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SUMMARY:From ESG to Impact Investing: Catholic reflections from the field
DESCRIPTION:Registration required. Open to students and faculty only. Email info@lumenchristi.org to inquire about registration. \nShould business and finance play larger roles in resolving the great social and environmental challenges of our time? Proponents of environmental\, social\, and governance (ESG) investing say yes. They argue that ESG financial strategies can help reverse runaway carbon emissions and fix income and gender inequalities\, among other ills. ESG-integrated investments already encompass more than $120 trillion in financial assets. Are they working as promised? If not\, how can they be improved? \nIn his new book Sustainable\, Terrence Keeley\, a finance-industry veteran offers an insider’s look at the promises\, prospects\, and perils of ESG investing. Keeley argues that many ESG advocates have been overly optimistic about what it can accomplish. Divestment threats are ineffective tools for altering corporate behavior\, and verifiably “good” companies do not systematically generate great returns. Most importantly\, business and finance cannot cure social ills on their own: regulators\, public policies\, civil society\, and individuals must all play specific\, complementary roles to shape the future we want. Keeley provides comprehensive solutions that would promote more inclusive\, sustainable growth. In particular\, he recommends reallocating capital from some indexed products toward an emerging class of strategies with more verifiable social and environmental benefits. Keeley identifies dozens of alternative “impact investing” strategies that could generate true double bottom lines. He also highlights promising civic organizations with proven methodologies for achieving widely shared benefits at scale. \nProposing practical\, actionable\, and in many cases profitable solutions to social and environmental problems\, Sustainable offers an incisive vision of the roles business and finance can and should play in building a flourishing society. \nCome and join the Lumen Christi Institute and Catholics at Booth for a lunchtime conversation between former Blackrock executive Terrence Keeley and Prof. Luigi Zingales. \n\nImage from Sustainable: Moving Beyond ESG Toward Impact Investing (Columbia Business School Publishing\, 2022)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-04-beyond-esg-toward-impact-investing-luigi-zingales/
LOCATION:Booth School of Business\, 5807 S Woodlawn Avenue\, Chicago\, IL
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SUMMARY:Magis Lecture | Evil and the God of Love
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public\, but advance registration is required. For more information\, contact info@lumenchristi.org. \n“Is God willing to prevent evil\, but not able? Then he is impotent. Is he able\, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Whence then is evil?” \nSo the philosopher David Hume presents the classic ‘problem of evil.’ For Christians\, this is no mere logical puzzle. It is a challenge to our relationship with a God who we are convinced is not only all-powerful\, but all-loving. How can we love God\, and know ourselves to be loved by God\, amid all the evils of the world? Fr. Stephen Fields\, SJ (Georgetown University) will provide a Catholic perspective on how to confront this perennial problem. \n\nABOUT THE MAGIS SERIES \nThe Magis Series on Faith and Reason brings accessible yet sophisticated lectures on the Church’s intellectual tradition to the broad lay public. The event is open to everyone from high school students to retirees. Anyone who desires a lively entree into the mind of the Church is welcome and encouraged to attend. \nSCHEDULE \n5:30 PM | Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres \n6:15 PM | Lecture \n6:50 PM | Q&A \n7:00 PM | Event concludes \n\nimage: Spanish School. Job\, 1618-1630. The Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 Public Domain Designation
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-04-magis-lecture-evil-love-of-god-stephen-fields-sj/
LOCATION:Loyola Academy McGrath Family Performing Arts Center\, 3455 Illinois Rd\, Wilmette\, IL\, 60091
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SUMMARY:Lunch Discussion on "Vatican II after 60 Years: The Legacy of Benedict XVI"
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public. Registration required. Contact info@lumenchristi.org with any questions about this event. This event is co-presented with Calvert House and co-sponsored by the graduate and undergradate Catholic Students Organization. A Mass will precede the event. Lunch will be provided.  \nVatican II was the landmark event in the life of the 20th century Church. But opinions are divided over the extent to which the council was a decisive rupture with past life and practice in the Church.  Amid a variety of interpretations in the decades following the council\, Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI sought to integrate Vatican II within the wider history of the Church. \nJoin us for a lunchtime discussion with Fr. Stephen Fields\, SJ\, who will explore Pope Benedict XVI’s provocative thesis of a ‘hermeneutic of continuity\,” which emphasized that authentic renewal could only occur in deep continuity with the past.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-04-lunchtime-discussion-on-vatican-ii-after-60-years-legacy-of-benedict-xvi-stephen-fields-sj/
LOCATION:Calvert House\, 5735 S University Ave\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, Chicago\, IL
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SUMMARY:Are You Becoming Obsolete?
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public. No registration required. This event is presented by the Veritas Forum and co-sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute.  \nWe find ourselves on the cusp of a revolution. In the realm of language\, image\, and voice\, AI technologies showcasing incredible potential\, such that distinguishing the work of humans from computers is becoming nearly impossible. What does this mean for human identity and purpose? What might this mean for our future? \nJoin us for the University of Chicago Veritas Forum as we bring computer science into conversation with theology\, philosophy\, and ethics. Duke theologian and ethicist Norman Wirzba will participate in a moderated dialogue with University of Chicago computer science researchers Ben Y. Zhao over the implications of an AI-saturated future. A Q&A will follow.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-04-are-you-becoming-obsolete/
LOCATION:Breasted Hall\, Oriental Institute\, 1155 E 58th St.\nChicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
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SUMMARY:Still Mining the Forgotten: Black Catholic Women's History in the 21st Century with Shannen Dee Williams
DESCRIPTION:Open to current students and faculty. Box lunches will be served. Texts will be provided. This event is co-sponsored by the Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion.  \nDespite being the world’s oldest and most popular Black Christian tradition\, studies of Black Catholicism remain underrepresented both within popular discourse and academic study. This is especially true in the United States. Shannen Dee Williams is one contemporary scholar working to change this. In Subversive Habits\, the first full history of Black Catholic nuns in the United States\, Williams sheds light on a too-often overlooked group of Black American churchwomen and freedom fighters. Her book also turns overdue attention to women’s religious life as a stronghold of white supremacy and racial segregation–and thus an important battleground in the long African American struggle for freedom\, justice\, and human dignity. \nJoin us for this lunchtime seminar in which Dr. Williams will speak on the growing field of Black Catholic studies and the primary sources which have shaped her scholarship. Copies of Subversive Habits\, as well as lunch\, will be provided to all participants. \nProf. Williams will give a lecture later in the evening on “America’s Real Sister Act: The Hidden History of Black Catholic Nuns in the United States.” \nReadings:\n\nSubversive Habits\, Introduction\, Chapters 3\, 5 (required)\n“SUBVERSIVE HABITS: A book discussion with Shannen Dee Williams” in The American Catholic Newsletter (required)\n “I Wrote the First Full History of Black Catholic Nuns in the United States” in America Magazine (optional)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-04-lunchtime-discussion-with-shannen-dee-williams-shannen-dee-williams/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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SUMMARY:America's Real Sister Act: The Hidden History of Black Catholic Nuns in the United States
DESCRIPTION:This event is free and open to the public. For more information\, contact info@lumenchristi.org.  \nThis event is co-presented by the Lumen Christi Institute and the Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion. Cosponsored by St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Chicago\, America Media\, the Center for Gender Studies\, the Center for Race\, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago\, the History Department at the University of Chicago\, the Thea Bowman Foundation\, and the Catholic Theological Union.  \n\nFor most people\, Whoopi Goldberg’s performance as Sister Mary Clarence in Sister Act is the dominant interpretation of an African American nun and the desegregation of white Catholic sisterhood in the United States. In this presentation\, Dr. Shannen Dee Williams will explore the story of America’s real sister act: the story of how generations of Black women and girls called to the sacred vows of poverty\, chastity\, and obedience fought against racism\, sexism\, and exclusion to become and minister as consecrated women of God in the Roman Catholic Church.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-04-americas-real-sister-act-hidden-history-of-black-catholic-nuns-in-united-states-shannen-dee-williams/
LOCATION:Swift Hall\, 3rd Floor Lecture\, 1025 E 58th St.\nChicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
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SUMMARY:Catholic Lawyers Guild Speaker Series | Luncheon with Sr. Helen Prejean
DESCRIPTION:Registration required. This event is presented by the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago and co-sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute and the Hank Center of Loyola University Chicago. To find out more\, visit https://www.clgchicago.org/events. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSister Helen Prejean\, who is known around the world for her tireless work against the death penalty\, will be joining Catholic Lawyers Guild this Spring for a community event. Sr. Helen has been instrumental in sparking national dialogue on capital punishment and in shaping the Catholic Church’s vigorous opposition to all executions. We look forward to welcoming her and invite you to join us for what is sure to be a dynamic and thought-provoking event. \nOur time together will consist of a plated lunch\, followed by a presentation by Sr. Helen Prejean with an opportunity for Q&A. \nOne hour of Illinois CLE credit will be provided for this program. Registration is required to attend\, please provide ARDC during registration to attain CLE credit. \nWe hope you can join us! \n\nThis event is a CLG Speaker Series Luncheon.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUniversity Club of Chicago\nMichigan Room\n76 E. Monroe St.\, Chicago
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-04-catholic-lawyers-guild-speaker-series-luncheon-with-sr-helen-prejean/
LOCATION:University Club of Chicago\, 76 E Monroe St\nChicago\, IL 60603\, Downtown\, IL
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