Transcripts of Woodstock Forums

Each year the Woodstock Theological Center sponsors a series of presentations addressing topics of social and political importance from a religious and ethical viewpoint. We call this series the Woodstock Forum. These forums are free and open to the public. For a complete list of earlier forums see Previous Forums.

Listed below in reverse chronological order are forums whose edited transcripts have been published in the Woodstock Report and are available on this web page. The Next Forum will be announced on the Woodstock web page.

  • What Makes a War Just? What Makes Peace Possible?, a Woodstock Forum featuring John Kleiderer, Maryann Cusimano Love, Marie Dennis, Mark Mossa, S.J., and Robert Royal, moderated by Dolores R. Leckey, Woodstock Report, December 2006, No. 86.
  • Re-envisioning the Papacy, a Woodstock Forum featuring John J. Burkhard, O.F.M. Conv., Mark J. Dyer, Thomas Hopko, Scott Ickert, and Ann K. Riggs, moderated by Monika K. Hellwig, Woodstock Report, November 2005, No. 83.
  • Teilhard de Chardin and his Relevance for Today, a Woodstock Forum featuring Nicole Schmitz-Moormann, Harris L. Wofford, and Philip Hefner, moderated by James F. Salmon, S.J., Woodstock Report, June 2005, No. 82.
  • Who Pays? Taxation and the Common Good, a Woodstock Forum with Daniel R. Ebner, Susan Pace Hamill, and Charles O. Rossotti, Woodstock Report, December 2004, No. 80.
  • Toward a Politics of Forgiveness... In the Community of Nations, a Woodstock Forum with Drew Christiansen, S.J., Doris Donnelly, Robert Hennemeyer, and Donald Shriver, Woodstock Report, June 2004, No. 78.
  • International Faith-Based Initiatives: Can They Work?, a forum featuring John Farina, Serge Duss, William Headley and Linda Shovlain, Woodstock Report, March 2004, No. 77.
  • "The Challenge of Peace," Twenty Years Later: Avenues of Hope for Shaping a Peaceful World," a forum featuring John Borelli, Bryan Hehir, Cynthia Sampson, and William Vendley, Woodstock Report, December 2003, No. 76.
  • Restoring Trust in Church Leadership, a forum featuring Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, pastor Daniel Pakenham, and canon lawyer Sharon Euart, R.S.M., Woodstock Report, October 2003, No. 75.
  • Religion and the Renewal of Civic Society, a forum featuring John Farina, William O'Neill, S.J., and Joan Rosenhauer, moderated by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Woodstock Report, March 2003, No. 73.
  • The Ethics of Lobbying: Organized Interests, Political Power, and the Common Good, a forum featuring Joan Claybrook, Michael McCarthy, Thomas Reese, S.J., and Thomas Susman, Woodstock Report, December 2002, No. 72.
  • Hope for Muslim-Christian Relations, a forum featuring Yvonne Yasbeck Haddad, Ali Mazrui, Thomas Michel, S.J., and James Redington, S.J., Woodstock Report, October 2002, No. 71.
  • Being Radically Religious in Public Life, a forum featuring Sue Morris, Scott Appleby, Gil Bailie, and J. Leon Hooper, S.J., Woodstock Report, June 2002, No. 70.
  • Lay-Jesuit Collaboration in Higher Education, a forum featuring Dr. John J. DeGioia, Howard J. Gray, S.J., and Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Woodstock Report, December 2001, No. 68.
  • Energy, the Economy, and the Environment, a forum with Drew Christiansen, S.J., Kathleen McGinty, and Robert Watson, moderated by James L. Connor, S.J., Woodstock Report, June 2001, No. 66.
  • Religion and Public Life: A New Alliance?, a forum with Jose Casanova, Elizabeth McKeown, James Redington, S.J., and Peter Steinfels, Woodstock Report, March 2001, No. 65.
  • The U.S. Penal System: Restorative and/or Retributive Justice?, a forum with Rev. Raymond B. Kemp, Father Michael Bryant, Andrew L. Sonner, Pat Nolan, Thomas O'Connor, Darryl Colbert, Michelle A. Roberts, and Matthew Mullane, Woodstock Report, March 2000, No. 61.
  • God, Religion, and Public Education: Is There a Mesh?, with P. Michael Timpane, Ph.D., John F. Devine, Ph.D., Steven P. Goldberg, Esq., Elizabeth H. Patterson, Esq., and J. Leon Hooper, S.J., Woodstock Report, December 1999, No. 60.
  • Social Security Reform and Catholic Social Teaching: What Can We Learn?, with William J. Byron, S.J., Teresa Ghilarducci, Mathew A. Weidinger, and Sharon Daly, May 5, 1999
  • Ethical Issues in Managed Health Care Organizations, with John M. Ludden, M.D., Raymond L. Scalettar, M.D., Paul M. Schyve, M.D., and Sister Carol Taylor, CSFN, February 2, 1999
  • St. Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises: Woodstock's Way of Promoting Justice, with Dolores R. Leckey, Gasper F. Lo Biondo, S.J., J. Michael Stebbins, and James L. Connor, S.J., November 12, 1998
  • Catholic Charities and American Welfare: A Look at the Future, with Mary Jo Bane, Sharon Daly, Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, and Rev. Raymond B. Kemp, May 12, 1998
  • Neuroscience and the Soul, with Ella P. Curry, Malcolm A. Jeeves, and Ayub Khan Ommaya, M.D., February 18, 1998, highlights by James L. Connor, S.J.
  • Synod of Bishops for America: Toward the Third Millennium, with Margaret E. Crahan, Most Rev. Oscar H. Lipscomb, Roberto S. Goizueta, and Thomas J. Reese, S.J., November 12, 1997
  • Civil Discourse and American Politics, with Elaine L. Chao, Ray LaHood, and Thomas E. Mann, May 6, 1997
  • Economic Justice for All: A Tenth Anniversary Discussion, Most Rev. William S. Skylstad, Margaret M. Blair, and Gasper F. Lo Biondo, S.J., February 26, 1997
  • Inside the Vatican, Thomas J. Reese, S.J., Most Rev. James Malone, Rev. James Provost, November 11, 1996
  • Election '96: The Values Behind the Issues, Thomas B. Edsall, Mary McGrory, Peter N. Skerry, May 14, 1996
  • An Ethic for Enemies: Forgiveness in Politics, Donald W. Shriver, Jr., Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, and Drew Christiansen, S.J., November 15, 1995
  • The Church in the Modern World: A 30-Year Perspective, Kenneth R. Himes, O.F.M., Bishop James W. Malone, and Monika K. Hellwig, May 2, 1995
  • On Turning 80: Autobiography in Search of Meaning, Walter J. Burghardt, S.J., December 6, 1994
  • The American Family: A Community in Crisis, Jean Bethke Elshtain, J. Leon Hooper, S.J., and John L. Carr, October 20, 1994
  • Ecology, Cosmology, and Theology: A Trialogue, John F. Haught, George V. Coyne, S.J., and Robert John Russell, April 28, 1994
  • The Gospel and Culture: Narrowing the Gap, Avery Dulles, S.J., E. J. Dionne, and Monika K. Hellwig, February 17, 1994
  • Health Care Ethics: Business Aspects, Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D., Bernard R. Tresnowski, and John P. Langan, S.J., October 13, 1993
  • Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka: 40 Years Later, Samuel Harvey, Jr., Dr. Floretta Dukes McKenzie, and Roger Wilkins, April 22, 1993
  • John Courtney Murray, S.J., and Religious Pluralism, J. Leon Hooper, S.J., Os Guinness, and Michael J. Perry, January 12, 1993
  • Religion in the Former Soviet Republics, James H. Billington, Thomas E. Bird, John H. Erickson, and Father Victor Potapov, May 6, 1992
  • Election '92: The Values Behind the Issues, William A. Galston, John P. Langan, S.J., and David E. Price, March 24, 1992
  • The Religious Community Looks Toward the 1992 Earth Summit, Andrew Christiansen, S.J., Elizabeth Dodson Gray, and Rabbi David Saperstein, November 19, 1991
  • Crisis in the Middle East: Issues of War, Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, Dr. William Quandt, Congressman Stephen Solarz, and Ambassador Sol Lenowitz, January 17, 1991
  • The Environmental Crisis: A Challenge to The Churches, David Challinor, James M. Cubie, and John F. Haught, October 17, 1989

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