2001: A Culture of Life
The Center for Ethics and Culture held its second annual Fall Conference on November 29–December 1, 2001. The three days were dedicated to examining the possibilities for building a genuine culture of life in our current social context—a responsibility that belongs to Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Scholars and students came together to articulate the hopeful moral vision expressed in Pope John Paul II's encyclicals Veritatis Splendor, Evangelium Vitae, and Centesimus Annus. Watch video recordings of the presentations using the links below.
Featured Presentations
- “John Paul II: A Life for Life,” George Weigel
- “Pain, Grief, and Other Signs of Life,” Alasdair MacIntyre
- “Christianity and Punishment,” Ralph McInerny, University of Notre Dame; Stanley Hauerwas, University of Notre Dame
- “The Culture of Life after September 11,” John Haldane, University of Notre Dame; Thomas Hibbs, Baylor University; Michael Baxter, University of Notre Dame
- “Centesimus Annus Ten Years Later: John Paul II on the Regale,” Russell Hittinger, University of Tulsa
- “Africa and the Culture of Life,” Rev. Paul Kollman, C.S.C., Rev. Paulinus Odozor, C.S.C., and Rev. John Onaiyekan
- Remarks at the Closing Banquet, Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago
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