as part of the Theology Thursdays Lecture Series on Thursday, March 7, at 7 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. His talk is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public.
Fr. Rutherford will address three central themes of the Constitution of the Sacred Liturgy in the context of the century-long history that culminated in its promulgation and the spiritual guidance it offers from the vantage point of the Constitution’s 50-year anniversary. For more information contact the theology department at (503) 943-7274 or theo@up.edu.