2002: From Death to Life
The third annual Fall Conference, “From Death to Life: Agendas for Reform” (September 26–28, 2002), focused on concrete proposals for building a culture of life in our current social context. The overarching goal of the conference was to bring scholars and students 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
- “From Shadows and Images to the Truth,” Ralph McInery, University of Notre Dame
- “Abolitionism: A Christian Response to War? Enda McDonagh, Stanley Hauerwas, Michael Baxter
- “The Sacred as Reflected in Life-Giving Architecture,” Thomas Gordon Smith, University of Notre Dame
- “Hegel, Nietzsche, Vattimo, and John Rawls: Religious Discussion in the Public Forum after the Death of God,” H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr., Baylor University
- “New Urbanism and Catholic Evangelism,” Philip Bess, University of Notre Dame
- “Film as Evangelical Instrument: American Beauty, The Ice Storm, and Contemporary Sexual Mores,” Thomas Hibbs, Baylor University
- “Defending Just War Theory: Three Views,” James Toner, Gilbert Meilaender, Russell Hittinger
- “Creative Nature in a Broken World: A Call to Holiness,” Margaret Monahan Hogan, Laura Garcia
- “The Future of Christian Education,” Charles Dougherty, Robert Sloan, Rev. Edward Malloy
- “Strategies for Revitalizing Christian Colleges and Universities,” Michael Beaty, Don Briel, Scott Moore
- “Crisis in the Priesthood: Some Ways Forward,” Sidney Callahan, Rev. Wilson D. Miscamble, Jorge Garcia, Bishop John D’Arcy
- “Healthcare Reform,” H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr., Charles Dougherty
- “From Outrageous Idea to Vocational Commitment: Christian Scholarship in the Trenches,” Michael Scaperlanda, University of Oklahoma School of Law
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