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DATE |
SPEAKER /
RESPONDENT |
TOPIC |
VIDEO |
Mon Sept 19, 5:30-7:00 pm |
Scott
Starbuck,
Religious Studies, Gonzaga University & Senior Pastor,
Manito Presbyterian Church, Spokane![]() |
"Want to
Understand Yourself and Connect with God?
Try the Psalms" A
common experience in postmodernity is disconnection from
self, God, and others. This sense of alienation
only increased during the pandemic and was shared alike
among students, faculty, and community
members. Although many may pursue modern strategies
to alleviate estrangement and achieve deep connection,
one should seriously consider the ancient wisdom of
full-bodied engagement with the psalms where one allows
the psalms to deeply engage oneself, others, and God
along multiple dimensions of mind, heart, spirit,
relationships, and experience. Unfortunately, few
people, even the religiously trained, approach the
psalms this way. In this presentation, we will not
only cover the historical and theoretical contexts of
full-bodied psalm engagement, but we will also approach
the task practically so that attendees might begin such
a practice on their own. |
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Mon Oct 10, 5:30-7:00 pm | Ellen Maccarone, Acting Vice President for Mission
Integration and Philosophy, Gonzaga University![]() |
"An Informal Jesuit Education" Learning
about Jesuit education to be the best professor and
employee at Gonzaga took an interesting route for Dr.
Ellen Maccarone, Acting Vice President of Mission
Integration. While a practicing Catholic, she attended
only secular schools. But her desire to teach in
Catholic Higher Ed and landing a teaching job at Gonzaga
in 2005 propelled her to learn as much as she could
about Ignatian pedagogy and spirituality. So much
so that the mission of Gonzaga animated her life and
profession all the way to the Vice President’s Office.
Come learn about the many ways the mission might animate
your life—intellectual, academic, spiritual, and
service-oriented, in this presentation and conversation.
Discussion will also include various student, faculty
and staff opportunities through the Division of Mission
Integration available this academic year as well as
other projects of the division.
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Mon Nov 14 5:30-7:00 pm Wolff Auditorium, Jepson Center (JC 114) |
Joe Mudd, Religious Studies and Director of Catholic
Studies, Gonzaga University |
"The Catholic
University and the Search for
Authenticity: Bernard Lonergan’s Ongoing
Relevance to Jesuit Higher Education"
Contemporary Catholic universities struggle to negotiate the tension between tradition and innovation as they seek to uphold the dignity of the human person, contribute to the creation of a more just and peaceful society, and mediate the Christian Gospel into history. In the contemporary period this educational mission confronts the intrusions of secularization on the one hand and fundamentalism on the other. The Canadian Jesuit philosopher and theologian Bernard Lonergan, one of the giants of twentieth century Catholic thought, provides a unique method by which to navigate the cultural challenges facing Jesuit higher education today. What can Gonzaga learn from Lonergan as we seek to live out our Catholic, Jesuit humanistic mission? Joseph Mudd has degrees from Boston College (Ph.D.), Harvard University (M.Div.) and the University of Montana (B.A.). He teaches in the Religious Studies Department of Gonzaga University and directs the Catholic Studies program. His area of expertise is systematic theology with an emphasis in sacramental/liturgical theology. Joe is the author of Eucharist as Meaning: Critical Metaphysics and Contemporary Eucharistic Theology (Liturgical Press, 2014). Other areas of interest include the philosophy and theology of Bernard Lonergan, S.J., Thomas Aquinas, political and liberation theologies, and Christian spirituality. Joe co-directs the graduate program in Religious Studies and the Francis Youth Institute. |
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