Loyola University Chicago

Each year, the Center sponsors a three-day symposium on a topic relevant to the Catholic intellectual heritage.  Symposia involve speaker presentations, panels of faculty respondents, and attendee discussion.  To propose a symposium topic or receive information on an upcoming symposium, contact the Center.

Past SymposiumS

Thursday, April 16, 2009
“Is Belief in God Irrational?”

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A colloquium in cooperation with the Archdiocese of Chicago, Department of Peace and Justice.
Opening remarks by Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago.  Presentations by and discussion with Rev. Edward T. Oakes, S.J. (University of St. Mary of the Lake), Prof. Inamul Haq (Elmhurst College), Frederick Aquino (Assistant Professor, Abilene Christian University), Kenneth Seeskin (Professor, Northwestern University).  

September 18, 2008
"Jesuits and Science"

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12:45 PM   Opening Remarks 

1:00  PM   "The Kerala School, Jesuits, and Calculus"
                 Dr. George Gheverghese Joseph, University of Manchester

2:00 PM    Coffee Break

2:30 PM   "The Jesuit as a Scientist"
                Dr. Mordechai Feingold, California Institute of Technology

3:30 PM    Mid-Afternoon Break

4:00 PM    Panel Responses
                Dr. Florence Hsia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
                Dr. Eli Maor, Loyola University Chicago
                Dr. Paul Mueller, S.J., Loyola University Chicago

September 27 & 28, 2007 – “Human Sexuality:  A Dialogue Across Disciplines”

1st Interdisciplinary Panel – 9/27
Dr. Patti Jung, Dr. Robert DiVito, Dr. Fred Kniss, Dr. John McCarthy, Dr. Paul Mueller, Dr. David Ozar
McCormick Lounge – 1:00 pm–3:30 pm

1st Keynote Address – 9/27
“Evolutionary Biology and Human Sexuality”
Dr. Joan Roughgarden, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Stanford University
Crown Center Auditorium – 4:00 pm-5:30 pm

2nd Keynote Address – 9/27
“Human Sexuality, Catholic Intellectual Heritage, and Interdisciplinary Dialogue”
Dr. Stephen Pope, Dept. of Theology, Boston College
Crown Center Auditorium – 6:30 pm-8:00 pm

2nd Interdisciplinary Panel – 9/28
Dr. Anna Vigen, Dr. Frank Catania, Dr. Pamela Caughie, Dr. Anne Figert, Dr. Terry Grande, Dr. Jon Nilson, Dr. Susan Ross
McCormick Lounge – 9:00 am-11:30 am