In his apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium Pope Francis encourages Christians to foster “a renewed esteem for beauty as a means of touching the human heart.” Convinced that beauty is indeed a means for touching the human heart, and recognizing the rich role of beauty in history of Christian theological thought, the World Religions World Church Area of the Department of Theology at Notre Dame will host a conference entitled “Finding the Beauty in the Other” from September 10-12, 2015. At this conference we will explore how beauty can be found in religions and cultures, and how the beauty of the Christian gospel should be communicated in different religious and cultural settings.

 

Conference Speakers:

 

John Allen, Boston Globe (keynote)

Sucharita Adluri, Cleveland State University

Maria Clara Bingemer, Pontifical Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Peter Casarella, University of Notre Dame

Francis X. Clooney, S.J., Harvard University

Catherine Cornille, Boston College

Robert Gimello, University of Notre Dame

Teresia Hinga, Santa Clara University

Emmanuel Katongole, University of Notre Dame

Paul Kollman, C.S.C., University of Notre Dame

Catherine Bronson, University of Notre Dame

Daniel A. Madigan, S.J., Georgetown University

Bradley Malkovsky, University of Notre Dame

Donald Mitchell, Purdue University

Paulinus I. Odozor, University of Notre Dame

Robert Trent Pomplun, Loyola University Maryland

Anantanand Rambachan, St. Olaf College

Gene Reeves, Risshō Kōsekai

Gabriel Said Reynolds, University of Notre Dame

Mun’im Sirry, University of Notre Dame

Lawrence Sullivan, University of Notre Dame (Emeritus)

Nayla Tabbara, Adyan Foundation, Lebanon

 

For more information and to register, please visit theology.nd.edu.