Upcoming Speakers
Stem Cell Research: Moral Gridlock or Medical Gain?
Kevin Fitzgerald, S.J., PhD
John Courtney Murray, S.J.: A Citizen of Two Cities
Reverend Robert John Araujo, S.J.
Saint James Chapel at the Quigley Pastoral Center, WTC
Too often the opposing positions in the stem cell and cloning debate are presented in terms of the obviousness of their assertions made. Considering the complex nature of these controversial issues challenging our society, the reality is much less clear and certain. How might we best respond to the challenge of human embryonic stem cell and cloning research in the face of the uncertainties that pervade this issue?
Uncertainty is present in all aspects of this issue: scientific, medical, moral, religious, and political. From this scientific uncertainty the presentation will then address fundamental philosophical questions raised by the new discoveries in stem cell science. Finally, an ethical framework based upon insights from Catholic moral reasoning will be applied to the stem cell and cloning controversy in order to suggest a constructive and concrete way forward that could be truly beneficial for all societies and cultures.
Father Kevin Fitzgerald, S.J., PhD is a Research Associate Professor in the Division of Biochemistry and Pharmacology of the Department of Oncology at the Georgetown University Medical Center's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. He holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and a Ph.D. in Bioethics from Georgetown University. His research interests have included the investigation of abnormal gene regulation in cancer and ethical issues in human genetics, including the ethical and social ramifications of molecular genetics research.
He is an expert on human cloning, cloning research, ethics of cloning, and genetic testing.
This lecture is free and open to the public. No RSVP is required. Contact Joe Canino – jcanino@luc.edu
Limited parking is available in the parking structure for $7.00; street parking is by permit only.
Reverend Robert John Araujo, S.J., Professor of Law at the Corboy Law Center
5:00 p.m.
Reverend Robert John Araujo S.J., a leading scholar in jurisprudence, public international law, Constitutional law, and Catholic legal theory, will be inducted as Loyola's first John Courtney Murray, S.J. University Chair at a special ceremony on Tuesday, November 10. Established in 2009, the University Chair is named after the Reverend John Courtney Murray, S.J., a Jesuit priest and theologian who was known for his efforts to reconcile Catholicism and religious pluralism, focusing on the relationship between religious freedom and the American political order. The University Chair will support scholarship and the intersections of religious commitments, civic life, and public service at Loyola University Chicago.
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