Loyola University Chicago

Department of Theology

2013 - 2014

  • Feminist Bioethics and the Concept of Parenthood in the Age of Reproduction

    Prof. Hille Haker spoke at LMU's Bioethics Institute on Thursday, February 6, on the topic of "Feminist Bioethics and the Concept of Parenthood in the Age of Reproduction."

  • 2014 Annual McCormick Chair Lecture

    The distinguished German Catholic theologian Dr. Knut Wenzel, professor of fundamental theology and dogmatic theology at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt, will give this year’s annual McCormick Chair Lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 11th.

  • Prof. Edmondo Lupieri

    Prof. Edmondo Lupieri, the John Cardinal Cody Chair of Theology, will present a paper titled "Jesus, Jerusalem, the Temple: Traces of His Halakhic Teaching in Defense of the Temple" at the international conference La question de la «sacerdotalisation» dans le judaïsme chrétien, le judaïsme synagogal et le judaïsme rabbinique

  • How Pauline is the Gospel of Mark?

    Dr. Clare Rothschild of Lewis University will participate in an Advanced Graduate Seminar sponsored by Prof. Edmondo Lupieri, the John Cardinal Cody Chair.

  • Prof. Hille Haker

    Prof. Hille Haker will give a paper titled "Recognition and Misrecognition in Paul Ricoeur’s ‘Course of Recognition'" at the international conference "Paul Ricoeur: Thinker of the Margins? / À la frontière de la pensée de Paul Ricoeur".

  • Liberation Theology: What Is It?

    Loyola University Chicago’s Chapter of Theta Alpha Kappa, the National Honors Society for Religious Studies and Theology, is sponsoring its first program of the 2014 - 2015 academic year.

  • Medieval Mystics and the Mind of God

    Mark McIntosh will give the first of this year's Medieval Studies Center Lecture Series.

  • 3rd International McCormick Chair Colloquium

    In a continuation of last year's dialogue with faculty and students from the Universität Erfurt, the Richard J. McCormick Chair of Catholic Moral Theology co-sponsored the 3rd International McCormick Chair Colloquium with the Universität Erfurt.

  • Making Sense of Jesus in the 21st Century

    Michael Welker, Professor Emeritus and Senior Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Heidelberg, will participate in a seminar discussion of his recent book, "God the Revealed: Christology" on Monday, April 7, from 4:15 to 6:45 p.m. in Coffey Hall - McCormick Lounge.

  • McCormick Chair Lecture and Colloquium with Prof. Robin Lovin

    Robin Lovin, Director of Research at the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey, and Cary M. Maguire University Professor of Ethics emeritus at SMU, participated in a McCormick Chair Lecture and Colloquium on Feb. 21, 2013 from 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in Piper Hall.

  • Ecology and Religion: Pedagogical Challenges & Opportunities

    Dr. Sandra Sullivan Dunbar of the Theology Department and Stephen Mitten, S.J. from the Institute of Environmental Sustainability will speak at the Theology Department’s next event on Theology and Ecology.

  • Religious Environmentalism, Hinduism, and India - Romanticism or Reality

    Profs. Tracy Pintchman and William French will address the topic “Religious Environmentalism, Hinduism, and India: Romanticism or Reality?” this Wednesday, March 12, from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. in Coffey Hall – McCormick Lounge.

  • A Panel on Queer Theology

    Loyola University Chicago’s Chapter of Theta Alpha Kappa, the National Honors Society for Religious Studies and Theology, will hold its second panel presentation this spring on the the topic of "Queer Theology" on Wednesday, March 26, in Cuneo Hall 324.

  • Is My Brain Killing My Soul?

    Loyola University Chicago’s Chapter of Theta Alpha Kappa, the National Honors Society for Religious Studies and Theology, held a panel presentation on the topic "Is My Brain Killing My Soul? on Wednesday, Feb. 21, in Cuneo Hall 324.

  • New World Pope: Pope Francis & The Future Of The Church

    The video of Fr. Peter Bernardi's plenary address, "Pope Francis and Ignatian Discernment," given for a conference at DePaul University, is now available for viewing.

  • Theology and Ethics in the Midst of Ecological Concern

    The 12th Annual Loyola University Chicago/Marquette Graduate Theological Colloquium was held on Saturday, February, 15 from 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. in the Information Commons, 4th Floor.

  • Ecology and Liturgy: The Jewish Feast of Tu BiShvat

    Devorah Schoenfeld spoke on "Ecology and Liturgy: The Jewish Feast of Tu BiShvat" on Wednesday, January 15, from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. in Coffey Hall - McCormick Lounge.
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  • Theology & Ecology Events 2013 - 2014

    The Theology Department is sponsoring a series of lectures and programs this academic year on the topic of environmental sustainability with other departments and institutes throughout the university. The programs will range from a major conference co-sponsored with the Institute for Environmental Sustainability to programs featuring the Loyola Theology faculty.
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  • The 2013 Cody/Farrell Lecture and Colloquium

    The 2013 Cody/Farrell Lecture and Colloquium was given by Dr. Mary Ann Hinsdale, IHM, Professor of Theology, Boston College, on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 4 p.m. in Coffey Hall/McCormick Lounge and on Friday, Nov. 8, at 9 a.m. in Crown Center 530.
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  • Keynote Address - 'The Art of "Chasing Ice"'

    James Balog, founder of the Extreme Ice Survey, the most wide-ranging, ground-based, photographic study of glaciers ever conducted, was the keynote speaker on Thursday, Nov. 14, for a conference titled "U.S. Energy and Environment: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy."
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    U. S. Energy and Climate Change: Science, Ethics, and Public Policies

    This major two day conference addressed the urgency of climate change and explored the validity of the scientific evidence supporting climate change, the ethics of fossil fuel extraction, energy production, and emissions, and the public policy options regarding energy in the United States. It was held on Nov. 14 and 15 in Jo Ann Rooney Hall on Loyola's Lake Shore Campus.LEARN MORE