The Rev. Drew Christiansen S.J. served as director of the Office of International Justice and Peace of the U.S. Catholic Conference (now the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) and editor-in-chief of the Jesuit weekly America. He taught at the Jesuit School of Theology/Graduate Theological Union-Berkeley and the University of Notre Dame, where he was a member of the founding team of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. He was also a frequent consultant to the Holy See and a member of the steering committee of the Catholic Peacebuilding Network. Fr. Drew spent the last years of his teaching career at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University. When he passed away in the Spring of 2022, Fr. Drew left behind a legacy of applying Catholic Social Teaching to peacebuilding specifically in the Holy Land. This lecture carries forth Fr. Christiansen’s enduring spirit.
The Lecture is being hosted in two locations.
Lewis University Dining Room (AS 104-C, Academic Science Building)
Romeoville, IL
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
7:00 pm-8:30 pm CT
An interreligious conversation with two important Palestinian voices, Dr. Rima Salah and Dr. Eman Abdelhadi, on the past, present, and future of women’s empowerment, peacebuilding, and the pursuit of justice and dignity in the Holy Land.
C0-sponsored by The Catholic-Muslim Studies Program of Catholic Theological Union, The Gros Institute, and Lewis University with the support of Bethlehem University Foundation and Churches for Middle East Peace.
The KROC Institute
Jenkins-Nanovic Hall, Room 1050
Notre Dame, IN
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
4:00 pm-5:30 pm
Dr. Rima Salah provides a Palestinian Christian woman’s perspective on the past, present, and future of women’s empowerment, peace-building, and striving for justice and dignity in the Holy Land.
Co-sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, the Catholic Peacebuilding Network, Bethlehem University Foundation, and Churches for Middle East Peace.