Inaugural Lecture Series - Spring 2005
“The University and the Human in a Pluralistic Age”
Celebrating the Inauguration of the Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., as 16th president of Loyola University New Orleans, October 15, 2004
Jesuit education has always focused on humanism. This focus is not a surprise since the human is central to the Christian faith when God becomes human. Today we celebrate many cultures and ways to talk about the human in a world of cultural diversity. The questions of humanism and diversity are the contemporary heart of the Jesuit intellectual enterprise. These speakers represent a cross section of disciplines from the arts to the humanities to law to theology, each looking at the fundamental questions of humanity in their fields.
“In Ten Thousand Places:” The Jesuit University and Humanism
in a Pluralistic Age
An introduction by the
Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J.
President, Loyola University New Orleans
“Quinine, Ballet, Cicero, Tyrannicide and Prayer:
The Jesuit University as University and as Jesuit”
The Rev. John Padberg, S.J.
Wednesday, February 16
“Bioscience and the Humanities: Can Ethics Bridge the Gap?”
Edmund Pellegrino, M.D.
Wednesday, March 9
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“Can Law Be a Humanistic Discipline?”
M. Cathleen Kaveny, J.D., Ph.D.
Wednesday, April 13
“Ignatian Humanism, or How to Make a Roux”
Ron Modras, Ph.D.
Wednesday, April 27
Programming co-sponsored by The Jesuit Center of Loyola University New Orleans
