Colloquium feat. Cardinal Ravasi

  • March 26, 2015
  • 9:00 AM CST
  • Gabija Steponenaite, gsteponenaite@luc.edu
  • Open to the public.
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    Colloquium: The Preferential Option for Culture in Latino/a Theology

    Thursday March 26,
    9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    R. Klarchek Information Commons, 4th Fl
    1032 W. Sheridan Rd
    Chicago, IL 60660

    On March 25th, Loyola University Chicago will confer upon His Eminence Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi an honorary doctoral degree. Cardinal Ravasi is the President of the Pontifical Council for Culture and the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology. An expert in biblical languages, he served as Prefect of the Biblioteca-Pinacoteca Ambrosiana in Milan and taught Old Testament Exegesis at the Theological Faculty of Northern Italy.

    Ravasi is widely recognized as one of the leading intellectuals of the Roman Curia and has published over 150 volumes, mainly on biblical topics. As part of his conferral celebration, Ravasi will offer a lecture entitled *American Culture, Catholic Higher Education, and their Contributions to the Global Church.*

    On March 26th, Cardinal Ravasi will join Dr. Miguel H. Diaz, The John Courtney Murray University Chair in Public Service and the former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, as well as other nationally recognized Latino/a theologians, in an unprecedented colloquium on the topic of The Preferential Option for Culture in Latino/a Theology.

    This colloquium seeks to honor the presence of Cardinal Ravasi in the United States by engaging the rich history and diversity of Latino/a Catholicism, and the origins, development, and future of Latino/a theology. With the historic election of Pope Francis as the first Latin American Pope, and in light of Pope Francis' upcoming papal trip to our shores, this colloquium seeks to read and interpret these *signs of the times* through faith-filled, critical, and fruitful conversations. In service to Church and country, these conversations will provide building blocks that help bridge human differences, create policies, and promote human actions that advance the common good of all people of good will.

    See future postings at CCIH for registration and for updates on this colloquium.