University of Notre Dame to convene African theology conference in Rome | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › University of Notre Dame to convene African theology conference in Rome University of Notre Dame to convene African theology conference in Rome Published: March 16, 2017 Author: Amanda Skofstad Click for larger image Theologians, Catholic Church leaders, graduate students and lay men and women from around Africa and North America will gather March 23-25 at the University of Notre Dame’s Rome Global Gateway for African Christian Theology: Memories and Mission for the 21st Century, a conference examining the past, present and future of African theology in the Catholic tradition. Organized by Rev. Paulinus Odozor, C.S.Sp., associate professor of Christian ethics and the theology of world Church, and the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture, this gathering aims to continue the dialogue initiated by the 2001 USCCB letter “A Call to Solidarity with Africa” and examined further in 2003 and 2004 conferences hosted at Notre Dame and in Nigeria. “This is the long-in-coming continuation of an important conversation,” Odozor said. “Christianity is booming in the global south and we want to get into the heart of that from the Catholic perspective. We need to bring Africa’s reality out, to dialogue with the movement of the Church there, and not just focus on the disasters.” The assembly of speakers and participants is diverse and includes four cardinals, six archbishops or bishops, four superiors general of religious orders, numerous priests and sisters and a host of theologians and members of the laity. The session topics will include moral theology, evangelization, faith and family, dialogue with African traditional religion and Islam and the engagement of Christianity with contemporary African society and culture. On the final day, five Notre Dame theology graduate students will present papers — an affirmation of and nod to the future of African theology. “We hope this conference will help to clarify and articulate the faith from an African perspective — for Africa, for the rest of the world and for our increasingly global Church,” Odozor said. Contact: Amanda Skofstad, 574-631-4313, skofstad@nd.edu Posted In: Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 dCEC to Award 2023 ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 15, 2022 In new book on global Catholicism, Provost John McGreevy explores modern history, current challenges of the Church September 15, 2022 Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn