Quaestiones Disputatae
Past Panels
October 15, 2009
Better to Receive Than to Give: The Meaning of Trust in Religious and Catholic Thought
Fr. Joseph J. Godfrey, S. J., Visiting Professor, Department of Philosophy, Saint Joseph’s University. Panel presentation and discussion. William George, Ph.D. from Domincan University will be the presentation respondent. Click here to download a PDF of the lecture.
September 17, 2009
Zakat: Drawing Insights for Catholic Legal Thinking From Islamic Jurisprudence on Tax Theory and Economic Policy
Dr. Russell Powell, Associate Professor of Law, Seattle University School of Law.
April 8, 2009
“Does Social Work Education ‘Prefer’ the Poor?”
A luncheon presentation by and discussion with Julia Pryce and Michael Kelly, assistant professors in the School of Social Work.
March 26, 2009
“Eugene O'Neill's Irish-Catholic Heritage and his Dramatic Art”
Presentation and discussion with Peter Gilmour (Emeritus Faculty, Institute of Pastoral Studies), Michael Sparough, S.J. (Director, Charis Ministries), and Mark Bosco, S.J. (Assistant Professor, Departments of English and Theology).
October 17, 2008
"The Roman Catholic Bishops' Treatment Model for Sexually Abusive Priests: The Triumph of Therapy over Theology"
Dr. Nicholas P. Cafardi
October 16, 2008
"How Not To Handle A Crisis: Roman Catholic Bishops and Pedophile Priests"
Dr. Nicholas P. Cafardi with response by Justice Anne Burke
October 9, 2008
"Religious Conversion and Philosophical Pragmatism: A Catholic Perspective"
A Panel discussion with Donald Gelpi, S.J.
April 1, 2008
"Mother Teresa’s Long Dark Night"
Luncheon panel discussion with Fr. Bob Sprott, O.F.M. of Chicago’s St. Peter’s in the Loop Church and Fr. Michael Sparough, S.J., Director, Charis Ministries, Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus.
March 27, 2008
“Pedro Arrupe: His Life and Legacy”
Luncheon viewing of new film “Pedro Arrupe: His Life and Legacy”
Discussion with Kevin Burke, S.J. of the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley and Dan Hartnett, S.J., rector of the Loyola University Chicago Jesuit community
November 8, 2007
“Homelessness: A Material and Spiritual Crisis”
Felicia Gaithers, St. Martin DePorres House of Hope
Joanne Cimbalo, St. Martin DePorres House of Hope
Jordan Skarr, Ignatian Spirituality Project
Georgia Machell, Interfaith House
October 24, 2007
“Nature, Science, and Religion: Is There Any Future for Natural Theology?”
Dr. J. Wentzel van Huyssteen, Princeton Theological Seminary
Dr. Ralph McInerny, University of Notre Dame
Dr. Michael Ruse, Florida State University
Jeremy Campbell, Author and former Washington correspondent for the London Evening Standard
October 4, 2007
“My Life – And Faith – On Death row”
Juan Melendez
March 30, 2007
“Just a Second Now! Who Tells a Clock When to Tick” (A Panel on the History, Physics, and Theology of What Clocks ‘Say’ When They Tell Time)
Dr. William Stoeger, S. J., Astrophysicist, Vatican Observatory
Dr. Dennis McCarthy, Director, Directorate of Time, U.S. Naval Observatory
Dr. John McCarthy, Dept. of Theology, Loyola University Chicago
March 14, 2007
“Acting on Faith”
Neil Giuntoli, Hollywood Film Actor
Dr. Ann M. Shanahan, Dept. of Theatre, Loyola University Chicago
Michael J. Sparough, S. J., Charis Ministries, Loyola University Chicago
Sandra Kaufmann, Dept. of Theatre, Loyola University Chicago
November 9, 2006
“Immigration: Testing a State’s Moral Boundary”
Donna M. Adler, J.D., Ph.D., Adler Law, L.L.C. and Dept. of Theology, Loyola University Chicago
Alejandro Olayo, S.J., MSW, Jesuit First Studies Program, Loyola University Chicago
Elena Segura, Office for Peace and Justice, Archdiocese of Chicago
Fred Tsao, Policy Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights