"Cross-Racial Solidarity: Insights from and Challenges to Catholic Social Thought"
The Santa Clara Lecture
When: 7:30-9:00 PM, November 11, 2010
Where: Williman Room, Benson Memorial Center
Solidarity is a key concept in Catholic social ethics. Yet the demands of this summons have yet to be applied in a sustained way to the racial tensions and divisions that mark U.S. life. What does authentic solidarity between estranged racial groups require? How does such cross-racial solidarity expand the boundaries of Catholic social reflection? In the 2010-2011 Santa Clara Lecture, Professor Bryan Massingale will seek to address these questions and reflect on the the kind of virtues and spirituality needed for cross-racial solidarity today.
The Lecturer
Bryan N. Massingale, S.T.D., Associate Professor in the Theology Department at Marquette University and immediate past President of the Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA), specializes in social ethics with a focus on Catholic Social Teaching, liberation theologies, African American religious ethics, and racial justice. His recent work applies Catholic social thought to the issues of affirmative action, racial reconciliation, environmental justice, HIV/AIDS stigma, racism post-Katrina (and now, post-Obama), and the challenge of peacemaking in an age of terrorism.
He has authored over sixty articles, book chapters, and book reviews. Recent publications include: Racial Justice and the Catholic Church (Orbis Press, 2010); “HIV/AIDS and the Bodies of Black Peoples: The Spirituals and Resurrection Faith,” in M. Shawn Copeland, LaReine-Marie Mosely, and Robert J. Raboteau, eds., Uncommon Faithfulness: The Black Catholic Experience (Orbis Press, 2009); Poverty and Racism: Overlapping Threats to the Common Good (Washington, DC: Catholic Charities USA, 2008); “The Scandal of Poverty: ‘Cultural Indifference’ and the Option for the Poor Post-Katrina,” Journal of Religion and Society Supplement Series 4 (2008): 55-72; “Racial Reconciliation in Christian Ethics: Toward Starting a Conversation,” Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium 2 (2008): 31-57; “How We Move Beyond Race,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (March 24, 2008): 11A; “Race, Racism Engage Us at Gut Level,” National Catholic Reporter 44 (April 4, 2008): 5-6. His next book project explores the contribution of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s social ethics to Catholic social thought, answering the question, “Why Catholic Social Teaching Needs Martin Luther King., Jr.”
Fr. Massingale is a leader in U.S. Catholic theology and Convener of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium. He is a noted lecturer and commentator on issues of social and racial justice, having addressed numerous national Catholic conferences and gatherings, as well as many colleges and universities. He has served as a consultant to the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, providing theological assistance on issues such as criminal justice, capital punishment, environmental justice, and affirmative action. He has also been a theological consultant to the National Black Catholic Congress, Catholic Charities USA, the Catholic Health Association, and the National Catholic AIDS Network. In addition to being Associate Professor at Marquette University, Fr. Massingale is a professor in the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana.
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