Catholic Theological
Society of America

The CTSA remembers and prays for longstanding member and the 2011 Recipient of the John Courtney Murray Award  James (Jim) A. Coriden who died on Friday, February 7.

Eternal rest grant unto Jim, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

Awards:

Recipient of the John Courtney Murray Award for Theology in 2011, 
Citation (June 11, 2011)

Fox, Thomas C., James A. Coriden Receives John Courtney Murray Award, National Catholic Reporter, June 11, 2011.

Recipient of the 1987 The Role of Law Award, The Canon Law Society.

CTSA Proceedings:

The Sacrament of Marriage—A Discipline in Search of a Theology (Seminar Paper) Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America, 34 (1979).

Ecclesiology/Canon Law Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America, 51 (1996).

(Convener) Peter and Paul Seminar Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America, 61 (2006).

Jim's funeral arrangements are pending; a Celebration of Life will likely be held in the spring.

Join IACS online this upcoming Thursday, Feb 13 at 9 a.m. (PT)/12 p.m. (ET), for a celebration of life and witness of Gustavo Gutierrez, the great Latin American theologian.

Sponsored by the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies (IACS) and the Las Casas Institute at Oxford University "In Memoriam: Gustavo Gutierrez" will be 75 minutes of stories of the man and his love of the Church, and analysis of his ongoing impact on Catholic theology globally and in Latin America.

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CTSA member Rudolf Brun invites you to access his e-book titled: Science, Art, and Christianity: A Contribution to Updating the Theology of Nature. 

The downloadable book is free and available on Apple Books https://books.apple.com/us/book/science-art-and-christianity/id6714468651 

and/or on Google Books: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=3mM3EQAAQBAJ&pli=1

The CTSA remembers and prays for longstanding member Keith J. Egan  who died yesterday, Wednesday, January 22.

Eternal rest grant unto Keith, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

Keith Egan served as convener of two sessions that are recording in the CTSA Proceedings archives:

Co-Convener Egan, K., & Dreyer, E. , “Seminar on Spirituality”,  CTSA Proceedings 41, (1986).

Convener, Egan, K., “Historical Theology”, CTSA Proceedings 51, (1996).

The Society offers its condolences to the members of the St. Mary's College, University of Notre Dame, community.

Obituary - Kaniewski Funeral Homes, Inc.

Obituary - South Bend Tribune

The CTSA remembers and prays for longstanding member Sr. Agnes Cunningham, S.S.C.M.  who died yesterday, Wednesday, January 22.

Agnes Cunningham was awarded the prestigious John Courtney Murray Award in 2001.  She served as the CTSA's President in 1977 - 1978; twice as a member of the CTSA Board of Directors (1969 - 1970 and 1978 - 1980); and as CTSA Secretary from 1970 - 1976.  

Eternal rest grant unto Agnes, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon her.
May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

The following work of Agnes Cunningham, S.S.C.M. are available via the CTSA Proceedings archives:

Cunningham, A. “The Ministry of Women in the Church” Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America, vol. 24 (1969).

Cunningham, A. The Role of Woman in Church and Society. Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America, vol. 28 (1973).

Kosnik, A., Modras, R., Schulte, J., Carroll, W., & Cunningham, A., Research Report: The CTSA Committee on the Study of Human Sexuality. Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America, vol. 30 (1975).

Cunningham, A.. Presidential Address Theology for a Future Church: Science, Wisdom, Ministry. Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America, vol. 33 (1978).

Cunningham, A., (Convener) Panel: Toward a Theology of Peace: Foundations of Christian Peace. Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America, vol. 38 (1983).

Cunningham, A. (Convener) Modernity / Postmodernity: The State of the Question for Contemporary Catholic Theology. Proceedings of the Catholic Theological Society of America, vol. 46 (1991).

The following article was shared with the CTSA when Sr. Agnes Cunningham Professed for 80 years:

The CTSA offers its condolences to the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary Community. 

Link to Obituary and Funeral Arrangements 

For over five decades, The Ecumenist, edited by Gregory Baum, published essays and reviews of books engaging societies, cultures, and churches in the North Atlantic hemisphere from an emancipatory perspective rooted in the gospel. In 2018, The Ecumenist revitalized its name to Critical Theology, to more accurately reflect its mission and values, and added two new editors. The journal continues to be published by Novalis and to produce four issues a year, which feature theological reflection with liberative intent and praxis. In 2023 the journal adopted an open-access online format. Subscriptions are now free. The website for the journal, along with back issues of The Ecumenist and Critical Theology, can be found at https://criticaltheology.net/.

If you share this theological orientation or are interested in it, please consider subscribing to Critical Theology or asking the library of your affiliated institution to subscribe. To register for a  subscription, go to https://en.novalis.ca/products/critical-theology.

If you are interested in contributing an article or book review to Critical Theology, if you would like a book reviewed therein, or if you require further information, please contact Don Schweitzer at don.schweitzer@saskatoontheologicalunion.ca .

2025 Corcoran Chair Conference

Responding to Crisis: Reparative Reasoning in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Center for Christian-Jewish Learning, Theology
Boston College

Sunday, April 6, 2025, 1 - 6 p.m. (ET)

How do Abrahamic traditions respond to societal and religious crises? Conference sessions will examine such issues as climate change, sexual abuse, and dangerous technologies. Participants will raise such questions as: What religious groups lead efforts to address such crises? What assumptions and beliefs guide them? What skills and methods do they bring to this work? And what processes of investigation, reasoning, reflection, and testing can assess this work?

Corcoran Conference Panelists
Lisa Cahill (Boston College)
Boyd Taylor Coolman (Boston College)
Nauman Faizi (LUMS, The Lahore University of Management Sciences)
Kevin L. Hughes (Villanova University)
Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski (Boston College)
Ruth Langer (Boston College) 
Seyd Zainuddin Moulvi (University of Virginia)
Paul Murray (Durham University)
Peter Ochs (Boston College / University of Virginia)
Stephen Pope (Boston College)
Ilma Qureshi (University of Virginia)
Randi Rashkover (William & Mary University)
Matthew Tapie (Saint Leo University)
Jason Welle (Boston College)
Laurie Zoloth (The University of Chicago)

RSVP to attend in-person: Email cjlearning@bc.edu
RSVP to join virtually: Zoom registration

Christopher Vogt/Kate Ward, eds., Bothering to Love: James F. Keenan's Retrieval and Reinvention of Catholic Ethics

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Massimo Faggioli, Theology  & Catholic Higher Education 

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Roger Haight, Facing Race: The Gospel in an Ignatian Key

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The CTSA remembers and prays for M. Kathleen Flanagan, SC, a former member of the Society.

Eternal rest grant unto Kathleen, O Lord
and let perpetual light sine upon her.
May she rest in peace. Amen.

Kathleen was a theology professor at the College (now University) of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ.  As a Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, NJ., she was a member of the group that transcribed, annotated and published the collected writings of (St.) Elizabeth Bayley Seton.  Kathleen died on January 6. (Sister Regina Bechtle, SC, CTSA member, 1/14/25).

Sister Kathleen Flanagan's Obituary

The CTSA remembers and prays for longstanding member Eileen Burke Sullivan.  The CTSA Board of Directors, the membership and I offer our condolences to her brother, Kevin F. Burke, S.J., Regis University, and family.

Eternal rest grant unto Eileen, O Lord
and let perpetual light shine upon her.
May she rest in peace. Amen.

Eileen Burke-Sullivan, S.T.D., professor emerita at Creighton University, died on November 30, 2024, and was buried at St. John's Church on the Creighton campus on December 7th. Eileen was a member of the CTSA during the years after completing her doctorate in 2003 and joining the Creighton theology department. 

Eileen Burke-Sullivan's Obituary