September 15, 2012
Hans Gustafson, the Jay Phillips Center’s assistant director traveled to Turkey in June with the Niagara Foundation of Minnesota, a foundation which promotes global fellowship, intercultural exchange, as well as peace and bridge-building between Turkey and Minnesota.
April 10, 2012
A former member of the St. Thomas Theology Department, Feldmeier now teaches at the University of Toledo. All are welcome; a free buffet lunch will be served.
March 16, 2012
Dr. Miri Rubin, professor of medieval and early modern history at Queen Mary, University of London, will speak on “Mary: From Jewish Mother to Global Mother” on Monday, March 26. The event will be held at 7 p.m. in 3M Auditorium, Room 150, Owens Science Hall.
March 7, 2012
“Nourish” is the theme of the 33rd annual University of St. Thomas Sacred Arts Festival, which runs through the end of the month. The festival, open to the public, is a celebration of sacred art and an exploration of faith.
March 5, 2012
Rabbi Sharon Brous, named by Newsweek as America’s most influential woman rabbi, will present the lecture “God and Politics: A Spiritual State of the Union” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, in the auditorium of O’Shaughnessy Educational Center on the St. Paul campus of the University of St. Thomas.
Jim Winterer ’71 February 28, 2012 Events
A rabbi and a priest will lead an interfaith conversation, “Religion and Gender: Jewish and Catholic Perspectives,” from noon to 1:15 p.m. Thursday, March 1, in Room 100 of McNeely Hall on the St. Paul campus of the University of St. Thomas.
February 6, 2012
A lecture on “Muslim-Christian Dialogue: Challenges and Possibilities” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the auditorium of the O’Shaughnessy Educational Center on the St. Paul campus of the University of St. Thomas.
The speaker will be Dr. Amir Hussain, editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion and a professor of theological studies at Loyola Marymount University, a Jesuit university in Los Angeles, where he teaches courses on world religions.
December 15, 2011
Father Erich Rutten, director of Campus Ministry, Terry Nichols, co-director of UST’s Muslim-Christian Dialogue Center, and Hans Gustafson, assistant director of the Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning, discussed the significance of interreligious dialogue for Catholics and the anniversary of the World Day of Prayer in Assisi. Their talk highlighted the necessity for Catholics to engage in dialogue with people of other faiths.
November 1, 2011
A panel discussion on “Pilgrimage: What Might Jews, Christians, and Muslims Learn From and With Each Other?” will be held at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8, in the auditorium of O’Shaughnessy Educational Center on the St. Paul campus of the University of St. Thomas.
October 24, 2011
Rabbi and longtime peace activist Melissa Weintraub will discuss “Waging Peace in the Context of Violent Conflict” in a 7:30 p.m. lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 2, in the auditorium of the O’Shaughnessy Educational Center on the St. Paul campus of the University of St. Thomas.