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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