Events, 2013-14: Theology and Ecology
‘Theology and Ecology’ Event Planning for AY 13-14
Fall Semester
1. Oct. 4
Screening of James Balog film “Chasing Ice” and Post-Screening Panel Discussion
Panel: William French (Theo), Michael Agliardo, S.J. (Soc), Martin Berg (Biol)
7:00-9:00pm, Damen Theater, LSC
LUC’s participation in the nationwide Catholic Climate Coalition program “Melting Ice, Mending Creation: a Catholic Approach to Climate Change.” Organized by the LUC Office of Sustainability.
2. Oct. 15
Presentation by Pulitzer Prize Winning Environmental Journalist Bob Marshall
Screening of Elizabeth Coffman/Ted Hardin film “Veins in the Gulf”
4th Floor IC (times being determined)
Panel Discussion: interested faculty
The focus of the event is on exploring how the overlapping themes of journalism,
ecology, and religion impact the narrative ‘reading’ of catastrophic storm events and
environmental disasters (in this case, those in the Gulf of Mexico).
Organized by the School of Communication, Institute of Environmental Sustainability, and the Department of Theology
3. Nov. 14-15
Conference: US Energy and Environment: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy
Nov. 14 7:00pm Keynote Lecture: Filmmaker James Balog
Nov. 15 9:15am Presentation on Energy and Climate Change (speaker TBA)
11:15am Dr. Emmanuel Agius
Presentation on Energy Policy from a European Perspective
2:00pm Panel: Science, Ethics, and Energy Policy
Dr. Howard Learner
Dr. Donald Wuebbels
Dr. Jame Schaefer
Organized by the Department of Theology and the Institute of Environmental Sustainability