Faith in a Secular Age

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 A Joint International Conference

Renewing the Church in a Secular Age:

Holistic Dialogue and Kenotic Vision

50 Years After Vatican II

March 4-5, 2015                                                                                                     Rome, Italy

 

 

Live Streaming

 

 

March 4, 2015

 

Part I: http://youtu.be/2-8Ckpv9J5Q

 

14.30-15.30 Opening Session: François-Xavier Dumortier sj (Rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University); George F. McLean omi (President of the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy;  Cardinal GianfrancoRavasi (President of the Pontifical Council for Culture).

 

Moderator: João J. Vila-Chã sj (Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Rome).

 

15.30-17.00 “The Dynamics of Secularity in the West”: José Casanova (Georgetown University, USA: «A Catholic Church in a Global Secular World»; Hans Joas (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany): «The Church in a World of Options».

 

Moderators: Arch­bishop Thomas Menam­parampil sdb (India) and João J. Vila-Chã sj (Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Rome).

 

17.30-19.00 A Listening Church: Implications of Science and Technology, Imagination, Subsidiarity”: LouisCaruana sj (Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Rome): «Nurturing the Human Face of Science»; Leon Dyczewskiofm (University of Lublin, Poland): «New Technologies and Styles of Evangelization»; Daniel Deckers (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany): «Being Pope Francis».

 

Modertors: Nicolas de Bremond d’Ars (Centre d’Études Interdisciplinaires des Faits Religieux [Ceifr], France) andRichard Rouse (Pontifical Council for Culture, Rome).

 

 

March 5, 2015

 

Part II: http://youtu.be/4g1JoWrcoVA

 

9.00-10.30 A Discerning Church: the Gospel Experience, and Foundations in Secular Times for Renewed Hope”: Tomáš Halík (Charles University, Czech Republic): «Discerning the Signs of the Times»; Juan Carlos Scannone sj(Colegio Máximo de San José, Argentina): «Iglesia y Discernimiento Espiritual en una Edad Secular y un Mundo Global»; Massimo Grilli (Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Rome): «Tutto è grazia. Rilettura dei macarismi/beatitudine oggi, nella Chiesa».

 

Moderators: Philip J. Rossi sj (Marquette University, USA) and Pavel Hosek (Charles University, Czech Republic).

 

11.00-12.30 “A Welcoming Church: Pluralism, Encounter and Dialogue”: Robert Schreiter cpps (Catholic Theological Union-Chicago, USA): «Spirituality as Platform and Forum for Encounter»; Anthony Carroll (Heythrop College, University of London, United Kingdom): «Dialogue with Skeptics»; Adriano Fabris (Università di Pisa, Italy): «Rethinking Universality for a True Interreligious Dialogue in a Pluralistic Age».

 

Moderators: Helen Alford op (Pontificia Università San Tommaso, Roma) and Taras Dobko (Ukrainian Catholic University, Ukraine).

 

 

Part III: http://youtu.be/5K6CXbUwB1Y?t=4m38s

 

15-00-16.30 “A Serving Church: Polarization, Participation and Peace”: Adela Cortina (University of Valencia, España): «Religiones y Ética Cívica Transnacional en el Espacio Público: Un Camino hacia la Paz»; Peter Jonkers(Tilburg University, Netherlands): «A Serving Church: Overcoming Polarization through Participation»; William Barbieri (Catholic University of America, USA): «Kenotic Ethics for a Servant Church»

 

Moderators:  Staf Hellemans (Tilburg University, Netherlands) and James Corkery sj (Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Rome).

 

17.00-19.00 Magisterial lecture “Authenticity: The Life of the Church in a Secular Age”: Charles Taylor (McGill University, Canada); Commentator William Desmond (Katholike Universiteit Leuven, Belgium).

 

Moderator: Mary McAleese (Ex-President of the Republic of Ireland).

 

19.00-19.30 Concluding Session: George F. McLean omi (President of the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy); Louis Caruana sj (Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Rome); João J.Vila-Chã sj (Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Rome).

 

 

 

 

 

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