Loyola University Chicago
Department of Theology
Programs
Quotation
Augustine of Hippo
“And men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty waves of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, and the circuits of the stars, yet pass over the mystery of themselves without a thought.”
Quotation
Karl Rahner
“In the ultimate depths of his being man knows nothing more surely than that his knowledge, that is, what is called knowledge in everyday parlance, is only a small island in a vast sea that has not been travelled. It is a floating island, and it might be more familiar to us than the sea, but ultimately it is borne by the sea and only because it is can we be borne by it. Hence the existentiell question for the knower is this: Which does he love more, the small island of his so-called knowledge or the sea of infinite mystery?”
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Mark McIntosh, 1960 - 2021
Our colleague and friend Mark McIntosh suddenly passed away the afternoon of October 13, 2021, some four years after being diagnosed with ALS. According to his wife Anne, although he had been weakening in recent weeks, he was his normal self in the morning, even cheerful. He was into his afternoon routine of quiet reading, and it was only when someone came to check in on him that they discovered he had already slipped away. A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 20, 9:00 am at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202.
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Students
2021 - 22 Annual Undergraduate Paper Competition
The LUC Department of Theology is pleased to announce its undergraduate paper prize competition. Three prizes are awarded annually to encourage publication-level work in the fields of theology and religious studies. The Department wishes to reward talented undergraduates who have engaged in original work in a theology or religious studies class here at LUC. Papers can be entered into one of three contests based on whether the class in which the writing emerged was a THEO 100, 200, or 300-level course.
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Conference
Signs of the Times: Context, Contingency, Crisis
This day-long symposium sponsored by the Theology Department and the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage offers reflections on major events and current affairs impacting Catholics, the Church, and the study of theology and ethics today. Featuring current LUC doctoral students and recent graduates. This event is free and open to the public. Registration required.
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Award
2020 - 21 Winners of the Annual Undergraduate Paper Prize
The LUC Department of Theology is pleased to announce Max Dziablis, Gina Canavan, and Anisha Jai Kapoor as the winners of its 2020 - 21 undergraduate paper prize competition. The prizes were awarded to encourage publication-level work in the fields of theology and religious studies and to reward talented undergraduates who have engaged in original work in a Theology or Religious Studies class here at LUC.
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Lecture
Who Are You? Artificial Intelligence and the Ethical Challenges in Health Care Settings
Artificial Intelligence technologies contain many different practices that create possibilities and challenges. Our speakers will offer an overview of the scientific advances and the developing technologies of AI and their intersection with health care (Dr. Corso). We will narrow our ethical questions to different facets of human-machine interactions with AI (Dr. Hildt and Dr. Haker), and focus on some questions specific questions emerging in clinical settings (Dr. McCarthy). The panel will conclude with a discussion and Q&A with attendees.
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Lecture
Wearing the Niqab: A Radical Religious Practice in a Secular World
The niqab (full face veil) has been constructed as a symbol of Islam’s perceived backwardness, oppression of women, and political radicalization. Although Muslim women who wear the niqab speak with strong voices, they are neglected in public debates that often demonize this practice. Anna Piela author of Wearing the Niqab: Muslim Women in the UK and the US will offer an analysis of the niqab, female religious identity, and agency including the impact of pandemic mask mandates on perceptions of niqabi women.
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Film
IRON FIVE: THE STORY OF THE 1963 LOYOLA BASKETBALL TEAM
The Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies Program invites you to join us for a film screening of IRON FIVE: THE STORY OF THE 1963 LOYOLA BASKETBALL TEAM. A conversation with Director and Producer, Rino Liberatore, and with Team Captain of the 1963 Loyola Basketball Team and NCAA Most Valuable Player, Jerry Harkness, will be held following the screening.
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Conference
THE PROMISE OF PEACE IN THE SHADOW OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI: POLITICAL, MORAL AND THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS
Please join us on Thursday, October 8, from 5:00 – 7:45 p.m., for a virtual program commemorating the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki titled “The Promise of Peace in the Shadow of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Political, Moral, and Theological Reflections. Keynote lectures will be given by the Archbishop of Nagasaki, Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, and Daniel Ellsberg, who famously leaked the Pentagon Papers in the hope that they would end the Vietnam War and author of “The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner.”
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Faculty
Tom Tobin, SJ. 1945 - 2020
Our colleague and dear friend Tom Tobin, S.J. passed away on Sunday morning, August 30, at 9:25 am. Peter Bernardi, S.J. and two of his other Jesuit brothers were with him, praying at his bedside before he died. While Tom will be sorely missed by us, he and all he accomplished for the department over many years will not soon be forgotten. May Tom rest now in God's peace.
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Award
2020 - 21 Undergraduate Paper Prizes
The LUC Department of Theology is pleased to announce its undergraduate paper prize competition for the 2020 - 21 academic year. Three prizes are awarded annually to encourage publication-level work in the fields of theology and religious studies. The Department wishes to reward talented undergraduates who have engaged in original work in a Theology or Religious Studies class here at LUC. Papers will be classified and entered into one of three contests based on whether the class in which the writing emerged was a 100, 200, or 300-level course.
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Award
Virtual Graduate Research Symposium - Outstanding Paper/Presentation in Humanities
The Theology Department would like to congratulate Megan Wines, Ph.D. student in NTEC, for winning the Outstanding Paper/Presentation in Humanities in the Virtual Graduate Research Symposium hosted by Loyola's Graduate Student Advisory Council.
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