First of February

NEWS

Three Enormous bits of news to share

1. Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church: The Plenary Papers from Padova was submitted To Continuum on January 22. We expect that it will be published in September.

Click here for the pdf Table of Contents.

2. Paul Chummar announces from Nairobi:

International Symposium on Natural Law

Inspired from The First International Cross-cultural Conference for Catholic Theological Ethicists, Padova - Italy, we are conducting an “International Symposium on Natural Law: … in search of “a common denominator for moral principles … and laws affecting rights and duties for all” … from 06-08 February 2007, here in The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, an initiative of the Faculty of Theology, in collaboration with the Faculties of Arts, Science, Education, Commerce. All together we have 21 paper presentations in ten sessions of three days. The paper presenters are from 12 different countries: France, U.K, Kenya, U.S.A., Poland, Uganda, Tanzania, India, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Germany and Ireland. Among the presenters we are privileged to have two international experts: Prof. Peter Hünermann, University of Tübingen, Germany, a Dogmatic Theologian, and Prof. Augustin Thottakara, an Indian Philosopher.

The Opening Address will be given by His Excellency Archbishop Alain Paul Lebeaupin, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and Permanent Observer of Holy See to UNEP and UN-Habitat. He has a doctorate in Civil Law and Masters in Cannon Law and Theology. Further, the Keynote address will be given by the Director, Konrad Adenauer Foundation: Rule of Law Program for Sub-Saharan Africa.

For the more information, on the announcement, click here:

On the Conference Program, click here:

Paul Chummar C.
Chairperson,
Committee for International Symposium on Natural Law
The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya

for Further information, contact Paul Chummar: paul-chummar@web.de

3. Finally, Mary Jo Iozzio announces a new project on women and HIV/AIDS, a manuscript of 29 authors, that will be submitted to Continuum in March 2008, published in Novemeber 2008, entitled

Calling for Justice throughout the World:

Catholic Women Theologians Considering the
Moral Ramifications of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic
Editors: Mary Jo Iozzio with Mary Doyle Roche and Elsie Maria Miranda

Click here for the contributors and project description.

For further information amail Mary Jo at: miozzio@mail.barry.edu