A Catholic Vision of Culture in the 21st Century | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series
Jennifer MartinUniversity of Notre Dame
The West Suburban Catholic Culture Series Fall 2024
A Catholic Vision of Culture in the 21st Century
REGISTRATION
(Business casual attire encouraged. For questions, please email Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org).
Schedule: 6:30 p.m. Drinks | 7:00 p.m. Dinner, Lecture, & Q&A | 8:30 p.m. End
September 25:
What is Catholic Culture?
Jennifer Newsome Martin (University of Notre Dame)
Jenny Martin will open our series with an exploration of the question, "what is Catholic culture?"
SERIES DESCRIPTION
Western culture owes a great deal to Christianity, but Christianity does not require any culture, as a culture, to be built with Christian materials. This does not reflect a weakness or defect in Christianity. It is a consequence of its genius. Christianity can and should inform every human undertaking. In this series, we’ll explore various arenas where human existence is played out and discover how Christianity can transform them. Our point of departure is Remi Brague's reflection "From What is Left Over," which takes as its inspiration Pope Benedict's "The Roots of European Culture."
CALENDAR
September 25: What is Catholic Culture?
Jennifer Newsome Martin (University of Notre Dame)
October 16: Literary Traditions and the Pursuit of Truth: A Culture of Humility
Emily Austin (University of Chicago)
November 20: The Story of Catholic Education: Renewing Our Schools, Renewing Our Culture
Michael Naughton (University of St. Thomas)
February 27: Journalism and Catholic Culture
JD Flynn (The Pillar)
March 10: On Work
Paul Blaschko (University of Notre Dame)
April 24: A Catholic Vision of Sports
TBD
Jennifer N. Martin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theology with a joint appointment in the Program of Liberal Studies at Notre Dame. She is working on the second edition of The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism. Her book, Hans Urs von Balthasar and the Critical Appropriation of Russian Religious Thought, was one of 10 international winners of the 2017 Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise. In 2019 she received the Frank O’Malley Undergraduate Teaching Award.
