In this conversation, Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse and Dr. Deborah Savage discuss the Catholic Church's teachings on contraception, the importance of lived experience in understanding these teachings, and the challenges posed by the sexual revolution. They explore the philosophical foundations laid by John Paul II, the distinction between human acts and impulses, and the implications for sexual morality and human dignity.

 

Dr. Deborah Savage joined the Theology faculty during the 2021-22 academic year, having taught both philosophy and theology at the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota for the previous thirteen years. She received her doctorate in Religious Studies from Marquette University in 2005; her degree is in both theology and philosophy. Dr. Savage is the co-founder and acting director of the Siena Symposium for Women, Family, and Culture, an interdisciplinary think tank, organized to respond to John Paul II’s call for a new and explicitly Christian feminism.

 

Her writing has appeared in several publications, Nova et Vertera, Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture, First Things, The Humanum Review, Catholic World Report, and Public Discourse. Some recent publications include “Redeeming Woman: A Catholic Response to the Second Sex Issue,” published in the journal Religions and “The Therapeutic and Pastoral Implications of Pope St. John Paul II’s Account of the Person,” published in The Journal of Christian Bioethics. The most recent iteration of her theory of Man and Woman is a chapter in a volume entitled The Complementarity of Men and Women, edited by Dr. Paul Vitz and published by CUA Press (May 2021). She is currently at work on a book entitled “Woman and Man” for formal consideration by Catholic University of America Press.

 

Dr. Savage is a member of the Academy of Catholic Theology and the American Catholic Philosophical Association. She served for several years as a member of the Board of Trustees at Franciscan University, resigning in 2021. She moved to Steubenville along with her husband of 32 years, Andrew Percic, and their daughter, Madeline.

 

Lived Experience and the Search for Truth: Revisiting Catholic Sexual Morality Buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Lived-Experience-Search-Truth-Revisiting/dp/B0DG2PVQ6K/ref=sr_1_1

 

A World Without Fathers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjNiVYfDdSU

 

Male and Female He Created Them: Complementarity as Mission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJBgR6krKaY

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Is There A War On Men? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWz4iLHFwKE  

 

Other videos of Dr. Savage: https://drdeborahsavage.com/videos/

 

Catholic Women’s Forum Interview with Dr. Savage: https://catholicwomensforum.org/staff/woman-know-deborah-savage/

 

Active Projects: https://drdeborahsavage.com/active-projects/

 

Publications: https://drdeborahsavage.com/publications/

 

Department of Theology of Fransiscan University at Steubenville: https://spt.franciscan.edu/faculty/savage-dr-deborah/