David Kaulem While at Woodstock, Dr. Kaulem will be researching the role of the Catholic Church’s social teachings in the social transformation of eastern and southern Africa. His study will examine how the Church, through Bishops’ Conferences in relevant regions, has offered moral vision for the social transformation of society. His study argues that there is a growing awareness of the social teachings of the Church among Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Of special interest to his work are the fundamental differences that have emerged in the interpretation of Church social teaching among various Bishops’ Conferences. Yvonne Kambale At Woodstock, Ms. Kambale will be researching the experiences and behavioral changes of youth in the context of HIV/AIDs in Eastern Congo. The study thus hopes to make it possible to give informed recommendations to churches for the development of HIV/AIDS policy, based not on a nationally representative sample, but rather on an understanding of the complexity of local contexts and of people’s experiences. Daniel Madigan, S.J. At Woodstock, Fr. Madigan’s main project is to work on a book on Christianity for Muslims, based on what he has learned over his last seven years of teaching Muslims an introduction to Christianity. He will also be spending some time beginning work on an undergraduate textbook on the Qur’an. Thomas Michel, S.J. Fr. Michel has taught for many years in Indonesia, the Philippines, and around the United States, Europe, and Turkey. He is on the board of numerous institutions and organizations, including the Academic Council of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, the International Advisory Board of the Khalidi Library in Jerusalem, and the Advisory Board of the Center for Civilizational Dialogue at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2006-2007 Susan F. Rakoczy, I.H.M., is an honorary professor at
the school of Religion and Theology at the University of Kwa-zulu-natal in Hilton,
South Africa. Susan received her Ph.D. in Spirituality from the Catholic
University of America and wrote her dissertation on the meaning of discernment
language. She has spent much of her life as a Sister of the Immaculate Heart of
Mary working in Africa at social ministries ranging from community renewal programs
to spirituality training programs. In drawing from these rich work experiences Susan
has written books on the topics of: women doing Theology, the Church’s response to
sexual violence, and spiritual direction from a cross-cultural perspective. In
addition to these academic works, Susan has recently written a book titled, Great
Mystics and Social Justice: Walking on Two Feet of Love.
While at Woodstock, Susan will be working on a new book about
theology and the praxis of discernment. The book will explore and analyze some
of the theological issues relating to the tradition of discernment, as well as
address the interface between discernment and psychology and social development.
The significance of Susan’s research and writing will provide a basis for understanding
discernment in light of psychological issues relating to women and the African Christian life.
Joanna M. Wnuczynska, is a professor at the University of Nicolaus
Copernicus in Torun, Poland where she recently received her Ph.D. in humanistic sciences. Her
dissertation is titled, Angels in “Dziady” czesc III (“Forefathers”. Part III) by Adam Mickiewicz
and in the theater realization of this drama in XXth century. Joanna’s field of study consists
of literature, drama, theology, and anthropology. She has been the recipient of two John Paul
Foundation fellowships in Rome. She also recently held the position of rector of the Nicolaus
Copernicus University scholarship for graduate scholars.
While at Woodstock Joanna will be researching and writing on the topic of martyrdom
in Literature. She intends to address martyrdom in the context of the works of John Paul II seen from
a historical and contemporary perspective. Joanna will also address the theological and anthropological
aspects of martyrdom by analyzing the works of Polish writers, in particular Adam Mickiewicz, one of
the most prolific Polish Romantics.
2005-2006 Raul Gonzales Fabre, S.J., Doctor in Philosophy,
USB (Caracas); Industrial Engineer, UNED (Madrid); Civil Engineer,
UCAB (Caracas). Areas of interest: theory of economic justice, microeconomics,
economic anthropology and psychology, theory of war and peace, refuge
and migrations. Separate publications: Sobre el estado del Estado
en Venezuela. Ifedec. Caracas, 1997. Justicia en el mercado. La fundamentación
de la ética del mercado según Francisco de Vitoria. Conicit-UCAB.
Caracas, 1998; Ética y economía. Desclée. Bilbao, 2005; La cultura
pública en Venezuela. UCAB-Centro Gumilla. Caracas, 2005. Raul has provided formation on socio-political issues
to grass-roots church groups since 1987. A member of the Jesuit Latin-American
Group of Philosophical Reflection since 1992, he has published several
articles in the books of the group and in other collective works and
journals. He has been coordinator of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)
in Latin America (1997-1999) and policy officer of JRS in Zambia (2000-2002).
Since 2003, he has been a fellow of the Instituto de Investigaciones
Económicas y Sociales, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Caracas),
and teaches Ethics and Economics at the School of Economics of the
same university. Gill Goulding, IBVM, is a professor at
Regis College, the Jesuit Graduate School of Theology at the University
of Toronto. She teaches in the area of systematic theology and spirituality.
She is originally from Scotland and her doctoral studies were undertaken
at the University of Edinburgh, where she was elected a Research Fellow
on completion of her PhD. Her publications include: On the Edge
of Mystery: Towards a Spiritual Hermeneutic of the Urban Margins
[2000]; and Creative Perseverance: Sustaining Life-Giving Ministry
in Today's Church [2003]. She will be a Visiting Fellow at Woodstock
from January to July 2006. The project she will be undertaking is entitled: "Divine
Intimacy: A Trinitarian Dynamic for Ministry." The survival of
credible Christian ministry in this already fragmented twenty-first
century requires appreciation and imitation of the self-emptying love
at the heart of the Trinity. For many pastoral ministers the Trinity
is a baffling intellectual concept. This project aims to promote an
understanding that the mystery of Trinitarian communion is both the
archetype of ecclesial communion and an invitation to deep human inter-communion.
The aim is to establish the systematic grounding of pastoral ministry
in the life of the Trinity and to make more accessible to ministers
the dynamic nature of the doctrine of the Trinity. Catherine Halvey holds a degree in Divinity
from London University and an STL in Fundamental Theology and Ethics
from the Gregorian University in Rome. Additionally, Catherine has
completed post graduate studies in Rio de Janeiro and Chicago, specializing
in the history of "modernities," critical and hermeneutical
theory and the questions raised by the suffering other to faith and
rationality. Originally from Ireland, Catherine comes to Woodstock
from the Amazonian region, where she was coordinator of human rights
programs for caboclo (mixed Amazonian races) and indigenous peoples
during the last nine years. They included the PROVITA witness protection
program and the SOS Torture project to combat violence and impunity
in northern Brazil. She was active in many social justice conferences
as well as lecturing at the local seminary and university. Prior to
this, Catherine worked in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza
where she conducted ethics seminars and conferences and participated
in the Jesuit social development center, IBRADES. While at Woodstock,
Catherine will develop special aspects of human rights discourse as
these relate to her Amazonian experience. Saviar Seshu Raja, a Catholic priest
belonging to the Archdiocese of Madurai, South India, holds a Ph.D.,
in philosophy. He has been working as a Senior Scale Lecturer
in the department of Philosophy at Arul Anandar College, Karumathur,
Madurai District, South India, besides serving as a pastor in different
parishes in his diocese. His research, "The problem of the marginalized:
A search for an alternate process for liberation," concerns itself
in the task of exposition of the principles that construe the caste
domination (the denial of the "dignity" of the marginalized,
the Dalits) in India and attempts to search for an alternate process
of their liberation from the way human self is authenticated in Christian
ethics. Vincent Sekhar, S.J., is a Jesuit priest
from South India. After the completion of Masters in Sanskrit and
Doctorate in Philosophy on studies in Jain Philosophy and Religion
from the University of Madras, he did post-doctoral research as Visiting
Fellow at Woodstock Theological Center. He also holds a Master's degree
in Theology from Vidyajyoti College of Theology, Delhi. Besides teaching in the Dept of Philosophy and heading
the Department of Religion and Value Education at Arul Anandar College,
Karumathur, he coordinates the Jesuit Ministry of Interfaith Dialogue
in South Asian Jesuit Assistancy and runs Religious Harmony programs
for university college students. He guides doctoral research at Gurukul
Lutheran Theological College and Research Institute, Chennai and has
published a number of articles on themes related to philosophy and
religion of the Jains and the Buddhists from inter-disciplinary perspective,
and on Interreligious Relations. He is interested in learning and
sharing on how religion and society influence each other in a multicultural,
pluralistic context. His recent publications include Practice of
Interreligious Dialogue - Formation and Training of Young Clergy and
Religious (2005); Religions in Public Life - A Practical Guide
to Religious Harmony (2004); Dharma in Early Brahmanic, Buddhist,
and Jain Traditions (2003); and Quest for Harmony: An Anthology
of Religions in Dialogue (2002). Thomas Zhang Xian, originally from Guangzhou,
China, is a philosophy professor and the Vice-director of philosophy
department and the Institute of Comparative Religion at Zhongshan
(Sun Ya-Sen) University. He obtained his B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy
at Zhongshan University and received his Ph.D. from Fribourg University
in Switzerland by his Doktorvater Prof. Guido Kueng (the brother of
Prof. Hans Kueng). His academic interests include the research fields
of Phenomenology, Existentialism, Philosophy of Religion, Christian
Philosophy, Western Marxism, and intercultural philosophy. Since 1986,
he has published many articles and Chinese translations about philosophy
and theology of Judeo-Christian religion. His new book, Christianity
and Western Philosophy, will be published next year in China.
He is a research fellow at ISCS (Institute of Sino-Christian Cultural
Study) in Hong Kong. He is a visiting fellow at Woodstock Theological
Center from August until October, pursuing research for his book,
Towards A Christian Philosophy in China. He told his American
colleagues that he has a Christian heart, a Greek mind, and a Chinese
life. 2004-2005 Sr. Margaret Scott is currently serving
as the Provincial Superior for the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus. She has served as President of the Conference of Men and Women
Religious in England and Wales and Vice-President of the Union of
Conferences of Major Religious Superiors in Europe. She has degrees
in the areas of Classics and International Relations. She will be
a visiting fellow at Woodstock Theological Center from September of
2004 to June of 2005. Her project is entitled "Globalization and the
Poor in a Eucharistic Context." She plans to focus on two themes
from a Eucharistic reading. The first theme is Eucharist as a global
reality; it is "an inclusive project and prophetic word about
the whole of humanity." The second theme is Eucharist as a "challenge
to our commitment to social justice, with implications for global
markets and 'the social responsibility' policies of multinationals,
and would constitute an interesting perspective on the aim of many
players in the global market to 'make globalization work for the poor.'" Ma. Christina A. Astorga is a professor
in the Department of Theology at the Ateneo de Manila University and
the Loyola School of Theology. She has several degrees in the areas
of English, History, Theology, and Moral Theology. She will be a visiting
researcher at Woodstock from September of 2004 to June of 2005. While at Woodstock, Dr. Astorga will be carrying out
a research project on "Vision, Norm, and Choice: A Contemporary
Theo-Ethical Paradigm." She aims to put together a book in fundamental
Moral Theology, which "brings in one coherent whole the foundational
elements of Christian morality." Dr. L. Anthony Savari Raj is a Lecturer
in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Madras in India.
He holds a Ph.D. in the field of Philosophy. He will be a visiting
fellow at Woodstock from September of 2004 to May of 2005. Bishop Francisco F. Claver, SJ, will join
Woodstock as he retires from his position as Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe,
Philippines. He holds an STB and an STL from Woodstock College, Maryland,
and a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Colorado. He was
a visiting professor at the East Asian Pastoral Institute, Manila;
he is also Chairman of the Episcopal Commission for Indigenous Peoples
and of the Commission for Justice and Peace of the Bishops' Conference
of the Philippines. One of his previous works is "The Encounter
between the Gospel and the Values of Indigenous People in Asia: Challenges
of the Future." Bishop Claver will be a visiting fellow from
August of 2004 to June of 2005 Dr. Donna Orsuto is a professor at the
Institute of Spirituality at the Gregorian University in Rome, teaching
courses on lay spirituality and women mystics. She is also the founder
of The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas, which provides an academic and
community setting for lay theology students in Rome. She holds a degree
in Philosophy from Wake Forest University and a PhD in Theology from
the Jesuit Gregorian University. Her dissertation was on the Trinity
in the works of St. Catherine of Siena. Dr. Orsuto will be a visiting
researcher from December of 2004 to March of 2005, after which she
hopes to spend the second part of her sabbatical in Jerusalem. Her
work at Woodstock will focus on preparing a public lecture to be delivered
in Jerusalem. Dr. Beatriz Domingues a professor in the
Department of History at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil.
She has degrees in areas such as history, psychology, political science,
and the history of science. She has been a visiting researcher at Georgetown
University since January 2002. While at Woodstock, Dr. Domingues will be carrying out a research project
on "The Role of Jesuits in the Hispanic and Luso-American Enlightenment
and in the Creation of their Cultural and Political Identity."
She describes it as a "comparative study" that "calls
attention to the similarities and differences between the behavior and
intellectual production of Mexican and Brazilian Jesuits.. This comparison
can be very useful to continue rethinking the work of the Society of
Jesus, before and after the prohibition of the order." Mr. Zhang Xianqing is a doctoral candidate from the History
Department of XiamenUniversity in the People's Republic of China. He
has taught history at the Fujian Education College and has received
the prize for excellent academic research work there as well. Mr. Zhang
is currently completing work on his dissertation concerning the history
of Christianity in China. Mr. Zhang's project is entitled "The Diffusion of Catholicism
in a Chinese Rural Area and Its Influence on the Development of Local
Folk Religion." He plans to focus on "the conflict and
accommodation between Christianity and the traditional lineage ethics."
His research will also try to "approach the evolution of Catholicism
and its rituals in Chinese local society". Dr. Saban Ali Düzgün is an associate professor
of systematic theology at Ankara University in Turkey. His publications
include Religion, Individual, and Society and Social Theology.
Dr. Düzgün is also an associate editor of the Periodical of Divinity
Faculty of Ankara University and the editor-in-chief of an upcoming
online theology journal. While at Woodstock, Dr. Düzgün will be researching aspects of metaphysics,
theology and philosophy in his project, "Non-Metaphysical Theology:
A New Approach." As he explains, "The reason why we
pursue a theological language and methodology apart from the metaphysical
ones is that philosophy couldn't manage to respond [to] linguistic philosophy
combined with logical positivism in their objections concerning the
metaphysical propositions and their justification." Dr. Fabrice Blée is an International Visiting Fellow
at the Woodstock Theological Center for the 2002-3 academic year, conducting
research in the area of monastic interreligious dialogue. He is
a native of France, and has a Ph.D. in Theology from the University
of Montreal (with a dissertation on the topic of "Monastic Interreligious
Dialogue: The North American Experience, History and Analysis.")
Dr. Blee has taught at Sherbrooke University, the University of Montreal,
the Pontifico Ateneo S. Anselmo (Rome), Concordia University, and Saint-Paul
University. He also conducted post-doctoral research at the Vidyajyoti
Theological Faculty with Michael Amaladoss, S.J. Dr. Blée arrived at Woodstock to begin his fellowship in December,
2002. Much of Dr. Blée's research is inspired by his own personal
question of "How is it possible to be a Christian while being spiritually
involved in another religious tradition?" His appreciation
for Catholic spirituality has been enriched by time that he spent working
with Jesuits in India and Egypt; and he also possesses a wonderful insight
into Buddhist spirituality, having lived for a time at a Buddhist monastery
in Japan. Dr. Blée's research project at Woodstock seeks "to propose a coherent
understanding of the spirituality of dialogue." After considering
the spirituality of dialogue that is already emerging from within the
monastic interreligious movement, Dr. Blee will then develop a critique
and analysis of it, incorporating the thought of Jesuit researchers
in this field. He will then seek to "identify a model of spirituality
of dialogue which is relevant in our pluralistic world. The proposed
study is an answer to the necessity to develop a new way of being Christian
in which other believers are not seen as a threat to our own religious
identity, but as a constitutive aspect of our spiritual horizon."
Dr. Blée's fellowship lasts through June, 2003.
Vincent Sekhar, S.J., Ph.D. in Religion and Philosophy
of the Jains, University of Madras, India. Former program director at
the Institute of Dialogue with Cultures and Religions Aikiya Alayam,
Chennai, India. Father Sekhar currently holds a position as a Lecturer
in Philosophy, Arul Anandar College, Karmathur, Madurai, India.
He returns to Woodstock as a short-term visiting fellow (April - June
2003) to carry out research for a project on "Religions and Life."
Father John Chathanatt, S.J., is the principal
of Vidyajyoti College of Theology in Delhi, India. He is an executive
member of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Delhi,
a member of the Justice, Peace, and Development Commission of the Catholic
Bishops Conference of India, and a former visiting lecturer at several
Indian colleges. While at Woodstock, Father Chathanatt is working on a research project
entitled "Debt and Development: An Ethical Analysis." Father
Chathanatt explains that "In the Great Jubilee Year 2000, very
many efforts have been made to mobilize public opinion around what is
clearly envisaged as an issue of justice. It is now widely recognized
that, for the poorest countries, debt relief makes sense in terms of
economic and development policy. It is in this context I would like
to undertake a study on this problem of Debt in the process of integral
development." Dr. Elzbieta Kislak is associate professor at the Institute
of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
She received the 1992 Alexander Brückner Award for her Ph.D. dissertation
on "The Image of Russia in Polish Poetry of the 19th
Century", and enjoyed a fellowship at the Institute for Slavic
Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences. While at Woodstock, Dr. Kislak is carrying out a project entitled the
"Contemporary Crisis of Religious Imagination: Literature and Theology."
As she explains, "The project has in view a many-sided examining
of the relationship between Polish poet Czeslaw Milosz's reflection
on the decay of religious imagination with theological diagnosis of
this crisis in American thought, especially after 1968. [It] also involves
making proper studies of different attempts striving to restore the
values of imagination. This aspect of the religious life is of a prime
importance in regard to the issue of secularization of society, both
in Western and Eastern countries." Dr. Herme Josep Mosha is a professor
in the department of education of the University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Dr. Mosha received a Ph.D. in education planning and administration
from the University of Alberta, and also enjoyed a fellowship at the
University of Bergen. He previously served as dean of the University's
faculty of education, and planning consultant to the Tanzanian Ministry
of Education. While at Woodstock, Dr. Mosha is editing a book of readings
in educational planning for developing countries. In addition to working on his primary publication, Dr. Mosha explains
that "As a professor of education planning and administration
I also wish to use the opportunity to write and publish a paper on professional
ethics and morality in developing countries where corruption and other
ills are rampant. The two publications will fill the gap of lack of
relevant publications in the area." Adrian Lyons, S.J., M.A., University of Melbourne. Former
Rector, Canisius College, Sydney (1994-9); Socius (1982-7) and research
team leader (1989-90) for the Australian Jesuit Province; Chaplain,
University of Adelaide (1976-82). While at Woodstock, Rev. Lyons will
consider new ways of presenting the Christian faith to secular mainstream
Australia. His work will especially examine the tension between "holding
fast" to a faith and "adventuring forth" in light of the Ignatian tradition.
Dr. John Rapley, Ph.D., Queen's University at Kingston.
Former Visiting Scholar, Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Universite d'Aix-Marseille
III, France (2000); Post-doctoral fellow, Oxford University (1992-4).
Senior lecturer, University of the West Indies Mona; weekly columnist,
The Daily Gleaner. While at Woodstock, Dr. Rapley is carrying out work
on two volumes of a planned trilogy that offers a critique of neo-liberal
political-economic regimes on the grounds that they are inherently unsustainable.
Alvaro Barreiro, S.J., a Spanish Jesuit based in Brazil,
received his Ph.D. in Theology from the Gregorian University in Rome.
He is currently professor of theology and coordinator of post-graduate
studies at the Center for Superior Studies of the Society of Jesus in
Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Fr. Barreiro is the author of many books and
articles, including Basic Ecclesial Communities: The Evangelization
of the Poor, translated from the Portugese by Barbara Campbell (New
York: Orbis Books, 1982). His fellowship project, "The Contemplation
of the Mysteries of the Life of Christ in the Spiritual Exercises of
St. Ignatius Loyola: Actuality of a Concrete Christological Model" focuses
on the history, method, and theology of the life of Christ in the Exercises.
Lancy Lobo, S.J. holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Delhi
University and is the director of the Centre for Social Studies at South
Gujarat University. His publications include The Thakors of North Gujarat:
A Caste in the Village and the Region (Delhi: Hindustan Publishing Company,
1994), Religious Change and Social Mobility (forthcoming), and numerous
articles, monographs, and book reviews. Fr. Lobo's fellowship project,
entitled "A Paradigm Shift from Paternalistic to Participatory Model
of Evangelization," addresses the influence of globalization and "cultural
totalization" (e.g., extreme Hindu nationalism) on civil society
in India.
M. Marialouis, S.J. is currently serving as Socius to
the Provincial of the Madurai (India) Province of the Society of Jesus,
a position he has held since 1995. From 1994-95, Fr. Marialouis was
a fellow at the Lonergan Institute at Boston College. Prior to that,
he was a senior lecturer in theology and philosophy at Sacred Heart
College in Madras. He will be using his fellowship to engage in guided
reading in preparation for a return to teaching. The reading will be
on the topic of "Authentic Subjectivity as grounds for Objective Knowledge,"
and will focus on the works of Bernard Lonergan.
Carole H. Dagher, M.D., International
Private Law at St. Joseph Jesuit University of Beirut, and International
Public Law at the University of Nice, France. Journalist and political
analyst with major daily newspapers and television stations in Lebanon
(1988-1998). Member of the editing committee of the "Observatory of
Democracy" in Lebanon, a European Community - sponsored project to promote
democracy in Euro-Mediterranean countries. Special Church award for
the coverage of the Synod on Lebanon (1995). Currently Research Associate
at the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University.
Author of Those Men Who Make Peace (Ces Hommes qui font la
Paix, Paris, Beirut: Editions L'Harmattan et FMA, March 1995) and
The Challenges of the General (Les Paris du Général,
Beirut, Paris: Editions Fiches du Monde Arabe- FMA, March 1992).
Areas of interest: intercommunal dialogue and pluralism in Lebanon,
history of the Eastern churches, the role and influence of the Holy
See in the Levant, Christian-Muslim relations. Fellowship project: a
book dealing with "Christian-Muslim power-sharing in post-war Lebanon:
what perspective?"
Terence Farias, S.J., Ph.D., Aligarh
Muslim University. Founding member of the Islamic
Studies Association, which promotes Christian-Muslim dialogue in India;
served as consultor to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
at the Vatican and as director of interreligious dialogue for the Archdiocese
of Bangalore. Held the position of visiting professor of Islam and Christian-Muslim
Relations at several Indian institutions. Publications include
"Islamic Law in India" in Islam Continuity and Change (Rome:
Borgo S. Spirito, 1987) and "Areas of Convergence of Christianity and
Islam," in Church and Islam: Report of a Consultation (Varanasi:
Nav Sadhana, 1983). Areas of interest: interreligious dialogue,
Christian-Muslim relations. Fellowship project: Catholic Image
of Muslims in America: A Socio-Religious Study.
Cristina Montiel, Ph. D., Ateneo
de Manila University. Associate professor, Psychology Department, Ateneo
de Manila University. Recent publications include: Citizen-based
Peacemaking in a Protracted War; Bargaining for Peaceful Termination
of Unsuccessful Coup Attempts in the Philippines; Social Psychological
Dimensions of Political Conflict Resolution in the Philippines. Currently,
chair of the Political Psychology Division of the Psychological Association
of the Philippines; executive council member, Division of Political
Psychology of the International Association of Applied Psychology; executive
council member, Division of Peace Psychology of the American Psychological
Association; and editorial board member, Peace and Conflict: Journal
of Peace Psychology. In the recent 1998 annual convention of the
American Psychological Association, received the Distinguished Contribution
Award from Psychologists for Social Responsibility, and the Outstanding
Service Award from the Division of Peace Psychology. Areas of interest:
political and peace psychology in developing societies. Work at Woodstock:
A Forceful Peace - Political Psychology of People's Power.
Izu Marcel Onyeocha, CMF, Ph.D. (Education) University
of London, Ph.D. (Philosophy), The Catholic University of America.
Rector, Claretian Institute of Philosophy, Nekede, Owerri, Nigeria;
Unit Head, Department of Philosophy, Imo State University, Owerri (1993-98);
Secretary, Seminaries Commission of the Catholic Bishops Conference
of Nigeria (1993-98); Director, Management Information System Unit,
Imo State University, Owerri (1995-98). Devotes a lot of time
to delivering lectures and giving conferences and retreats to priests,
religious, and institutions. Editor, West African Journal of
Philosophical Studies (1996-present). Author of All is
Vanity (1985); What is Religious about Religious? (1993);
Idealism, Politics, and Nation-Building: The Nigerian Experience
(1994); Introfil: A First Encounter with Philosophy (1996); A
Brief on Philosophy and Logic (1997); The Role of the Philosopher
in Solving Socio-Economic Problems (1998). Currently working
on Africa: The Question of Identity.
Vincent Sekhar, S.J., Ph.D. in Religion and Philosophy
of the Jains, University of Madras, India. Visiting Professor of Indian
Philosophy and Religions at Satya Nilayam Institute for Research in
Philosophy and Sanskrit Madras, Arul Kadal Regional Center for Theology
Madras, Gurukul Lutheran College of Theology and Research Madras; involved
in Dialogue Ministry, ran a project on Interreligious Education for
Peace and Development, especially among youth; published articles mostly
on themes related to the Religion and Philosophy of the Jains from an
inter-disciplinary perspective; interested in learning and sharing about
how religions function in society and how they are interdependent and
influence each other; religious pluralism and religious fundamentalism
in a secular, democratic society; religious life and formation in general.
A. Budi Susanto, S.J., Ph.D., Cornell University. Lecturer
of cultural and symbolic anthropology at Sanata Dharma University and
Driyarkara School of Philosophy. Director of Realino Center of Studies.
Publications include: Kethoprak, The Politics of The Past in the
Present-day Java (1997). "Planned Parent(and Child)hood Estrangement,
A Case Study in Modern Indonesia," in East Asian Pastoral Review,
vol.31 3/4, (1994). Fellowship project: "Edging The Ironies: Postcolonial
Alberto Múnera, S.J., Ph.D., Javeriana University,
Bogotà, Colombia. S.T.D., Gregorian University, Rome. Former
dean of the Faculty of Theology, of the Postgraduate Interdisciplinary
School, and of the Faculty of Education, Javeriana University. Twenty-three
years as professor of dogmatic and moral theology at Javeriana University.
Former president of COCTI (World Conference of Catholic Theological
Institutions), 1987-1993. Publications include Recuerdo y Ofertorio
(poems), El Principio Filosófico de Limitación por
Semejanza según San Agustin, Teologia Moral Fundamental,
El Misterio Trinitario de Dios, Academic Setting of Catholic
Theological Institutions, Social Functions of Catholic Theological
Institutions, Problemática Religiosa de la Mujer que Aborta,
articles in Theologica Xaveriana, from 1973 to 1990. Articles
in different specialized periodicals. Co-founder of Cenpro (a Jesuit
center for production of TV programs). Founder of the radio station
at Javeriana University. Consultant for UNICEF, and consultant in ethics
for the Social Foundation
(a lay financial institution founded by a Colombian Jesuit in 1911 and
oriented to the solution of economic and social problems of the poorest
in the country). Special interest in the ethical problems involved in
the application of neo-liberal economic policies in Latin America.
Gerry O'Hanlon, S.J., Ph.D. Queen's University Belfast.
Lecturer in Systematic Theology and former Dean of Theology at the Milltown
Institute of Theology and Philosophy, Dublin. Publications include The
Immutability of God in the Theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar; Solidarity,
The Missing Link in Irish Society (with others); Women and the
Church (with others); One City, Two Tiers (with others);
Freedom, Justice and Responsibility in Ireland Today (with others).
Former member of the Department of Theological Questions of the Irish
Inter-Church Meeting, and current member of Fr. General's Theological
Commission. Area of research: An Irish social theology.
David T. Stratton, S.M.A., S.T.D., Gregorian University,
Rome. A member of the Irish Province of the Society of African Missions.
Former associate pastor at St. Gabriel's and house master at the Minor
Seminary, Ibadan, Nigeria (1988-92). Areas of interest: John Courtney
Murray's contribution to ecclesisology, method in theology, religious
pluralism, church organization.
David Kaulem comes to Woodstock from Harare, Zimbabwe, where he served as Regional Coordinator for the African Forum for Catholic Social Teachings. He earned a master’s and doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Zimbabwe and also lectured there from 1987 to 2001.
Yvonne Kambale comes to Woodstock from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where she worked as an HIV/AIDS Technical Advisor for the European-based United Evangelical Mission and Mission 21, working especially in the development of congregation-based HIV/AIDS programs in Francophone Africa. Prior to this, her professional and consultancy work exposed her to the efforts of several UN agencies, including the WHO, UNICEF, UNESCO, UNIFEM, and IFRC. She has held full-time leadership positions with several faith-based organizations such as the World Council of Churches, the All Africa Conference of Churches, and the Africa Community Action Network for Health, to mention a few. She holds degrees and diplomas in Education, Regional Planning, and Christian Counseling, as well as a Master’s in International Health from Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh.
Father Daniel Madigan, S.J., originally from Australia, is an Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies and Interreligious Dialogue at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and is the founding director of the university’s Institute for the Study of Religions and Cultures, which opened in 2002. He is also serving out a five-year appointment as Consultor of the Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims in the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Before coming to Rome in 2000, Fr. Madigan worked and studied in Australia, India, Pakistan, Egypt, and the United States. Fr. Madigan is also a former publisher of the Australian Eureka Street magazine and author of a number of works including The Qur’an’s Self Image: Writing and Authority in Islam’s Scriptures (2001). Fr. Madigan holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from Columbia University in New York.
Father Tom Michel, S.J., comes to Woodstock as an accomplished scholar in Islam. He studied Arabic in Lebanon and Egypt and received a PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the University of Chicago. His doctoral thesis focused on the thought of Sunni Islamic scholar Ibn Taymiyya. In 1981, he was appointed to the Asia Desk of the Vatican Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, and in 1988 he became Head of the Office for Islam in the same Vatican department. Since 1994, he has served as Executive Secretary of the Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences in Bangkok, Thailand. Since 1996, he has been Secretary for Interreligious Dialogue in Rome and Ecumenical Secretary for the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences.
At Woodstock, Dr. Savari Raj will be working on a research project
entitled "Ecosophy or Ecojustice: Discerning Dimensions of Justice
in the Intercultural Vision of Raimon Panikkar." The focus of
his project is to "discern the soteriocentric and justice dimensions
in the vision of renowned philosopher-theologian, Raimon Panikkar."
He proposes to indicate more what seems to be missing in Panikkar's
ecosophical vision, than what the vision contains. He also intends
"not to correct what is false but to complement what appears
to be incomplete." 2003-2004
2002-2003
2001-2002
2000-2001
Perianayagam Devanesan, Ph.D., Bharathidasan University.
Chairman and reader, Department of Social Dynamics, St. Joseph's College,
Tiruchirapalli, India. While at Woodstock, Dr. Devanesan will carry out
research for his project which examines development from a "Human Resource
Perspective of the Poor."
1999-2000
Bruce Anderson received his Ph.D. in Legal Philosophy from
Edinburgh University. From 1990-1998 he held the position of assistant
professor at Newcastle Law School at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
He is a former research fellow of the Lonergan Institute at Boston College.
In 1998 he returned to his native Canada and founded Axial Press, Inc.,
a publishing company dedicated to publishing monographs on the work of
Bernard Lonergan, S.J. Dr. Anderson is the author of Discovery in Legal
Decision-Making (London: Kluwer Academic Press, 1996) and several articles
dealing with legal issues. While at Woodstock, Dr. Anderson will assist
Fr. Gasper Lo Biondo, S.J., with research and writing for the Woodstock
project on the Global Economy and Cultures.
1998-99
Silvio A. Cajiao, S.J., S.T.D., Gregorian University, Rome.
Former Dean of Student Life at the School of Theology, Javeriana
University, Bogotá, Colombia (1985-1997), member of the board
of directors of the International School of Theology of Madrid abroad
(1985-1998), counselor for Our Lady Teams, a spiritual movement for couples
(1975-1998) and its general counselor for Latin America (1992-1993), member
of the board of directors of Theologica Xaveriana (1985-1997).
Publications include Christology and the Kingdom of God, Christology
in the Puebla Document, Latin America Christologies (L. Boff and J. Sobrino).
Fellowship project: Christology: Violence and Peace -A relationship
between the time of Jesus and the current situation in Colombia.
Catholicism in (Modern) Indonesia."
1997-98
Raymond S. Mosha, Ph.D., Duquesne University, Pittsburgh,
PA. Visiting professor (1993-97) at Duquesne, Xavier University, Loyola
University Chicago; before that, associate professor and chair, Spirituality
Department, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya. Publications
in Africa include several articles: "The Prophetic Role of the Church
in Tanzania Today," AMECEA Gaba Publications, 1991; "An African
Response to Post Vatican II Spirituality," African Christian Studies,
June 1988; "The Trinity in the African Context," Africa Theological
Journal, 1980.
See also: