36th Annual LONERGAN WORKSHOP

JUNE 21-26, 2009 at Boston College

      Ongoing Collaboration in the Year of St Paul

“Method … is a framework for collaborative creativity. [Bernard Lonergan, Method in Theology, xi].”

There are many issues in interdisciplinary and intercultural and interfaith dialogue. … Who are the main dialogue partners, or who should be dialogue partners? What are the key issues in philosophy/theology/science/world politics/globalization and economics/business ethics/the nature of the university. … There are many relatively undeveloped themes such as emergent probability … The notion of universal viewpoint was clarified by Ivo Coelho, SDB, but doesn’t it need to be filled in, in a way that shows its relevance to intercultural dialogue? [Gerald Walmsley, SJ]

Among the Speakers will be …

• Eugene Ahner, Catholic Theological Union/Dominican Univ. Chicago “Making a Life, Not Just a Living - Business Is a Human Science”
• Luca Badini Confalonieri, Lonergan Fellow
• David B. Burrell, CSC, Ugandan Martyrs Univ. “On Paul's Intellectual Formation in Tarsus”
• Patrick H. Byrne, Boston College “What is an Evolutionary Explanation? — Darwin and Lonergan”
• Mendo Castro Henriques, Catholic Univ. of Portugal, Lisbon
• Jennifer Clark, Private Scholar “Two Lungs or Two Diverging Roads? Methodological Challenges in Orthodox/Catholic Dialogue”
• Ivo Coelho, SDB, Divyadaan Salesian Inst of Philosophy, Nashik, India “Person and Subject in Lonergan: A Methodical Transposition”
• Peter Corbishley, Language Instructor, London “Aristotle, M.A.K. Halliday and Lonergan : Towards a General Theory of Language for Language Teachers”
• John Dadosky, Regis College, Toronto “Girard and Lonergan on Evil”
• Robert M. Doran, SJ, Marquette Univ. Milwaukee “Sanctifying Grace, Charity, and Divine Indwelling: A Key to the Nexus Mysteriorum”
• Dominic F. Doyle, School of Theology & Ministry, Boston College “The Collaborative Vision of Christian Humanism: an Evaluation of Lonergan's Contribution”
• Philip Egan, Our Lady and St. Christopher's Parish, Romiley, UK
• Cutberto Garza, M.D., Provost, Dean of Faculties, Boston College “Raising the Bar: An International Growth Standard for Infants and Young Children”
• William George, Dominican Univ., Chicago “International Law as Horizon”
• Lucio Guasti, Sacred Heart Univ., Piacenza, Italy “Education and Curriculum in Topics in Education”
• John Haughey, SJ, Woodstock Institute “Where Is Knowing Going?”
• Glenn ‘Chip’ Hughes, St Mary’s Univ., San Antonio “Differentiation and Its Discontents”
• Richard Liddy, Seton Hall Univ., West Orange, NJ “A Catholic Core: The Curriculum in a Catholic University Today”
• Robert Luby, M.D. Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, Ma, "Method in Medicine for the Age of Syndromes and Genomes"
• Michael McCarthy, Emeritus Vassar College “Authentic Faith in a Secular Age”
• Brian McDonough, Archdiocese of Montreal
• Kenneth Melchin, St Paul Univ., Ottawa “Lonergan and the Social Sciences: Some Preliminary Reflections”
• Mark D. Morelli, Loyola Marymount Univ., Los Angeles “Consciousness Is Not Another Operation”
• William E. Murnion, PhilosophyWorks, NY “Lonergan's The Incarnate Word and The Triune God: Models of Theological Method as Interdisciplinary Collaboration”
• Gordon Rixon, SJ, Regis College, Toronto “The Ignatian Presupposition as a Methodological Ground for Collaboration”
• Armando Rugarcia, Univ. Ibero-Americana, Puebla, México “Toward an Ethics of the Authentic Subject”
• Luca Sinibaldi, Lonergan Archives, Gregorian University, Rome 
• Natalino Spaccapelo, SJ, “St Paul and B. Lonergan Quote Aristotle”
• Paul St Amour, St Joseph’s Univ, Philadelphia
• J. Michael Stebbins, President, inVia, Inc. Spokane “Critical Thinking Techniques: What They Provide and What They Overlook”
• Charles Tackney, Copenhagen Business Inst. “Asian Anticipations of Cosmopolis: Participation and Distribution Decisions in Japan's Industrial Relations System After World War II - Evidence of Conversion and Workplace Evangelization”
• Gerard Walmsley, SJ, President, St Augustine Univ., Johannesburg, SA
• Lauren Weis, American Univ., Washington, DC
• Jeremy D. Wilkins, St Thomas Univ., Houston “‘The Silence of Eternity, Interpreted by Love': Love and Knowledge of God in Christ the Man”
• Kathleen Williams, RSM Yarra Theological Inst. Melbourne

For a complete schedule as of 06/21/2009, click here: LW36 Schedule - PDF Version

Morning Speakers:
9:00-10:30 &
11:00-12:00
McGuinn 121
(Break 10:30-11)

Afternoon Workshops:
2-3:30
Campion & McGuinn
Classrooms

Afternoon Lectures:
4-5:30  McGuinn 121

Evening Events
(Sun-Th):
7:30 Fulton 511

Afternoon Workshops will include:

Michael Vertin - Insight
Taylor Black - New Horizons in Lonergan Studies (esp. for grad students)
Jennifer Clark - Lonergan and the Dialogue with Orthodox Christianity
Joseph Flanagan, SJ - Conversion & Culture
Melinda Krokus - What is Sufism?

Housing check–in:
After 12 p.m., Sunday, 21 June
110 Thomas More Hall
 lower campus
(across from St. Ignatius)

Registration for the workshop: Monday, 8-9 a.m., McGuinn 121

Fees: For the Workshop only (non-credit): $15 registration fee plus $135, payable either in advance or at the Workshop. For full time students and retired persons, $15 registration fee plus $85. If you plan to stay in BC Housing, please notify us as soon as possible at the email address below.

Credit Option: Those who enroll in the Workshop for 3 credits must register with the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (McGuinn 221; 617-552-3268) and will continue in a directed study after the Workshop.

Housing:
Shared apartments:
single bedroom $69/day;
double $50/day (per bed).

Meals: Campus cafeterias available.

For information:
Fred Lawrence, Director
21 Campanella Way, #346 Theology Department
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617-543-9853
617-552-8095(O)
lawrence@bc.edu