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Theology on Tap

The Lane Center has paired up with the Archdiocese of San Francisco Office of Young Adult and Campus Ministry to offer Theology on Tap since 2005.  The program welcomes young adults for illuminating and stimulating conversation on current issues impacting our church and society.   Leading theologians, scholars and church leaders facilitate discussions on current topics of concern to young adult Catholics in their 20s and 30s providing plenty of opportunity for learning, listening, sharing opinions, and socializing.

Theology on Tap in the San Francisco Chronicle

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Past topics and speakers

October 2006

 
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Republican v. Democrat: Is Religion Politically Incorrect?
Most Reverend George Niederauer, Archbishop of San Francisco
Click here to see a video of this event.

 
 


Profits v. Prophets:  Ethics in the Workplace
Professional young adults share their stories.

 
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Office Space v. Prayer Space:  Incorporating Prayer into Daily Life
Darleen Pryds
, Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley

 
 


The Elephant, the Donkey and the Dove:  Understanding the California 2006 Elections
Sarah Nolan
, Community Organizer for SF Archdiocese and SF Organizing Project

 

2005-2006

 
Making Justice Your Career in a Global World:  A Road Map
David Batstone                    
Professor of Ethics, University of San Francisco
Executive Editor, Sojourners Magazine
Author, Saving the Corporate Soul—and (Who Knows?) Maybe Your Own
with
Bishop John C. Wester
Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco
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Catholics in the Era of Globalization
Fr. Tom Massaro, SJ          
Professor of Social Ethics, Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambridge, MA
Author of Living Justice:  Catholic Social Teaching in Action and Co-Editor of American Catholic Social Teaching.


Feminism in Today’s Church

Dr. Mary Brian Kelber, RSM
Professor of Nursing, University of San Francisco
and
Dr. Mary Criscione, RSM
Lecturer, St. Patrick’s Seminary


Immigration:  Moral Convictions and Social Policies

Fr. Stephen Privett, SJ
President, University of San Francisco


Sins of the Parents: American Politics and the Common Good
Dr. Brian Weiner
, Associate Professor of Politics at the University of San Francisco discussed his new book titled Sins of the Parents: The Politics of National Apologies in the US. Come for a lively discussion of American politics, reparation, reconciliation and the quest for the common good.


Can Grandma Moses Teach Paris Hilton?
Dr. Maureen O'Sullivan
, Professor of Psychology at the University of San Francisco, discussed differences in social mores among various generations. From the Greatest Generation to Generation X to the M Generation: What can we learn from one another?


Finding God at San Quentin
Fr. Stephen Barber, SJ
, Catholic Chaplain of San Quentin State Prison, shared experiences of his ten-year long prison ministry, and discuss issues of responsibility, restoration and rehabilitation in the criminal justice system.

 

 

   
 
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