Remembering Fr. John W. O’Malley
We are saddened to share that Fr. John W. O’Malley, S.J. went to the house of the Father on September 11, 2022. A scholar, professor and priest, Fr. O’Malley was nationally-known for his expertise on Renaissance European and early modern Catholic history. An academic heavy-weight, he was also remembered for his humility. Fr. O’Malley was University Professor Emeritus of Theology at Georgetown University. Before that, he taught generations of lay students and clergy as the Distinguished Professor of Church History at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology, from 1979 until 2006. Over the years, he shared his expertise through lectures…
Synodality in Perspective: Traditions Past and Present | SEP 6 – OCT 25
This online symposium series is being organized by the American Cusanus Society, Nova Forum and the Lumen Christi Institute. Additional Cosponsors include Commonweal, Harvard Catholic Forum, America Media, the St. Anselm Institute for Catholic Thought and the Collegium Institute. Participation and Registration | All are invited to participate. To attend, please register online. Registration links are provided by each session and date below. Each session will be a dialogue with a moderator hosting a conversation between two scholars. About the Series | In light of Pope Francis’ call for global Catholic communities to enter into a two-year process on synodality, this six-part series will examine both the history of synods and the current…
CANCELED: A Report from the German Synod
Theologian’s illustrious career a response to the human need for the mystical
On the day before the publication of his ninth and final volume on the history of mystical theology in Christianity, Bernard McGinn was discussing plans for his next writing project — a brief, more popular book on 19th- and 20th-century mystics. At 84, the native New Yorker and renowned professor emeritus of the University of Chicago Divinity School said his series would need a few more volumes to complete the history of mystical theology, from 1700 to the present, but he believes this work is best left for others to do. “I just don’t have the time to…
Spring 2021 Hispanic Theology Series
The Lumen Christi Institute’s upcoming Hispanic Theology Series, featuring top Latino/a scholars and focused on sharing the richness and depth of Latino Catholic communities, is sponsored by a recent grant of $16,350 from Our Sunday Visitor Institute. The series, set to relaunch this spring, has two goals. The first is to reach out to young theologians and ministry leaders, who are working to create bridges in the church, and to make the insights of the Catholic intellectual tradition more available to them. The second is to transmit the Latino Catholic community’s theological and spiritual insights to the broader church….
Institute Pairs with Bollandist Society for Lecture Series on the Saints
Longtime Lumen Christi Friend and Collaborator Jean-Luc Marion wins Joseph Ratzinger Prize in Theology
Philosopher Jean-Luc Marion was named a recipient of this year’s Ratzinger Prize, often called the “Nobel Prize” for theology, by the Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation. Prof. Marion will be awarded the prize by Pope Francis in a ceremony in November 2021 (rescheduled due to the pandemic). Known for his contributions to modern philosophy, phenomenology, the study of the Church Fathers, and Catholic theology, Marion has taught at the University of Chicago Divinity School since 1994, splitting time between Chicago and Paris, where he was professor at the University of Paris IV (Sorbonne) and at the Institut Catholique. He has…
Synodality in the Era of Pope Francis: Principles and Possibilities for Ministry in an Increasingly Hispanic Church
Schola Antiqua – Music in Secret
Institute Launches Spring 2020 Webinar Series on Medieval Christian Thought
For the past 20 years, the Lumen Christi Institute has worked to make the Catholic intellectual tradition a living dialogue partner to students and faculty at the University of Chicago and across the nation through masterclasses, lectures, summer seminars, and non-credit courses. A major goal of the Lumen Christi Institute is to develop courses in Catholic thought and spirituality that complement the regular offerings of the University of Chicago. Our non-credit courses allow students to pursue an outstanding secular education while being formed in the traditions of Catholic intellectual and spiritual life. Experience first-hand the world-class programming that is made…