September 15, 2000

Loyola hosts Templeton Foundation lectures

On September 19, one of Loyola's favorite speakers and scholars, Thomas Berry, C.P., Ph.D., will return to campus. His discussion will focus on "Cosmic Liturgy" and a book signing will follow. The Rev. Timothy Toohig, S.J. will speak on "Physics Research: the Quest for God" on Monday, September 25. Both lectures will be held in Nunemaker Hall at 7 p.m. The lectures are made possible though the generosity of the John Templeton Foundation which sponsors the Templeton/American Scientific Affiliation Lecture Series.

Berry is known throughout the world for his work on a spirituality of the environment. He is the author of The Great Work and The Dream of the Earth, which earned him the Lannan Literary Award for Nonfiction in 1995. As co-author of The Universe Story, he has underscored the significance of the new story of the universe as the primary epic of our times. Berry received a doctorate in history from the Catholic University of America.

Toohig serves the Department of Energy (DOE) as the DOE/NSF program manager for the United States involvement in the Large Hadron Collider project at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics in Geneva, Switzerland. He also monitors the Stanford Linear Collider Center at Stanford University. Toohig served as deputy associate director for the Conventional Construction Division of the Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory. He received a doctorate in physics from Johns Hopkins University.