Current News and Events

Dr. Grabowski and Mr. Christopher Gross Co-Publish New Article in Bioethics

STRS Professor John S. Grabowski and STRS PhD candidate Christopher Gross have published an article together entitled,  "Dignitatis personae and the Adoption of Frozen Embryos:  A New Chill Factor?'  in the journal: National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly 10, no. 2  (Summer 2010):  307-28.

Dr. Miller Publishes new Article on the Psalms

STRS professor Robert Miller has published an essay “The Origin of the Zion Hymns” in the volume The Composition of the Book of Psalms, edited by Erich Zenger, in the Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium series.

Dr. Grabowski gives Lecture on the Theology of the Body and Marriage

STRS professor John S. Grabowski lectured on, "The Theology of the Body and Preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage,"  at St. Louis Church, Clarksville, MD, on Agust 29, 2010.

Dr. Pecknold Publishes New Book on Christianity and Politics STRS Professor Chad Pecknold's latest book, "Christianity and Politics: A Brief Guide to the History," has just been published in the Cascade Companion series (Cascade Books, 2010).  The book examines how Christianity reshaped the western political imagination with its distinctive theological claims about eschatological time, eucharistic participation, and communion with God and neighbor.  In addition to providing an introduction to the topic, the book makes a theoretical contribution of its own by examining how concepts like the 'mystical body' have changed how we understand such diverse topics as freedom, the relation of faith and political reason, the formation of the conscience, and the unity of the church.

Dissertation Defense: John Kartje

Final Examination of Rev. John Kartje for the degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology; Friday, September 3, 2010 2:30 p.m., Caldwell Hall room 125.

Fr. Heil Publishes New Book on Colossians STRS Professor John Paul Heil’s new book entitled Colossians: Encouragement to Walk in All Wisdom as Holy Ones in Christ has recently been published by the Society of Biblical Literature as Volume 4 in the Early Christianity and Its Literature series. This book investigates Colossians as a “captivity” letter from the primary implied author, the imprisoned Paul, to an implied audience of mainly Gentile converts currently in danger of influence by local Jews or Jewish Christians. Utilizing a text-centered, literary-rhetorical, and audience-oriented method, it demonstrates new chiastic structures for the entire letter that progressively encourage the audience to resist deceit and conduct themselves according to all the wisdom at their disposal as holy ones in Christ.

Dr. Minnich gives Lecture at Conferences in Germany

“The Fifth Lateran Council as a Theatre for Demonstrating Papal Power,” given on 23 June 2010 at the Conference “Monarchischer Papat oder kollegiale Kirchenleitung? Zeremoniell-Representation-Verfahren,” Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster and on 24 June 2010 to the Institut für katholische Theologie and Historisches Seminar I of the Universität zu Köln. 

Fr. Wiseman Publishes new Article on the Eucharist

Fr. James Wiseman recently published the final article in a trilogy about the Eucharist.  Entitled “What and Whom We Remember at Eucharist,” it appeared in Emmanuel 116, no. 5 (Sept./Oct. 2010): 420-425.  In addition, several of his previous works have been reprinted in the past few months.  His article “Enveloped by Mystery,” about the French Benedictine monk Henri Le Saux (a.k.a. Swami Abhishiktananda), originally appearing in the Canadian journal Eglise et Théologie, was included in the book God’s Harp String: The Life and Legacy of the Benedictine Monk Swami Abhishiktananda, ed. William Skudlarek (Brooklyn, NY: Lantern Books, 2010): 81-103.  Two books that he co-edited and to which he contributed have been reprinted under slightly different titles:  The Spiritual Life: A Dialogue of Buddhist and Christian Monastics and Finding Peace in Troubled Times:  Buddhist and Christian Monastics on Transforming Suffering, both published this year by Lantern Books.

Sr. Nguyen and Dr. Ekeh deliver Papers at the National Newman Conference

STRS PhD student, Sr. Chau Nguyen, O.P., and Professor Ono Ekeh both delivered papers on August 6 during the National Newman Conference at the National Institute for Newman Studies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Sr. Nguyen's paper was titled: "Encountering Truth: A study of the Theological Method of John Henry Newman's An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine."  Dr. Ekeh's paper was titled: "Solitude and Journey: Two Central Themes in the Spirituality of John Henry Newman."

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