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selection of events sponsored by Church in the 21st Century
Wednesday, March 12
Lecture: “The Pain and the Privilege: Reflections on the Crisis
in the Priesthood in the Light of the Decree on Priestly Formation,”
by Fr. Donald Cozzens, author of The Changing Face of the Priesthood.
7:00 p.m., Cushing Hall 001.
Thursday, March 13
Lecture: “The Crisis of Authority,” by Joep Leerssen,
professor of European studies, University of Amsterdam. 7:00 p.m.,
Fulton Hall 511.
Wednesday, March 19
Lecture: “The Priest in the Church: Seeking the Eucharistic
Center,” by Fr. Robert Imbelli, BC professor of theology. 7:00
p.m., Cushing Hall 209.
Wednesday, March 26
Lecture: “No One Comes to the Father Except through Me(dia):
Ministry and Media Culture in the Light of Vatican II’s Decree
on the Means of Social Communication,” by Thomas Beaudoin, BC
professor of theology. 7:00 p.m., Campion Hall 303.
Thursday, April 3
Lecture: “Covenant Violated, Covenant Restored,” by Jon
D. Levenson, professor of Jewish studies, Harvard University Divinity
School. 7:00 p.m., Fulton Hall 511.
Friday, April 4
Conference: “Legal Aspects of Clergy Sex Abuse.” 9:00
a.m.5:00 p.m., Room 120, East Wing of Boston College Law School.
Wednesday, April 9
Lecture: “A Spirituality for the Church in the 21st Century,”
by Colleen Griffith, BC professor of theology. 7:00 p.m., Cushing
Hall 209.
Tuesday, April 15
Lecture: “Why is the Church Undergoing a Crisis of Affectivity
and a Crisis of Governance?” by Timothy Radcliffe, OP, former
Dominican master general. 7:00 p.m., Higgins Hall 300.
Wednesday, April 23
Lecture: “Was Catholic Religious Education After Vatican II
a Failure? The Council’s Declaration on Christian Education
after 40 Years,” by Thomas Beaudoin, BC professor of theology.
7:00 p.m., Devlin Hall 216.
Events are free and open to the public.
The
Church in the 21st Century is a two-year initiative launched
by Boston College in September 2002 in response to the crisis
in the American Catholic Church. BCM will include
a special section covering some of the initiative’s
significant lectures, seminars, and public meetings.
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