2009
Marquette-Loyola Colloquium a Success
The 7th Annual Marquette University/Loyola University-Chicago Graduate Student Theological Colloquium took place February 7, 2009 at the Raynor Memorial Library Conference Center, Marquette University. Rebecca Meier-Rao represented Marquette with her plenary presentation, "Interreligious Dialogue: A Lesson from Aloysius Pieris, S.J.," while Anne Carpenter, Stephen Waldron, and Mark Trump presented breakout papers. Jason Scully, Cathy Marcy, Eric Vanden Eykel, and Kent Lasnoski contributed by responding to papers by Loyola students. Rev. Bryan Massingale, Associate Professor at Marquette, together with Lincoln Rice, a Marquette graduate student, participated with a Loyola faculty member and graduate student in a conversation focused around James Cone's article "Black Liberation Theology and Black Catholics: A Critical Conversation." Jeremy Blackwood led the efforts in organizing this year's Colloquium, and making the event a success.
Web Posted: 3/10/2009
Theology Department Mission Statement
Marquette University defines itself as Christian, Catholic, Jesuit, urban, and independent. The Department of Theology functions within the university to investigate and understand the Catholic tradition, its relation to other Christian communions, and to other religions of the world. Read more of our mission statement.
