Megan Shore, PhD is a graduate of St. Jerome's University and currently an assistant professor of peace and conflict studies and religious studies at King's University at the University of Western Ontario. This talk is based on Dr. Shore's recently published book, Religion and Conflict Resolution: Christianity and South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2009).
How do countries rebuild politically, culturally, and socially after suffering conscious-shocking crimes against humanity? What happens when some religious actors perpetuated these crimes, while others resisted them? In this talk, Dr. Shore examines the role that religion played in South Africa's relatively peaceful transition from apartheid to democracy. While religious actors, such as Desmond Tutu, helped in the transition, many in South Africa are still asking, some fifteen years later, “Where's the justice?”
This talk will take place March 19, 2010, from 12:00 - 1:00 pm, in STJ 2017. Bring your brown bag lunch, drinks and desserts will be served. For more information contact Elyse Redden (519-884-8111, ext. 28241).
Gregory Baum, author of Religion and Alienation, Compassion and Solidarity (a Massey Lecture), and number other books, will be speaking at Waterloo Lutheran Seminary Chapel on the campus of Wilfrid Laurier, on Friday, February 12, 2010, from 10:00-11:45 pm. This event is co-sponsored by Waterloo Lutheran Seminary and the SJU Centre for Responsible Citizenship. The title of the lecture is "Islam and Democracy: A Catholic Perspective on Reform and Renewal." It's a lecture to mark the publication of Prof. Baum's latest book The Theology of Tariq Ramadan (Novalis Press, 2009). For more information, please see http://www.seminary.wlu.ca/
The St. Jerome's Centre for Responsible Citizenship (CRC) is pleased to announce that proposals are now being accepted for the 2010-2011 CRC Research Grant. This grant is intended to support SJU faculty in developing innovative research and scholarship in the areas of community development, public life, public policy, Canadian identity, and other topics that address responsible citizenship. Proposals that include collaboration with local and/or regional organizations, both governmental and non-governmental, are especially welcomed.
Grant proposals of up to $5,000 may be submitted, although the exact amount of the grant has yet to be determined.
The deadline for submission is February 12, 2010. Please submit proposals to Christine Schwendinger in the Dean's Office.
Please contact Scott Kline (x28289) for more information.
Hon. Noel A. Kinsella was on campus September 26, 2008 to help launch the SJU Centre for Responsible Citizenship. The title of his talk was "Serving the Common Good: Ethics-Based Civics Education and Public Service."
For press coverage of the event, please see an article that appeared in the Catholic Register on October 3, 2008.
Over the past two years, five St. Jerome's students have been involved in an initiative called Students for Development (SFD). Funded by the Canadian International Development Association and administered by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, the SFD internship program mobilizes students to work abroad on projects that promote and strengthen good governance. Each internship is worth up to $10,000.
Working in conjunction with SJU's Beyond Borders program, our SFD students have been doing remarkable. In fact, two of our students, Rebecca Mancini
(Kenya) and Adam Halpert (Philippines) were singled out in the most recent SFD publication, "On the Road to Democratic Governance: Highlights of the
2007 Students for Development Program."
Congratulations to Rebecca and Adam on their fine work in the service others!
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