2000: A Culture of Death
The Center for Ethics and Culture held its inaugural Fall Conference on October 12–14, 2000. The purpose of this conference was to examine Pope John Paul II’s claim that a pervasive “culture of death” threatens the sanctity and dignity of human life. The central question of the conference was whether there is a culture of death, as suggested in Evangelium Vitae, and if so, what its sources and its manifestations are. The Center was proud to welcome Helen Alvaré, Sidney Callahan, H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jorge Garcia, Laura Garcia, Thomas Hibbs, Margaret Monahan Hogan, Ralph McInerny, John T. Noonan, and Sr. Helen Prejean as plenary speakers for this inaugural event. Watch video recordings of the presentations using the links below.
Featured Presentations
- “Cooperation in the Culture of Death,” Hon. John T. Noonan Jr.
- “A Culture of Death,” Alasdair MacIntyre, University of Notre Dame
- “Dead Men Walking: The Journey,” Sr. Helen Prejean
- “On Jubilee 2000: Debt Forgiveness and Third-World Poverty,” Paul Sigmund, Princeton University
- “After Christendom: The Moralization of Religion and the Culture of Death,” H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr., Baylor University
- “Legislative and Judicial Issues at the Beginning of Life,” Helen Alvaré; Gerard Bradley, University of Notre Dame
- “A Culture of Death and the Arts,” Ralph McInerny, University of Notre Dame; Thomas Hibbs, Baylor University
- “Catholic Feminism and a Culture of Death,” Helen Alvaré, Margaret Monahan Hogan, Maura Ryan
Past Conferences
- 2013: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
- 2012: Exploring the Many Facets of Justice
- 2011: Radical Emancipation
- 2010: Younger Than Sin
- 2009: The Summons of Freedom
- 2008: The Family
- 2007: Dialogue of Cultures
- 2006: Modernity
- 2005: Joy in the Truth
- 2004: Epiphanies of Beauty
- 2003: Formation and Renewal
- 2002: From Death to Life
- 2001: A Culture of Life
- 2000: A Culture of Death