In collaboration with Xavier University’s Ethics/Religion & Society Program, the Brueggeman Center is proud to sponsor a conversation with Professor Kevin J. O’Brien on “Climate Change and Intersectionality: Expanding the Conversations.”

How is our consideration of environmental issues, such as climate change, transformed when considered through an intersectional lens, attentive to realities of race, class, and gender? Can our awareness of systematic factors, such as relationships of power, and patterns of injustice and exclusion deepen our understanding of what environmental justice requires?

Professor Kevin J. O’Brien (Theology, Pacific Lutheran University) will engage issues of social and environmental justice in conversation with Professors Kristine Suna-Koro (Theology), Bethany Henning (Philosophy/ERS) and Mich Nyawalo (RIGS).

Tuesday, April 18th @ 4:30PM – Conaton Board Room (2nd Floor, Schmidt Hall) on the Xavier University campus.

Please join us.

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Jews and Christians who lived in the ancient world did more than read and interpret they Bible. They lived it.  In this lecture, we will explore the various ways in which Jews and Christians encountered the book of Psalms outside of the often-polemical context of biblical interpretation. We will “go on the ground” and explore various forms of pious practice into which both Jewish and Christian enmeshed the Psalms.  We will also discuss how and why these patterns of religious expression often converge and then diverge, which will showcase the shared—but disputed—religious worlds that ancient Jews and early Christians inhabited.

image of king david

Jews and Christians who lived in the ancient world did more than read and interpret they Bible. They lived it.  In this lecture, we will explore the various ways in which Jews and Christians encountered the book of Psalms outside of the often-polemical context of biblical interpretation. We will “go on the ground” and explore various forms of pious practice into which both Jewish and Christian enmeshed the Psalms.  We will also discuss how and why these patterns of religious expression often converge and then diverge, which will showcase the shared—but disputed—religious worlds that ancient Jews and early Christians inhabited.

Join Shoulder to Shoulder in a conversation with Amanda Tyler, Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC) to explore and unpack what Christian nationalism is, what it has to do with anti-Muslim discrimination, and what we can do about it.

As a Christian herself, Amanda will share why she believes her fellow Christians must engage on this issue and she’ll share insight and practical tips for educating and mobilizing faith communities on this issue, including lessons learned through her leadership of the Christians Against Christian Nationalism initiative. BJC is a national partner of the Shoulder and Shoulder campaign coalition and Amanda serves as a Shoulder to Shoulder Steering Committee member. Learn more about Amanda here.

Join Shoulder to Shoulder in a conversation with Amanda Tyler, Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC) to explore and unpack what Christian nationalism is, what it has to do with anti-Muslim discrimination, and what we can do about it.

As a Christian herself, Amanda will share why she believes her fellow Christians must engage on this issue and she’ll share insight and practical tips for educating and mobilizing faith communities on this issue, including lessons learned through her leadership of the Christians Against Christian Nationalism initiative. BJC is a national partner of the Shoulder and Shoulder campaign coalition and Amanda serves as a Shoulder to Shoulder Steering Committee member. Learn more about Amanda here.

July – September
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This series will examine Nicholas of Cusa’s approach to the Qur’an; the history of Mary as a bridge or barrier in Christian relations with Muslims; and St. Francis and Pope Francis as models of fraternal encounter.

Sponsored and organized by: Lumen Christi Institute (Chicago), American Cusanus Society
Promotional cosponsors: Nova Forum for Catholic Thought (University of Southern California), Saint Benedict Institute (Holland, MI): St. Paul’s Catholic Student Center (Madison, WI), The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University (Chicago), Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies and the Encountering Islam Initiative at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)

July – September
More Info
This series will examine Nicholas of Cusa’s approach to the Qur’an; the history of Mary as a bridge or barrier in Christian relations with Muslims; and St. Francis and Pope Francis as models of fraternal encounter.

Sponsored and organized by: Lumen Christi Institute (Chicago), American Cusanus Society
Promotional cosponsors: Nova Forum for Catholic Thought (University of Southern California), Saint Benedict Institute (Holland, MI): St. Paul’s Catholic Student Center (Madison, WI), The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University (Chicago), Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies and the Encountering Islam Initiative at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)

July – September
More Info
This series will examine Nicholas of Cusa’s approach to the Qur’an; the history of Mary as a bridge or barrier in Christian relations with Muslims; and St. Francis and Pope Francis as models of fraternal encounter.

Sponsored and organized by: Lumen Christi Institute (Chicago), American Cusanus Society
Promotional cosponsors: Nova Forum for Catholic Thought (University of Southern California), Saint Benedict Institute (Holland, MI): St. Paul’s Catholic Student Center (Madison, WI), The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University (Chicago), Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies and the Encountering Islam Initiative at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)

July – September
More Info
This series will examine Nicholas of Cusa’s approach to the Qur’an; the history of Mary as a bridge or barrier in Christian relations with Muslims; and St. Francis and Pope Francis as models of fraternal encounter.

Sponsored and organized by: Lumen Christi Institute (Chicago), American Cusanus Society
Promotional cosponsors: Nova Forum for Catholic Thought (University of Southern California), Saint Benedict Institute (Holland, MI): St. Paul’s Catholic Student Center (Madison, WI), The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University (Chicago), Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies and the Encountering Islam Initiative at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)

July – September
More Info
This series will examine Nicholas of Cusa’s approach to the Qur’an; the history of Mary as a bridge or barrier in Christian relations with Muslims; and St. Francis and Pope Francis as models of fraternal encounter.

Sponsored and organized by: Lumen Christi Institute (Chicago), American Cusanus Society
Promotional cosponsors: Nova Forum for Catholic Thought (University of Southern California), Saint Benedict Institute (Holland, MI): St. Paul’s Catholic Student Center (Madison, WI), The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University (Chicago), Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies and the Encountering Islam Initiative at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)