Catholic Theological
Society of America

The Robert J Schreiter, CPPS, Institute for Precious Blood Spirituality at Catholic Theological Union invites contributions to a symposium focused on a praxis of reconciliation, rooted in Schreiter’s groundbreaking work, that examines reconciliation through the lenses of trauma, culture, and spirituality.

Our symposium, A Praxis of Reconciliation: Trauma, Culture, & Spirituality, will explore opportunities and challenges for interculturally recognizing, narrating, and healing various manifestations of trauma in praxes of reconciliation and restorative justice.  Schreiter’s work balanced scholarly rigor with practical effectiveness and spiritual guidance and this symposium will continue in that pathway.  Each panel will be composed of one established scholar, one artist or practitioner, and one graduate student or young scholar, each of whom will do a presentation on their understanding of their session’s topic through their own work and then a facilitator will bring everyone into mutually constructive dialogue. 

The event will take place at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago on May 12-13, 2023.  Keynote remarks will be offered on the night of May 12 by Dr. Susan Abraham. May 12 will bring a daylong conversation among symposium participants and May 13 will bring a half-day conversation and a site visit.  That conversation will be organized into four topical seminar-style sessions.

We invite papers from current graduate students and recent Ph.D. recipients (5 years or less) in theology, philosophy, peace studies, psychology, humanities, the arts, ethics, politics, sociology, or any allied field. Proposals must be submitted no later than November 15, 2022. All papers should be conversant with Schreiter’s work on Reconciliation and seek to engage in mutually-informative and mutually-critical dialogue for the purpose of better understanding and assisting in the work of healing the wounds of trauma. Authors selected for participation will be notified no later than December 15th, 2022. Draft papers should be submitted no later than March 31^st, 2023.

For consideration, paper proposals must be submitted to schreiterinstitute@ctu.edu no later than November 15, 2022 containing the following information:

• ·         Author(s) name(s) and contact information
• ·         Year of Ph.D. or graduate student status
• ·         Title and an abstract no longer than 250 words

Each accepted symposium participant will be awarded a stipend of $500 to help defray travel and lodging expenses.

Please direct questions for clarification to schreiterinstitute@ctu.edu.

Dear CTSA Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce that applications are open through January 9th, 2023,  for the inaugural cohort of scholars in Fordham University's new Master's in Theological Studies degree. Full information about this rigorous, two-year, 48-credit program, plus a shareable brochure, are available here and here.  Full tuition scholarships available for competitive applicants. Will you please spread the word among your faculty colleagues, and especially with your theology-passionate students who might be interested in applying?  For questions please write to hinze@fordham.edu

Thank you so much!  Christine Firer Hinze, Fordham Theology

Religion after Roe: Abortion in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
An Interfaith Conversation at John Carroll University -  Sept. 19, 2022

Watch the Video

Panelists

• Rahmah Abdulaleem, Executive Director, KARAMAH
• Julie Hanlon Rubio, CTSA Member and Shea-Heusamen Professor of Christian Social Ethics and Associate Dean at Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University
• Michal Raucher, Associate Professor, Jewish Studies, Rutgers University

In overturning Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court thrust abortion into the headlines, reigniting with new intensity one of the most painful battles of the culture wars in this country. Abortion is a complex legal question, a divisive social issue, and—for many Americans—a deeply religious matter. Too often, religious concerns are written off or warped to serve political agendas. Too often, we fail to recognize the profound convictions that motivate religious people on all sides of this issue. Join us as scholars of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam discuss the different ways in which their traditions understand abortion, and how their beliefs are lived out in a pluralistic, religiously diverse democracy.

Sponsored by The Breen Chair in Catholic Theology, The Mandel Chair in Jewish Studies, The Nursi Chair in Islamic Studies, and The Tuohy Chair in Interreligious Studies.

Boston College hosting two online events acknowledging Richard Gaillardetz' contributions to the field of ecclesiology:

Friday, September 23rd  7:30 p.m. (ET) - Livestreamed

Last Lecture Loving and Reforming a Holy, yet Broken Church
Richard Gaillardetz, Boston College   

Last Lecture Livestream Link   

Saturday, September 24th    10:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (ET) - Livestreamed Conference

The Contributions of Richard Gaillardez
to the Field of Ecclesiology 
Hosted by Boston College

Conference Livestream Link

Center of Theological Inquiry - Call for Applications
Thriving in Diverse Context
A Study Program on Psychological Science 
for Researchers in Christian Theology
June 2023 - May 2025

Program made possible by grant from the John Templeton Foundation

Call for Applications - Details

Center of Theological Inquiry / Apply

A feature article, published by UCA News and printed by Singapore-based Sunday Examiner, is nominated to the Catholic Mass Media Awards 2022 this coming November.

See: https://www.facebook.com/ccfi.claretian/videos/775899616999426

The CTSA remembers John W. O'Malley, S.J.,
who died on September 11. 

See the Catholic News Service's, "Jesuit Fr. John O'Malley, church historian, teacher, author, dies at 95" (NCROnline, Sept. 12, 2022) <https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/jesuit-fr-john-omalley-church-historian-teacher-author-dies-95> to reach a beautiful reflection on Fr. O'Malley's life.

Eternal rest grant unto John, O Lord, 
and let perpetual light shine upon him. 
May he rest in peace. 
Love always, in the name of Jesus.

Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations is the journal of the Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations and is published by the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College. The Journal publishes peer-reviewed scholarship on the history, theology, and contemporary realities of Jewish-Christian relations and reviews new materials in the field. The Journal also provides a vehicle for exchange of information, cooperation, and mutual enrichment in the field of Christian-Jewish studies and relations. SCJR is included in the following indexes: ATLA’s Full-Text Journal Index and Religion Database; the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ); EBSCO's Academic Search Complete (ASC), Historical Abstracts, America: History and Life, and Humanities International Index; Index to Jewish Periodicals; ProQuest Religion Database; and RAMBI (Index of Articles on Jewish Studies).

The CTSA prays for Rosemarie E. Gorman who died on Saturday, August 20.  Rosemarie was a longstanding member of the Society.  Her area of study was moral theology and she had ties to Fairfield University.  Rosemary's dissertation was "The Contributions of Gustave Gutierrez and Juan Luis Segunda to a Theology of Social Sin".

Eternal rest grant unto Rosemarie, O Lord, 
and let perpetual light shine upon her. 
May she rest in peace. 
Love always, in the name of Jesus.

The family will receive friends at a visitation to be held at the Green Funeral Home, 57 Main St., Danbury on Monday, August 29 from 4pm to 7pm.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in her honor on Tuesday, August 30 at 10:30am at St. Mary’s Church in Bethel. Burial will follow in Saint Mary Cemetery, Bethel.

Obituary:  https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/danbury-ct/rosemarie-gorman-10897307

To Fellow CTSA members

From Frances Forde Plude

Perhaps the term COMMUNICATION THEOLOGY is new to you, but this field has been developing like a mosaic – integrating communication and cultural studies into theology and religious thought.

Now there is an ARCHIVE of selected essays in this CT field at francesfordeplude.org

There are four digital books at the site.  Volume 1 includes technology policy texts; Volume 2 essays focus on how the digital culture affects all communities of faith on the ground; the third and fourth volumes, over 500pp each, contain Communication and Theology essays.  Volume 4 has CT texts from the US, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

The Table of Contents of each volume consists of direct links to individual texts so each one can be searched, read easily and even printed out for use by you, students, and interested parties globally. 

All this gives access to ideas and conference materials in this developing field.

Please share this information with colleagues and students.

Dr. Frances Forde Plude, fplude@gmail.com, francesfordeplude.org