NEWS

Interdisciplinary Conversations:

Moral Philosophy and Religious Studies

The first in a series of panel discussions of interdisciplinary conversations, sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies and the Brady Program in Ethics and Civic Life, was held Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at the John Evans Alumni Center. 

Panelists included Robert Audi, David E. Gallo Chair in Ethics, and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, and Brady Distingished Visiting Professor 2009 - 2010;  Sondra Wheeler, Martha Ashby Carr Professor of Christian Ethics, Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C., and Brady Visiting Research Professor 2009 - 2010; and Cristina Traina, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Northwestern University.  The discussion was moderated by Laurie Zoloth, Director of the Center for Bioethics, Science, and Society, and Professor of Medical Ethics and Humanities, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Professor of Religion and Director of the Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life, Northwestern University.

           Panelists Sondra Wheeler (seated, left), Robert Audi, and Cristina Traina (seated, right)

                                                       Moderator, Laurie Zoloth

"We believe that interdisciplinary work is one of the best features of life at Northwestern, our determination to include the widest possible set of speech partners in the social conversation at the heart of our academic community.  We need to hear one another's arguments, both as scholars and as citizens, we need to learn, and being teachers, we always hope to teach."

                                  Sondra Wheeler responds to questions from the audience

                                            Provost Dan Linzer with closing comments

    Christine Helmer, Department of Religious Studies, continues the conversation with students

                                   George Bond, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies

                                 with Sandy Goldberg, Chair of the Department of Philosophy

UPCOMING EVENTS

PSYCHOLOGY AND RELIGION

Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 3:30 pm - 5 pm

Location TBA

Dan McAdams

Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, Professor of Psychology, Director of the Foley Center for the Study of Lives, Northwestern University

James Jones

Professor of Religion, Rutgers University

Christine Helmer

Professor of Religion, Northwestern University

Sarah Taylor

Associate Professor of Religion and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Northwestern University

RELIGION, SUFFERING, AND MEDICINE

Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 3:30 pm - 5 pm

John Evans Alumni Center

1800 Sheridan Road, Evanston

David Cella

Chair, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine - Northwestern University

Robert Orsi

Professor of Religion, Grace Craddock Nagle Chair in Catholic Studies, Northwestern University

Laurie Zoloth

Director of the Center for Bioethics, Science, and Society, and Professor of Medical Ethics and Humanities, Feinberg School of Medicine - Northwestern University, Professor of Religion and Director of the Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life, Northwestern University

Annual Distinguished Visiting Professor Public Lectures

Brady Distinguished Visiting Professor, Robert Audi, presents three University-wide lectures to the community on the topic of ethics, civic life, and their discipline

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, May 3, 4, 6, 2010

All lectures, 7 pm - 8:30 pm