Life in Modern Russia: A Citizen’s Perspective Nov 12th, 2015 | 8:00 pm Venue: Quadrangle Building 264 Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation Tags: Russia, St. Petersburg Natalia Pecherskaya, a native Russian, will tell her story about life in St. Petersburg and beyond.
Astonishment and Joy Nov 5th, 2015 | 7:30 pm Venue: Sacred Heart Chapel, Saint Benedict’s Monastery Categories: Art, Drama & Music, Scholar Presentation Tags: dramatic monologue, Elizabeth All are invited to a dramatic monologue that examines the events of Luke chapter one, retelling them from the viewpoint of Elizabeth.
Engaging Art and Liberation Theology for Justice in Latin America Nov 4th, 2015 | 4:00 pm Venue: Haehn Museum Categories: Art, Drama & Music, Lecture, Scholar Presentation Tags: art, Latin America, Liberation theology, Peru Dr. Rebecca Berru Davis and Dr. Laura Taylor share perspectives on their project working with Peruvian women artists.
Consonantia et Claritas Oct 18th, 2015 | 1:00 pm Venue: Emmaus South Lounge, School of Theology and Seminary Categories: Art, Drama & Music, Gallery Opening, Scholar Presentation Tags: gallery exhibit, Milan Spak, painting Collegeville Institute artist in residence Milan Spak presents Consonantia et Claritas, and exhibition opening on Sunday, October 18th at the School of Theology and Seminary.
Technoculture and Transcendence Apr 22nd, 2015 | 3:00 pm Venue: Emmaus South Lounge, School of Theology and Seminary Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation Tags: literature, Margaret Atwood, science fiction, theology This lecture will explore themes related to the doctrines of creation and eschatology emerging from Margaret Atwood’s dystopian take on modern culture.
Just War or Just Peace? Apr 15th, 2015 | 7:45 pm Venue: Abbey Chapter House Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation Tags: Iraq, peace, war Weldon Nisly will propose Just Peace as a more faithful and effective way to transform conflict in our world than the tragedy of just war.
Church, Community, Creativity: Testimony of Courage and Hope through the Prism of Latin American Women Apr 12th, 2015 | 1:00 pm Venue: Haehn Museum Categories: Gallery Opening, Scholar Presentation Tags: Brazil, Chile, Liberation theology This exhibition highlights the work carried out by the Benedictine Sisters in the favelas of Brazil and shantytowns of Chile from the 1960s to the present through text, photos, and artifacts.
Learning good Syriac Apr 9th, 2015 | 3:30 pm Venue: HMML Reading Room Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation Tags: HMML, Syriac The lecture will explore the manuscript tradition of Barhebraeus’ Metrical Grammar in the light of its use by Eastern and Western scholars between the 14th and 16th century.
The Emperor’s Deification, Ezekiel’s Vision, and Luke’s Flesh and Bones (Lk 24:39) Mar 25th, 2015 | 3:00 pm Venue: Emmaus South Lounge, School of Theology and Seminary Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation Tags: Apostle Luke, resurrection, Roman Empire This lecture addresses the somewhat puzzling fact that the narrative of the resurrected Jesus in Luke 24 has little to say about a general resurrection
Land, Power and the Papacy Mar 20th, 2015 | 5:00 pm Venue: Collegeville Institute Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation Tags: papacy Alice Chapman gave a presentation at the Butler Center entitled Land, Power and the Papacy.
