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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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Uwem Akpan, SJ
USF welcomes award-winning author and Jesuit priest from Nigeria, Uwem Akpan, SJ, for a reading and discussion of his bestselling book Say You're One of Them on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 4:00 pm in Xavier Hall. More |
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Catholic Studies & Social Thought Program
An undergraduate minor exploring the intersection of Catholicism and contemporary social concerns. Spring 2010 course list here.
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Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan
spoke at USF October 27, 2009. |
Lane Center welcomes James Stormes, SJ as Lo Schiavo Chair in Catholic Studies and Social Thought
The Lane Center is delighted to welcome James Stormes, SJ to the Lane Center for a two-year appointment. More
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Lane Center sponsors faculty immersion trip to El Salvador July 2009 More
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Lane Center and Vesper Society Announce Partnership
The Lane Center announces a partnership with Vesper Society of San Francisco to offer a series of special events in early 2009 on Interfaith Dialogue and Justice: Exploring Strategies of Global Development and Peace. The purpose of the series is to build bridges of understanding and dialogue among diverse religious traditions and cultures working to bring about social and economic justice in our world. The series builds upon the substantial interfaith collaboration already underway in the San Francisco Bay Area particularly in response to local and global poverty and hunger.
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Keynote Address by EBOO PATEL
January 29, 2009
12 noon, McLaren 252
View lecture here.
Global Perspectives on Religious Fundamentalism: Assessing the Impact on Women
March 4, 2009
6:00 pm, Berman Room, Fromm Hall
Panelists: Theresia Mbari Hinga (Santa Clara University); Lois Ann Lorentzen (USF); María Suárez Toro (Feminist International Radio Endeavor, FIRE); and Lilian Dube, moderator, (USF). Offered in conjunction with the USF Global Women’s Rights Forum.
Religious Leaders’ Luncheon with the Interfaith MDG Coalition
April 1, 2009
Hosted by USF, Vesper Society and the Interfaith MDG Coalition.
TEXTS of recent Lane Center lectures:
For God and Country: Patriotism and Religious Identity Today
Thomas Massaro, SJ
Sep. 25, 2008
The Evolution of Moral Theology: 1900-1970
James F. Keenan, SJ
Lane Center Summer Scholar in Residence: July 2008
Part 1: Moral Pathology and the Manualists
Part 2: Innovation: The Recovery of History
and Scripture for Moral Theology
Part 3: Synthesis: "The Law of Christ"
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. |
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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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Nov. 9, 2009
Integral Human Development: The Challenge of Caritas in Veritate 12:00 pm, McLaren 250 More
Nov. 16, 2009
Ignatian Spirituality and the UCA Martyrs 9:00 am More
Nov. 18, 2009
Uwem Akpan, SJ Book Reading 4:00 pm, Xavier Hall More
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
2006 LoSchiavo Chair in
Catholic Social Thought
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