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Lane Center for Catholic Studies & Social Thought
The Joan and Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Social Thought at the University of San Francisco (USF) enriches and enlivens the Jesuit, Catholic character of USF and engages and develops Catholic social thought for the Church, the city and the world.
The Center advances the scholarship and application of the Catholic intellectual tradition in the Church and society with an emphasis on social concerns. We sponsor academic programs, research and public praxis to promote and engage Catholic social thought especially in response to contemporary issues in order to fashion a more just and humane world.
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News and Events |
Texts of recent Lane Center lectures:
Foundations for a National Ethical Discussion About Iraq
Robert W. McElroy
Feb. 1, 2008
Restorative Justice and Catholic Social Thought: Challenges as Opportunities for Society, Church and Academy
Kurt M. Denk, SJ
Feb. 29, 2008
Feminist Appraisal of Catholic Social Thought
Kristin Heyer
Nov. 9, 2007
Texts of more lectures at the Lane Center are available here.
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Lane Center Names Robert W. McElroy 2008 Lo Schiavo Chair in Catholic Studies and Social Thought
A Bay Area priest, scholar, author, and teacher, Msgr. McElroy brings to the Lane Center a rich academic background in international relations and Catholic moral theology, along with years of pastoral experience. As the 2008 Lo Schiavo Chair, Msgr. McElroy will research and teach a seminar on just war theory and convene a scholarly colloquium on a Catholic social ethic for war termination. |
Lane Center gathers interfaith leaders to end global poverty.
On February 20, 2008 the USF Lane Center with the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Episcopal Diocese of California hosted an informational and networking luncheon to gather an interfaith partnership to influence congressional legislation on behalf of those who live in extreme global poverty.
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Summer Lecture Series
July 2, 9 & 16, 2008
James F. Keenan, SJ, The Evolution of Moral Theology: 1900-1970
5:00-6:30 pm, LM 100 More
Convention for the Common Good
July 11-13, 2008
Philadelphia
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2008 Justice Lecture
Sep. 8, 2008
Greg Morenson, author of Three Cups of Tea
5:00 pm, McLaren
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Urbi et Orbi Lecture
Sep. 25, 2008
Tom Massaro, SJ, For God & Country: Patriotism and Religious Identity
5:00-6:30 pm, Xavier Hall
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Generally speaking, the task of the Jesuit university is to be that place where the Church and the world sit down to speak to one another.
Stephen Schloesser, SJ
LoSchiavo Chair in
Catholic Social Thought
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