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April 9 Program Here Will Celebrate the Life of Theologian and Scientist Ian Barbour
04 Apr 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Barbour, who will attend the event, is one of the best-known figures in the interdisciplinary study of science and religion.
St. Thomas’ 33rd Annual Sacred Arts Festival Features Artists and Authors, Movies and Musicians
27 Mar 2013 by Sacred Arts Festival / No Comments
This year’s festival features five events that will be held in April.
Theologian Dr. John Martens Appointed Columnist for America Magazine
14 Mar 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
He writes about Sunday Scripture reading for America’s The Word column.
Media Tap UST, Seminary Professors for Help in Covering the Vatican
06 Mar 2013 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Four faculty members … Don Briel, Charles Reid, Father Andrew Cozzens and Massimo Faggioli … have been busy these days.
Academic Journals: Faculty Editors Find the Personal Growth Worth the Challenge
24 Nov 2012 by Emily Koenig ’12 / No Comments
Each of the scholarly journals edited or published in the College of Arts and Sciences provides new information and exciting opportunities to the faculty who work on them.
Faith, Hope and Clarity: Contemporary Interreligious Dialogue
24 Nov 2012 by Bernard Brady, Theology Department / No Comments
Discussing a particular theological question is like pulling that piece of thread coming out of your sweater. The more you pull, the more you see how connected the piece of thread is to the whole of the sweater.
Faith Meets Reason: Scholars Discuss a Much-Disputed Field of Philosophy
24 Nov 2012 by Emily Koenig ’12 / No Comments
For the past three summers, graduate students and beginning professors of philosophy and theology have traveled from around the world to attend the St. Thomas Summer Seminar in Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theory.
Theologian, Author and Composer Father Jan Michael Joncas Named Artist-in-Residence
05 Nov 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
A reception for the longtime St. Thomas faculty member will be held Monday, Nov. 12. One of his best-known compositions is “On Eagles’ Wings.”
Bunch Who Lunch Presents Dr. Massimo Faggioli of the Theology Department
26 Oct 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The Bunch is a group of St. Thomas staff and faculty who gather a few times throughout the year for lunch and socializing with other St. Thomas employees, while learning something new each time with exciting speakers and topics.
The Weigh-In: The Good Wife?
22 Oct 2012 by John Martens, Ph.D. / 1 Comment
There are many questions surrounding a recently discovered fragment that suggests Jesus may have been married.
Priest and Psychologist James Burns to Discuss Catholic Mission and Identity Oct. 22
18 Oct 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Burns, of Boston College, is a former member of St. Thomas’ graduate psychology department.
Next ‘Hot Topics: Cool Talk’ Forum Sept. 26 to Give European Perspective on Religious Freedom
20 Sep 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Bishop Charles Morerod of Switzerland will give the first “Hot Topics: Cool Talk” lecture of the 2012-2013 academic year.
Vaclav Havel Civil Society program to host lectures on ‘Courageous Citizenship’ by Anglican priest Michael Lapsley
10 Sep 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Lapsley, who fought apartheid and was badly injured in an assassination attempt, and who later assisted with South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, will give the Havel Symposium lecture Oct. 9 on the challenges of citizenship.
Dakota Historian and Activist to Speak Sept. 13 on Genocide, the Dakota-U.S. War, and Truth-Telling
05 Sep 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The program is co-sponsored by the Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning, the Justice and Peace Studies Program and the St. Paul Interfaith Network.
Professional Notes for Aug. 22, 2012
22 Aug 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
This week’s notes include Kelly Wilson, adjunct theology professor.
Service-learning Pedagogy Presentations to Be Held Aug. 23
20 Aug 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Speakers include Susan Callaway, English; Debra Peterson and Tim Scully, Communication and Journalism; Mike Klein, Justice and Peace Studies; Ernest Owens, Management; and Kimberly Vrudny, Theology.
Five to be Honored at St. Thomas Day Celebration May 9, 2012
07 May 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. : Videos by Brad Jacbosen / No Comments
The honorees at the 2012 St. Thomas Day are Corrine Carvalho, Thomas Cronin, Bernadeia Johnson, Dr. Gordon Klatt and Matthew Sullivan.
Q&A with Harold Slawik ’82
15 Mar 2010 by Marisa Kelly, Dean (Photo by Thomas Whisenand) / No Comments
The Dead Sea Scrolls
15 Mar 2010 by Paul Niskanen, Theology Department (Art / No Comments
The Greatest Archeological Discovery of the 20th Century
Lost Aquinas
10 Jan 2009 by John Boyle / No Comments
Theology professor helps mentor recover lost writings by St. Thomas Aquinas
The Idea of Vocation
06 Jan 2006 by Dr. Camille George, Dr. John Boyle and Dr. Carole Bagley / No Comments
“Beyond Career to Calling” explores ideas of career as more than just a job
