Dominican Colloquia in Berkeley: Philosophers & Theologians in Conversation
This colloquium, the first in what is planned to be a triennial series on the intersection between philosophy and theology, seeks to continue the venerable Dominican tradition of bringing together philosophers and theologians to explore the theological implications of contemporary work in philosophy, as well as philosophical questions that emerge from theological inquiry.
DSPT Professor of Philosophy and Theology Sr. Marianne Farina, CSC and JST Professor of Christology and Cultures Dr. Thomas Cattoi will discuss the growing importance of interreligious dialogue for the Catholic Church from the publication of Nostra Aetate to the present.
Free and open to the public
Jesuit School of Theology, 1735 Le Roy Avenue, Berkeley
The Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology (DSPT) sent representatives to Mexico to join top Mexican intellectuals for conversations examining political, economic, and social assumptions at work in Mexico and the U.S. in the first annual Mazatlán Forum.
Janko Zagar, O.P. died on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at the age of 92 as the result of complications from a head trauma received during a recent fall. Fr. Janko was born in Croatia in 1921 and came to the U.S. after WWII.
Presenters include Robert John Russell, Founder and Director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences; Ted Peters, Professor of Systematic Theology, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary; and Fr. Mariusz Tabaczek, OP, GTU doctoral student from the Dominican Province of Poland.
Fr. Michael Sweeney, OP - The Laity and the Secular Vocation of the Church
Main Building Chapel, Sacred Heart Schools, 150 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, CA
This forum is designed for Catholics who want to deepen their faith through dialogue and reflection, and engage with prominent church leaders while they share perspectives on the Catholic faith in light of Vatican II.