Santa Clara University

RS SPRING SPEAKER SERIES
Kinship Across Borders:
Prospects for Hope & Change on Immigration

Professor Kristin Heyer
Date: Tuesday, May 21st
Time: 12-1 PM
Place: Casa Italiana 7

The failure of current immigration policies in the United States has resulted in dire consequences: a significant increase in border deaths, a proliferation of smuggling networks, prolonged family separation, inhumane raids, a patchwork of local ordinances criminalizing activities of immigrants and those who harbor them, and the creation of an underclass -- none of which are appropriate or just outcomes for those holding Christian commitments. Kinship Across Borders analyzes contemporary US immigration in the context of fundamental Christian beliefs about the human person, sin, family life, and global solidarity. Professor Heyer will speak about her new book on immigration in light of her April 2013 experiences visiting the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales and speaking on Capitol Hill.

Kristin Heyer holds the Bernard J. Hanley chair in Religious Studies. She received her B.A. from Brown University and her Ph.D. in theological ethics from Boston College. Beyond immigration ethics, her research focuses on moral agency and Catholic political engagement.

Religious Studies Courses that Fulfill

RTC 1 Requirement

Summer 2013

TESP 4: The Christian Tradition

Kern Trembath

Session One: MWR 10:20AM– 12:30PM

Session Two: MWR 1:00-3:10PM

A theological examination of the Christian tradition covering such topics as religious experience and the meaning of God; Jesus in the Gospels; the development and history of the Christian churches; the relevance of Christianity in the 21st century global world. (4 units)

RSOC 54 Comparative Religion and Social Theory: Religion, Culture and Politics in Theory and Film (RTC 2)

Summer Session 1

Why study religion? Does religion play an important role in the United States?

RSOC 54 investigates religion in the largely pluralistic U.S. context through the careful viewing of feature length films. With a solid foundation in social theorists of religion and culture, students will inquire into the role that religion plays even in a pluralistic or secular societies like the United States.

­­­Myths, Counter-myths, and Counter-counter-myths: One Upmanship in Hindu and Buddhist Scriptures

Presenter: Professor David Gray

When:  Wedensday, May 15 from 5:30PM - 7:00PM

Where: RS Lobby (Kenna 323)

Pizza and Drinks will  be provided!

This event is to bring together majors and minors, but please also bring interested friends!

Upcoming Pizza with the

Professors Series

1. Tuesday, May 28: Professor James Bennett

The Anti-Cult Movement in America: Cult or Salvation?

We would like you to take the opportunity to pre-register for all religious studies courses. Please consult the course descriptions and tentative syllabus posted on the bulletin board at the third floor Kenna hallway by the Religious Studies Department. The pre-registration period is from Monday, April 29th to Monday, May 6th at 5 PM. Please contact your advisor for further information.

Sunday, December 2nd, 2012
2 - 4 pm
Mission Santa Clara de Asis on the SCU campus
Admission is free and open to the public.
 

Please join us at the annual celebration of "La Virgen del Tepeyac: The Apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe" which will take place on Sunday, December 2, 2012 in the Mission Church.  All are invited to be a part of this celebration in drama, dance, and song that tells the story of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The performance will be in Spanish with English commentary throughout. A reception will follow in the Willeman Room, Benson Center. This wonderful re-enactment is made possible through the collaboration of Teatro Corazon of Sacred Heart Parish and Santa Clara University students.

For more information, please contact Dr. Ana María Pineda, RSM at (408) 554-6958, Lulu Santana at (408) 554-4639, or Rosa Guerra-Sarabia at (408) 554-5011.

Catholicism, Politics, and The Primacy of Conscience: Reflections on Newman's 'Letter to The Duke of Norfolk'

David DeCosse, Santa Clara University

October 24, 2012 I 4-5:15 p.m.

St. Clare Room, Library and Learning Commons

Professor DeCosse will explore how understandings of conscience within the writings of the great 19th century English theologian John Henry Newman may be relevant to contemporary debates around Catholic conscience and freedom.