Vatican II: Its Continuing Challenge
to All Churches

An Ecumenical Conference for Clergy and Laity


Sponsored by the
Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology
in cooperation with the
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center

and held at the

Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
Washington, DC


Monday evening, June 8, 2009
through
Wednesday noon, June 10, 2009

 

The Second Vatican Council was a milestone for the Churches, Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant. The 50th anniversary of the calling of the Council is an opportunity to reflect on the challenges that Vatican II still presents to the churches. What promises remain unfulfilled? What paths from Vatican II have proven to be dead ends? What possibilities remain unexplored? The 2009 conference of the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology will focus on these questions. 

The keynote address will be given by George Lindbeck, an official observer at all four sessions of the Council for the Lutheran World Federation and one of the leading theologians of our time. Other presentations will focus on the continuing significance of Vatican II for such topics as ethics, ministry, worship, ecclesiology, justification, and ecumenism; speakers will represent a variety of traditions.

The Center is pleased to hold this conference in cooperation with the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, close to the Catholic University of America, in Washington, DC.


Presenters

Paul Gavrilyuk, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
Amy Laura Hall, Duke University
Nicholas M. Healy, St. John's University, New York
Matthew Levering, Ave Maria University
George Lindbeck, Yale University
Michael Root, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
Karen Westerfield Tucker, Boston University

 

Schedule

All presentations will take place at the
John Paul II Cultural Center
3900 Harewood Road, NE
Washington, DC 20017

Monday, June 8, 2009
3:00 pm    On-site registration begins
7:00 pm    George Lindbeck – “
Current Protestant Developments and Vatican II”
8:30 pm    Evening Prayer

Tuesday, June 9, 2009
8:30 am    Morning Prayer
9:00 am    Nicholas M. Healy –  “Vatican II and Ecclesiology: The Lay Apostolate, Authority, and Ecumenism”
10:15 am  Break
10:45 am  Karen Westerfield Tucker – “After the Constitution on the Liturgy”
12:00 pm  Lunch
1:30 pm    Paul Gavrilyuk – "The Heritage of Vatican II and the Future of Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue"
2:45 pm    Break
3:15 pm    Amy Laura Hall – “The Dignity and the Anxiety of Modern Man in Gaudium et spes
6:00 pm    Social Hour
7:00 pm    Banquet: Keynote Speaker – William G. Rusch

Wednesday, June 10, 2009
8:30 am    Morning Prayer
9:00 am    Matthew Levering – “Seeking Ecclesial Peace: The Reception of Vatican II"
10:15 am  Break
10:45
am  Michael Root – “Continuity and Discontinuity at Vatican II: The Case of Ecumenism”
12:00
pm  Closing Prayer

 

Conference cost (including banquet): $210

Reduced prices available for early registrations, students, and retired clergy

Accommodations will be available on the Catholic University campus

 

 

Register online and pay by credit card at www.acteva.com/go/ccet

or

pay by check and use mail-in registration form

 

 

For more information, contact:
Michael Root
803-735-1178 
mroot1@sc.rr.com

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