Cody Lecture Series
Proposed 2007-2008 Programs
Presented by the John Cardinal Cody Endowed Chair, Dr. Edmondo Lupieri. Co-sponsored by the Loyola University Chicago Department of Theology and the Joan and Bill Hank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage. For more information, contact Dr. Lupieri at 773.508.2363; e-mail: elupier@luc.edu.
October 23-26, 2007
J. Wentzel van Huyssteen
James I. McCord Professor of Theology and Science at Princeton Theological Seminary.
Subject: "God and Science"
Wed., Oct. 24, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., McCormick Lounge in Coffey Hall:
- Gifford Lecturers' Panel: "Nature, Science, Religion: Is There Any Future for Natural Theology?"
- Discussion: Wentzel van Huyssteen, Ralph McInerny, Michael Ruse, with Jeremy Campbell, author of The Many Faces of God
- Coffee break
- Round table, presided by Dr. John McCarthy, with responses to papers from local scholars
- Refreshments
Thurs., Oct. 25, 6:30 to 9 p.m., Crown Center Lobby and Auditorium:
- Early supper catered at the Department of Theology (invitation only)
- Public lecture by van Huyssteen entitled: "Are We Alone? Theology in Conversation with Palaeoanthropology"
- Refreshments
Fri., Oct. 26, 9 to 11 a.m., Crown Center 530:
- Graduate Student Colloquium (with LUC faculty) by van Huyssteen entitled: "The Image of God evolves from Nature: Does the Evolution of Sexuality and Morality Define Human Uniqueness?"
- Coffee and refreshments
February 26, 2008, Crown Center Auditorium and Lobby, 4-9 p.m.
LeRon Schults
Incarnation and Evolutionary Biology:
A Case Study in Christology and Science
Can educated Christians still plausibly affirm the doctrine of the "Incarnation" of God’s Word in the man Jesus of Nazareth? Today, sciences such as evolutionary biology, genetics, and neuroscience challenge many of the assumptions that undergird traditional formulations of this doctrine, as well as closely related concepts such as "the fall" and the "virgin birth." How can we understand "the Word became flesh" in this context? In a lecture based on his forthcoming book, Christology and Science, Shults explores the possibility that th ese developments provide an opportunity for reconstructing the doctrine of the Incarnation. Attending to philosophical categories and the interest in human "knowing" shared by both theologians and evolutionary biologists, he proposes that although we have to give up particular formulations of the doctrine, a differentiated concept of the "identity" of Jesus Christ enables us to conserve the intuitions of the biblical tradition precisely by liberating them for dialogue with contemporary science.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008; 7:00 pm – 8:40 pm
Crown Center Auditorium on the Lakeshore Campus of Loyola University Chicago
6525 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL, 60626
Refreshments served after the lecture and discussion
November 4, 2008
His Excellence the Most Rev. Bruno Forte
Archbishop of Chieti - Vasto (Italy), former Professor of Dogmatics and Dean of the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Southern Italy
"Theology of Beauty: A Way to Unity?"
With particular focus on the content of his recent book, The Portal of Beauty (Eerdmans, 2008).
