Killeen Lecture Series Archive
2022-23: Climate Justice | |
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Sept. 23, 2022 | "Justice for Animals: Practical Progress Through Philosophical Theory" Martha Nussbaum, Ph.D |
Nov. 10, 2022 | "Ethics and the Climate Gap" Stephen Gardiner, Ph.D. |
Feb. 23, 2023 | "No Matter What: Habitation and the Great Overheat" Catherine Keller, Ph.D |
Apr. 27, 2023 | "Climate and Covenant" Ellen Davis, Ph.D. |
2021-22: Norbertine Charisms | |
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Sept. 30, 2021 | “Why do they come?: Immigration and the Problem of Hospitality” Miguel De La Torre, Ph.D |
Oct. 19, 2021 | “A Mysticism of Place. Prairie Notes” Patricia Zimmerman, Ph.D. |
Nov. 19, 2021 | “Roots of Humanity: Lessons from Confucianism” Richard Kim, Ph.D |
Feb. 15, 2022 | "Moral Struggle in the Face of Systemic Injustice” Kevin Timpe, Ph.D. |
April 21, 2022 |
“Ever ancient ever new. The history of the Congregation of the Norbertine Sisters” |
2019-20: Must We Speak? Civic Responsibility in Times of Polarization | |
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Sept. 19, 2019 | "The Feminist Politics of (In) Civility" Carrie Tirado Bramen |
Oct. 22, 2019 | "Spinoza, Toleration and the First Amendment" Steven Nadler, Ph.D. |
Feb. 20, 2020 | "Civility: Its Uses and Abuses in Public Discourse" John Corvino, Ph.D |
March 26, 2020 |
"From Civility to Justice: Conversations Across the Aisle for Human Dignity and the Common Good" Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
2018-19: Community and Technology | |
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Sept. 27, 2018 | “Our Love-Affair with Technology: Some (Inconvenient) Truths” Carol Bruess, Ph.D. |
Oct. 18, 2018 | “On Virtuous and Virtual Communities: Civic Flourishing in the Digital Age” Shannon Vallor, Ph.D. |
Feb. 21, 2019 | “The Myth of the Global Village: How Technology Divides Us” Nicholas Carr |
April 16, 2019 | “Artificial Intelligence and Human Desire: Can a Robot Truly Love?” Sister Ilia Delio, O.S.F. |
2017-18: Transformative Experience | |
April 5, 2018 | “Beyond Original Sin: Genesis on the Emergence of True Adulthood” David M. Carr, Ph.D. |
Feb. 21, 2018 | “Theater of War: What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach Us Today” Bryan Doerries |
Oct. 26, 2017 | “Racism, White Privilege, and Thomas Merton on Transformative Spirituality and Justice” Rev. Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M. |
Sept. 21, 2017 | “Who Will I Become? Self-Discovery Through Transformation” L.A. Paul, Ph.D. |
2016-17: Economic Justice | |
March 30, 2017 | What (if Anything) Is Wrong With Economic Inequality? Paul Weithman, Ph.D. |
Feb. 23, 2017 | Stepping Out on Faith: Economic Justice Through Community Organizing Maureen O'Connell, Ph.D. |
Oct. 27, 2016 | Economic Inequality and Political Power in America Martin Gilens, Ph.D. |
Sept. 29, 2016 | Understanding Structural Injustice: What Is a Sinful Social Structure? Daniel Finn, Ph.D. |
2015-16: Health and the Human Person | |
March 10, 2016 | The Dark Side of Medicine Carl Elliott, M.D. Ph.D. |
Nov. 5, 2015 | On Being a Doctor: Lessons From a Patient Named Fred Daniel Sulmasy, M.D., Ph.D. |
Oct. 1, 2015 | What Is Health? Ancient and Modern Perspectives Heinrich von Staden, Ph.D. |
Sept. 2, 2015 | Unwise Choices: Thinking About Responsibility, Blame and Compassion in Healthcare Contexts Hanna Pickard, Ph.D. |
2014-15: Science and Religion | |
March 12, 2015 | Religion in a World of Science Gary Gutting |
Feb. 12, 2015 | Living Within the Universe Story Mary Evelyn Tucker |
Nov. 12, 2014 | Exploring Darwin's "Tangled Bank" - Evolution, God and Science in America Today Kenneth Miller |
Sept. 25, 2014 | Between Intelligent Design and the New Atheism: Science and Religion at the Crossroads Philip Clayton |
2013-14: Happiness and the Good Life | |
March 27, 2014 | Meaning of Life, Happiness, and the Pretty Good Life Laura King |
Feb. 20, 2014 | Human Flourishing: Lessons from Comparative Philosophy and the Human Sciences Owen Flanagan |
Nov. 7, 2013 | The Happiness That Matters Daniel Haybron |
Oct. 8, 2013 | Sacred Scripture In Song Performed by St. Norbert College Music Department |
Sept. 26, 2013 | Happiness in the Christian Life Ellen Charry |
2012-13: The Common Good | |
Feb. 28, 2013 | Working for the Common Good: Do I Have to Leave My Job to Do It? Dr. Michael J. Naughton |
Jan. 31, 2013 | Human Flourishing and the Common Good: Aquinas on Justice Dr. Eleonore Stump |
Oct. 9, 2012 | Anam Cara: A Celebration of Celtic Sacred Music Performed by the St. Norbert College Music Department |
Sept. 6, 2012 | Prophecy, Civility and the Common Good Dr. Cathleen Kaveny |
2011-12: Religious Pluralism in America | |
March 22, 2012 | Truth as Practice: Alternative Conceptions of Religious Truth and the Problem of Religious Disagreement Dr. Mara Brecht and Dr. Tanya Randle |
Feb. 23, 2012 | Fundraising, Youth Groups, and “Sushi” Muslims: The Formatting of Islam in America Dr. Martyn Smith |
Nov. 10, 2011 | Religious Diversity – A Challenge to Political Philosophy and Democratic Politics Dr. Robert Audi |
Oct. 11, 2011 | Musica del Cielo: Sacred Music of Spain and the New World Performed by the St. Norbert College Music Department |
Sept. 22, 2011 | “Born This Way”: The Political and Personal Challenges of American Religious Pluralism Dr. Kathleen Flake |
2010-11: Music – Expression and Revelation | |
March 24, 2011 | “Down in Adoration Falling” - Music, the Sacred and Worship Fr. Jan Michael Joncas |
Nov. 4, 2010 | Modes of Revelation: Music as Symbol and Experience Dr. Kathleen Higgins |
Oct. 12, 2010 | An Evening of Norbertine Sacred Music Performed by the St. Norbert College Music Department |
2009-10: Women in a Special Place – Women and the Norbertine Liberal Arts Experience | |
April 8, 2010 | We Were the Change: The Stories of Women From the First Coeducational Classes of St. Norbert College Panel discussion of St. Norbert College women alumni |
Nov. 5, 2009 | Jane Addams’ Struggles with the Life of Art and the Art of Life Charlene Haddock Seigfried |
Oct. 13, 2009 | “Most Pleasing in Christ:” Premonstratensian Sisters in the Middle Ages Shelley Wolbrink |
2008-09: Sacred Spaces – Marking the Extra/Ordinary | |
April 14, 2009 | The Athenian Acropolis: In What Sense a Holy Rock? Mary Beard |
March 26, 2009 | Reflections on the (Im)Possibility of Virtuality as a Sacred Space Lucas Introna |
Feb. 19, 2009 | Shadowed Ground, Sacred Place: Reflections on Violence, Tragedy, Memorials and Public Commemorative Rituals Kenneth Foote |
Nov. 13, 2008 | Sacred Groves and the Diversity of Life Sahotra Sarkar |
Oct. 7, 2008 | Abbot Bernard H. Pennings (1861-1955): Revealing the Man Behind the Image Jean van Stratum |
Sept. 25, 2008 | The Sacred and the Secular at Machu Picchu, Peru Richard L. Burger |
2007-08: Living Responsibly in a Culture of Fear | |
April 10, 2008 | Unmasking, Analyzing and Confronting a Culture of Fear: Terror of Mind and Spirit Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan, Ph.D. |
March 12, 2008 | Exorcising Political Spectres with the Aid of Marx, Sartre and Derrida William L. McBride |
Feb. 28, 2008 | An Ethic of Risk in a Culture of Fear Scott Bader-Saye |
Nov. 15, 2007 | From Fright to Fight: How Fear Drives Us to Wage Wars on Everything Pat McCormick |
Oct. 25, 2007 | The Moral Vocabulary of Fear Corey Robin |
Oct. 9, 2007 | Ordo caritatis: The Ordering of Love in the 12th Century Bernard McGinn |
Sept. 20, 2007 | Fear Rules: What is Distinctive About 21st Century Fear? Frank Furedi |
2006-07: Reconciliation, Truth, Solidarity and Dialogue in a Divided World | |
Sept. 7, 2006 | Memory, Truth and Reconciliation Miroslav Volf |
Oct. 10, 2006 | Augustine, the Canonical Tradition and the Liberal Arts Carol Neel |
Oct. 19, 2006 | Human Solidarity in Justice, Truth and Dialogue: Reconciliation in a Divided World Anselm K. Min |
Feb. 15, 2007 | Reconciliation as a Means to Overcoming Polarization Robert Schreiter |
March 13, 2007 | Justice and the Voices of Women: Steps Toward Reconciliation Susan Ross |
April 12, 2007 | The Land of Unlikeness: Explorations into Reconciliation David Stevens |
2005-06: Remembering for the Future – Narrative of Truthfulness and Hope | |
April 20, 2006 | Truth in Memoirs Kyoko Mori |
March 23, 2006 | Mi Dios: Latinas Stories of God Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz |
Feb. 16, 2006 | How Does a Nation Confess its Sins? Memory, War and the Blood-Soaked Soil Charles Pinches |
Nov. 10, 2005 | The Redemptive Self: Stories Americans Live By Dan McAdams |
Oct. 26, 2005 | Narrating Pain: Mourning, Catharsis and Rebirth Richard Kearney |
Oct. 3, 2005 | Emotions, Memory, Narrativity and “Bad Faith” Robert Solomon |
2004-05: God & Popular Culture – Explores the Images of the Divine | |
April 18, 2005 | Waking Life Darin Davis |
Feb. 3, 2005 | The Wisdom of American Political Life: Can it be Sustained? David Solomon |
Nov. 15, 2004 | Jazz and Human Transformation Tom Reynolds, Bruce Tychinski, Karlyn Crowley |
Oct. 29, 2004 | Sensorium – Art Exhibit and Reception Fr. James Neilson, Donald Taylor, Wiliam Bohné, Brian Pirman |
Oct. 19, 2004 | Reading Homer, or: Everything I Need to Know About American Religion I Learned from The Simpsons Eric Mazur |
Oct. 4, 2004 | Movies from the Dark Side: Cinematic Journeys to Depth John Neary |
Sept. 20, 2004 | Finding God at the Airport Mall: New Intersections of Religion and Popular Culture Kate McCarthy |
2003-04: American Values - Ethics, Religion, and Citizenship | |
Feb. 12, 2004 | Truth and Politics in America Stanley Hauerwas |
Oct. 16, 2003 | One Nation Under Therapy Christina Hoff Sommers |
Sept. 17, 2003 | Serving Two Sovereigns: When Law Commands One Thing and God Commands Another Stephen Carter |
2002-03: Culture, Education, and Understanding - The Challenge to Rise Above Conflict | |
April 10, 2003 | Religious Pluralism and the New Globalization: Ethical Challenges Rev. John Pawlikowski, O.S.M. |
April 4, 2003 | Killeen Chair Symposium - The Holocaust in American Culture: Past Appropriations and Future Remberance John Roth, F. Burton Nelson, Victoria Barnett, Rev. John Pawlikowski, O.S.M. |
March 6, 2003 | Gender and War: Reflections on Recent Events Iris Marion Young |
Feb. 6, 2003 | Working for Justice in a Divided World David Hollenbach, S.J. |
Nov. 14, 2002 | Religious Diversity and Social Responsibility Linda T. Zagzebski |
Oct. 10, 2002 | Peril and Promise of a Shrinking Planet John B. Cobb, Jr. |
Sept. 12, 2002 | Jihad vs McWorld: Terrorism's Challenge to Democracy Benjamin R. Barber |
2001-02: Human Nature and The Arts | |
April 25, 2002 | The Need for Art in a World of Mass Media Robert Hughes |
March 20, 2002 | On Pictures and Reading Through a Glass Darkly Patty Wickman |
Feb. 20, 2002 | Why Theatre Works Alfred Uhry |
Nov. 15, 2001 | Being Human and the Arts: A Sacramental Reflection Edward Farley |
Oct. 10, 2001 | Composing the Spirit: Composer as Steward of Infinity Libby Larsen |
Sept. 27, 2001 | Art, Aesthetics, Experience, and Human Nature Noel Carroll |
2000-01: Moral Imagination - Shaping a More Humane Future | |
April 26, 2001 | An Evening With John Updike - Readings from Current Work, with Commentary John Updike |
March 15, 2001 | Moral Imagination and Earthkeeping: A Visual and Oral Report from the Field Larry L. Rasmussen |
Dec. 5, 2000 | Politics and the Arts Susan Sontag |
Oct. 10, 2000 | Peace in Our World is Everybody's Business Betty Williams |
Sept. 28, 2000 | Imagining, Cherishing and Giving in the Abundance of the Earth Stephen David Ross |
1999-00: Millennial Visions | |
April 13, 2000 | Apocalypse and Antichrist Toward the End of the First Millennium A.D. Zacharias P. Thundy |
March 23, 2000 | The Apocalypse in Art: Bodies and Vision at the End of Time Catherine E. Karkov |
Feb. 17, 2000 | Apocalypse Now: Fear and Hope at the Turn of the Millennium Philip Lamy |
Nov. 18, 1999 | What If the World Will Never End Peter C. Phan |
Sept. 16, 1999 | Apocalypticism and Christian Origins John J. Collins and Adela Yarbro Collins |
1998-99: Time and Transition | |
April 13, 1999 | Norbertine Heritage: Inspiring or Expiring? Xavier G. Colavechio, O. Praem. |
March 18, 1999 | Hold Fast to What is Good: Catholic Tradition and the Experience of Women Mary Catherine Hilkert, O.P. |
Feb. 25, 1999 | Because of the Woman's Testimony...: Women and the Authorship of the Fourth Gospel Sandra M. Schneiders, I.H.M. |
Nov. 12, 1998 | Theology in the Third Millennium: How We Got Here; Where We Are Going J.J. Mueller, S.J. |
Oct. 13, 1998 | The Liberal Arts: In Defense of a Tradition That Should Need No Defense Kenneth L. Woodward |
Sept. 17, 1998 | Continuity and Change in the Christian Tradition Jaroslav Pelikan |
1997-98: Cosmology and God | |
March 19, 1998 | God's Creative Action in Our Evolving Universe William R. Stoeger, S.J. |
Jan. 29, 1998 | Science Stumbles on Design Michael J. Behe |
Oct. 6, 1997 | Cosmology from Alpha to Omega Robert John Russell |
Sept. 18, 1997 | God and the Big Bang Ian G. Barbour |
1996-97: Medical Ethics | |
April 16, 1997 | Health Care Economics and Health Care Ethics: Can They Be Reconciled? Victor R. Fuchs |
March 20, 1997 | Euthanasia: A Theological Symposium Lisa Sowle Cahill, John M. Stanley, Maura A. Ryan |
Jan. 30, 1997 | The New Genetics: Should We Do What We Can Do? Mary Brody Mahowald |
Nov. 7, 1996 | Morality as Metaphor Mark Johnson |
Sept. 26, 1996 | Euthanasia: A Philosophical Symposium James Rachels, Victoria S. Wike, Daniel Wikler |
1995-96 Lecture Series | |
April 30, 1996 | "Preferential Options for the Poor" and Spirituality Gustavo Guiterrez |
April 11, 1996 | Science as Social? - Yes and No Susan Haack |
March 28, 1996 | The Passion and Death of Jesus: Issues Biblical, Historical, and Theological Raymond E. Brown |
March 19, 1996 | Hannah Arendt: The Banality of Evil Reconsidered Richard J. Bernstein |
Feb. 15, 1996 | Do We Need Ethical Principles? Richard Rorty |
Jan. 25, 1996 | Genesis 2:2-3: Honoring Time and Rest in a Contemporary Christian Work Ethic Christine Firer Hinze |
Nov. 9, 1995 | An Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism Alvin Plantinga |
Sept. 14, 1995 | Does Faith Need a Rational Foundation? Avery Dulles, S.J. |
1994-95: Faith and Reason | |
April 20, 1995 | Christianity and the Plurality of Faiths John Harwood Hick, Killeen Chair Resident Scholar |
March 2, 1995 | Reflections on Faith and Reason at Chartres - An Illustrated Lecture Malcolm Miller |
Feb. 27, 1995 | A View from the Underside: The Legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Al Staggs |
Feb. 9, 1995 | The Unexpected Return of the Mystics in Contemporary Theology David Tracy |
Jan. 26, 1995 | What's New With Job? Dianne Bergant |
Nov. 10, 1994 | St. Norbert and the Impulse for Reform Castle, Town, and Wilderness: The World of St. Norbert Constance B. Bouchard Converting the Clergy and Preaching to the People: The Mission of Norbert of Xanten John Van Engen |
Oct. 10, 1994 | Evolution As A Christian Theme Ernan McMullin |
Sept. 28, 1994 | Disuniting of America Arthur Schlesinger |
Sept. 22, 1994 | Questioning and Disputing Authority With St. Anselm of Canterbury Marilyn McCord Adams |
1993-94: Redirecting the Economy Toward a Just and Sustainable Future | |
May 4, 1994 | Ecofeminism and Earth Healing Rosemary Radford Ruether |
March 24, 1994 | Achieving Economic Development Consistent With Environmental Preservation The Honorable Dan Quayle |
Feb. 15, 1994 | The Economics of a Sustainable Future Jim MacNeill |
Jan. 27, 1994 | Ecofeminism Spiritualities: A Philosophical Look at Why They Matter Karen Warren |
Nov. 3, 1993 | Capitalism and Christians Arthur J. Jones |
Sept. 30, 1993 | Confronting the Economics-Ecology Dilemma James A. Nash |
1992-93: Story as the Quest for Meaning and Transcendence | |
April 14, 1993 | Story as Truth Madeleine L'Engle |
March 25, 1993 | Faith and Narrative: What Stories Can and Cannot Do Reverend John J. Shea |
Feb. 3, 1993 | God in the Movies: Religion and Popular Culture Father Andrew M. Greeley |
Jan. 28, 1993 | Nietzsche and Human Nature Richard Schacht |
Oct. 29, 1992 | The Story as a Map of Meaning for the Modern World Rabbi Chaim Potok |
Oct. 1, 1992 | Story and Place in the Religious Imagination Belden C. Lane |
1991-92: International Perspectives on the Philosophy of the Person | |
March 19, 1992 | The Jewish-Catholic Dialogue After Vatican II: Perspectives and Prospects Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum and The Most Reverend Rembert G. Weakland, O.S.B. |
Feb. 13, 1992 | The Grounds of Moral Rights Carl P. Wellman, Killeen Chair Resident Scholar |
Jan. 30, 1992 | Schools of Thought in Late Medieval Universities William J. Courtenay |
Nov. 13, 1991 | Islamic Perspectives of the Person Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad |
Oct. 28, 1991 | Images of Fire: Poetry and the Zen of Primary Experience David Whyte |
Oct. 17, 1991 | The Hindu Concept of the Self A.L. Herman |
Sept. 26, 1991 | Japanese Buddhist Philosophy of the Person Kenneth K. Inada |
1990-91: U.S. Catholic Colleges - A Profile for the 1990s | |
April 9, 1991 | Interfaith Dialogue and the World Community Frederick J. Streng |
March 19, 1991 | Measuring the Moment: Is There a Future for Catholic Social Teaching? M. Shawn Copeland, O.P. |
Feb. 28, 1991 | Economic Justice for Some Sydney Tompson Brown, Killeen Chair Resident Scholar |
Feb. 21, 1991 | Vatican II Revisited: Protestant Reflections 25 Years Later Robert McAfee Brown, Killeen Chair Resident Scholar |
Feb. 7, 1991 | Catholic Agenda for the 90s: The World's Challenge to Gospel Values Monika K. Hellwig |
Jan. 31, 1991 | Killeen Chair Faculty Symposium: Advocacy in the Classroom |
Nov. 26, 1990 | The Achievement of Newman Reverend Ian Ker |
Oct. 21, 1990 | The Rationale for Academic Freedom in Catholic Higher Education Reverend Charles E. Curran |
Sept. 27, 1990 | Killeen Chair Symposium: Catholic Colleges in the 1990s William M. Shea, Patricia Byrne, C.S.J., Ralph McInerny |
1989-90: Nonviolence and Social Conflict | |
March 22, 1990 | Ethical Relativism and International Justice Richard T. De George, Killeen Chair Resident Scholar |
Feb. 20, 1990 | In the Footsteps of St. Augustine - A Memorial Lecture for Father Vincent Conway, O. Praem. Mary T. Clark, R.S.C.J. |
Jan. 23, 1990 | Killeen Chair Faculty Symposium: What Difference Gender Difference? |
Nov. 7, 1989 | Waging Peace: An Agenda for the 1990's William Sloane Coffin, Jr. |
Nov. 6, 1989 | Strategic Implications of Some Contemporary Nonviolent Struggles Christopher Kruegler |
1988-89: Moral Crisis in Church and Society | |
April 3, 1989 | A.I.D.S. and Abortion: Toward a Radically Catholic Sexual Ethics Denise Larnder Carmody |
Feb. 23, 1989 | Symbolic Defense: SDI in American Culture Edward T. Linenthal |
Jan. 24, 1989 | The Challenge of Relativism St. Norbert College Faculty |
Nov. 16-17, 1988 | Being Christian in a Revolutionary Time John W. deGruchy and Geffrey B. Kelly |
Oct. 6, 1988 | How to Make People Moral James P. Sterba Particular Communities and Public Problems Robin W. Lovin |
1987-88: Values in the U.S. Heritage - Conflict and Consensus | |
Feb. 18, 1988 | In the Combat Zone over U.S. Values: The Vision of One America vs. The Vision of Many Americas Martin E. Marty |
Dec. 4, 1987 | Leo Ornstein Festival - American Values and the Music of Leo Ornstein Vivian Perlic, Suvero Ornstein, William Westney, Pro Arte Quartet |
Oct. 8, 1987 | Killeen Chair Symposium John J. McDermott, Vine Deloria, Jr., Barbara Hilkert Andolsen, Rev. James Hennesey, S.J., Rosemary Skinner Keller, Preston N. Williams |
1986-87: Human Nature After Darwin | |
April 8, 1987 | Purpose and Value After Darwin Edmund Pellegrino |
Feb. 11-12, 1987 | Artificial Intelligence Larry Birnbaum and John Haugeland |
Nov. 18-20, 1986 | Freedom and Determination David Barash and Neil Delaney |
Oct. 24, 1986 | The Recovery of Our Creatureliness James M. Gustafson What's So Special About Being Human? Willard Gaylin |
1985-86: Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy | |
April 17, 1986 | The U.S. Bishop's Pastoral Letter on the United States Economy: The International Agenda Rev. J. Bryan Hehir |
Feb. 18, 1986 | The Possiblity of Change: Further Reflections of the Bishop's Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy Rosemary Haughton |
Nov. 19, 1985 | Feminization of Poverty Maria Riley, O.P. |
Oct. 24, 1985 | Killeen Chair Symposium The Most Reverend Rembert G. Weakland, O.S.B., Kenneth P. Jameson, Daniel Rush Finn, Paul J. Schierl |
1984-85: A Christian Agenda for the Year 2001 | |
April 15, 1985 | The Family: A School of Character? Stanley Hauerwas |
March 14, 1984 | Killeen Chair Symposium Fr. Bernard Harring, C.S.S.R., Fr. Richard McBrien, Fr. Eugene LaVerdiere, S.S.S. |
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