Boston College Front Row

Robert Maryks is on the faculty of the City University of New York's Lehman College Department of History, and is author of The Jesuit Order as a Synagogue of Jews: Jesuits of Jewish Ancestry and Purity-of-Blood Laws in the Early Society of Jesus (2009). In his lecture he discusses his book, whichtells the story of the evolution of the discriminatory concept of purity of blood, its complex nature, its magnitude in the early Society of Jesus and the role Christians of Jewish ancestry played in the order.

James J. Conn, SJ, is a part-time faculty member of the School of Theology. He discusses the role of pastoral ministers in approaching the marriages of Catholics with non-Catholics.

James J. Conn, SJ, is a part-time faculty member of the School of Theology. He discusses the role of pastoral ministers in approaching the marriages of Catholics with non-Catholics.

Aaron David Miller, public policy fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Shai Feldman, professor of politics and director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University; and Hussein Ibish, senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine, discuss the relationship between the U.S. and Israel. Ali Banuazizi, professor of political science and director of the Islamic Civilization and Societies Program at Boston College, leads the panel.

In addition to the sponsors listed below, the following organizations also sponsored this event: Al-Noor, the University's undergraduate journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies; the Boston College Coalition for Israel; the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Student Association; and Hillel of Boston College.

Aaron David Miller, public policy fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Shai Feldman, professor of politics and director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University; and Hussein Ibish, senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine, discuss the relationship between the U.S. and Israel. Ali Banuazizi, professor of political science and director of the Islamic Civilization and Societies Program at Boston College, leads the panel.

In addition to the sponsors listed below, the following organizations also sponsored this event: Al-Noor, the University's undergraduate journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies; the Boston College Coalition for Israel; the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Student Association; and Hillel of Boston College.

Since the Council of Constantinople in 381, the Church has been described asone, holy, catholic, and apostolic. Rev. Richard Lennan, professor of systematic theology in the School of Theology and Ministry, explores what it means for the Church to becatholic, and how we reconcile that proclamation with our contemporary experience of the Church.

Since the Council of Constantinople in 381, the Church has been described asone, holy, catholic, and apostolic. Rev. Richard Lennan, professor of systematic theology in the School of Theology and Ministry, explores what it means for the Church to becatholic, and how we reconcile that proclamation with our contemporary experience of the Church.

A student of the history and political economy of the media, Robert W. McChesney is the Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and president of Free Press, a national media reform organization. He describes the decline of independent journalism in the United States, and suggests that more public resources be devoted to maintaining the free and unbiased news coverage that is essential to a democracy.

A student of the history and political economy of the media, Robert W. McChesney is the Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and president of Free Press, a national media reform organization. He describes the decline of independent journalism in the United States, and suggests that more public resources be devoted to maintaining the free and unbiased news coverage that is essential to a democracy.

Brian Daley, S.J., the Catherine F. Huisking Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, discusses the restoration of unity among Christian communities. He focuses on sacramental, theological, and spiritual issues that have been the topic of dialogue among Catholic and Orthodox churches.