2013 Convocation of the College of Fellows

February 1-2, 2013

Friday, February 1, 8:30 - 11:30 am - "Natural Law and Virtue in Relation to Positive Law and Governance: A Colloquium"

Friday, February 1, 2:00 - 5:00 pm - "Religious Liberty and Faith in the Public Square" - an all-school discussion, by invitation only

Saturday, February 2, 1:30 - 4:30 pm -"Catholic Imagination and Contemporary Culture" - public presentations by members of the DSPT College of Fellows

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Friday, February 1, 8:30 - 11:30am (coffee reception 8:00am) - "Natural Law and Virtue in Relation to Positive Law and Governance: A Colloquium"
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This academic conversation will be based on papers prepared by Russell Hittinger (University of Tulsa), Jean Porter (University of Notre Dame) and Lloyd Weinreb (Harvard University). Advanced reading of the papers is strongly recommended.

Essential Reading:

• Russell Hittinger's paper
• Justice, Right, and Law - Jean Porter
• Natural Law for the 21st Century - Lloyd Weinreb  

Friday, February 1, 2:00 - 5:00 pm - "Religious Liberty and Faith in the Public Square" - an all-school discussion (by invitation only)

This discussion is expressly designed for DSPT Faculty, Fellows, students, alumni, trustees and staff. Participants are expected to prepare for this dialogue in advance by reading the recommended texts listed below. Jean Porter, Russell Hittinger and Lloyd Weinreb will be special guests at the discussion. By invitation only.

Essential Reading:

• Dignitatis Humanae
• Gaudium Et Spes (14-17; 24-32; 40-45; 54-62)
• Our First Most Cherished Liberty
• The Declaration on Religious Freedom by John Courtney Murray, SJ
• The Manhattan Declaration

Additional Resources:

• Nostra Aetate
• Gaudium Et Spes and Dignitatis Humanae: Are They in Conflict? Reflections in Light of the Current Controversy Regarding Catholicism and Politics by Rev. John T. Pawlikowski, OSM, PhD
• The Problem of Religious Freedom by John Courtney Murray, SJ
• Religious Freedom, Morality, and Law: John Courtney Murray Today by David Hollenbach
• Religious Liberty,Vatican II, and John Courtney Murray by Joslyn Ogden through The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
• John Courtney Murray, "The Juridical State," and the Catholic Theory of Religious Freedom by Kenneth L. Grasso
• The Church and the Public Forum: John Courtney Murray's Method by Mary Eastham
• A Secular Theory of Natural Law by Lloyd Weinreb
• Economic Justice for All: 1986 Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social Teaching and the US Economy by United States Catholic Bishops
• Reflections for the June 21 to July 4, 2012 Fortnight of Freedom
• Manhattan Declaration Website

Saturday, February 2, 1:30 - 4:30 pm (reception following) - "Catholic Imagination and Contemporary Culture" - public presentations by members of the DSPT College of Fellows. RSVP here, space is limited. LIVE-STREAMING

From Hollywood to Government to Fortune 500 Advertising - Catholics Engaging Contemporary Society. Speakers include: Ron Austin, Producer and Author, Gleaves Whitney, Presidential Historian and Leader in Higher Education, and Agnieszka Winkler, Marketing and Advertising Entrepreneur.

Each of the Fellows presenting will:

• Briefly highlight major challenges within their field of professional endeavor;
• Indicate how the gift of the Catholic Faith and the resulting Catholic worldview and imagination aids them in addressing these challenges;
• Suggest dimensions where current Catholic scholarship/teaching/preaching could provide support and clarification.