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Dr. Michael Waldstein to speak on The Theology of the Body for the 2009 John Paul II Lecture

The Theology Department is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Waldstein, Distinguished Fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, will give the 2009 Pope John Paul II Theology Lecture on Friday, February 20, 2009 at 7:30 in Lynch Auditorium. Dr. Waldstein currently holds the Max Seckler Professor of Theology Chair at Ave Maria University. He previously served as founding president of the International Theological Institute for Studies in Marriage and the Family in Gaming, Austria where he was the St. Francis of Assisi Professor of New Testament. His definitive translation of John Paul II's Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body was published in 2006 and will be the subject of his lecture. Previous John Paul II Lectures have featured Francis Cardinal Arinze and Dr. Russell Hittinger.

For a brief biography of Dr. Waldstein, please click here. To read an interview with Dr. Waldstein, please click here.

The Emmaus Road Initiative, a series of presentations on the theology of Benedict XVI will be offered this fall by Gil Bailie

Gil Bailie, renowned speaker, founder of the Cornerstone Forum, and also an expert in the thought of literary theorist Rene Girard, will be giving a series of presentations on the theology of Pope Benedict XVI. The three dates for the Fall are September 17th, October 15th, and November 26th, all at 7:00pm. The first presentation will be held in Gorman B; all subsequent talks will be held in Gorman faculty Lounge (for a campus map click here). The presentations are free of charge and open to all-welcome to the University of Dallas!

A full description of The Emmaus Road Initiative can be found by clicking here.

Updated information and future dates will be available at www.udallas.edu/theology

This event is co-sponsored by the Departments of Theology and English.

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Department Consecrated to the Blessed Virgin Mary

On April 22, 2006, at the 9:30 A.M. Holy Sacrifice of the Mass celebrated at the Dominican Priory with Fr. Philip Powell, O.P., the Department of Theology at the University of Dallas was consecrated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God.

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UD Theology Department Consecration

Theology is "faith seeking understanding." It is a faithful listening to and a systematic, methodical articulation of the message of the Word of God. This word was first revealed to Israel and then in the person of Jesus Christ, himself both the mediator and sum total of Revelation, the word of God. This "dei verbum" is transmitted in the living tradition of the Church.

Admittedly, our Western civilization cannot be properly understood without some knowledge of Christianity, which is both a basis and an integral part of our cultural heritage. The study of theology, however, is much more than an essential discipline in the liberal arts education; it has a higher and more comprehensive aim. In relating man and the world to their absolute origin and end, theology imparts an ultimate unity to our understanding of reality and helps us-as no purely human discipline can-to see and fulfill the meaning of our existence.

For further information, please contact us:
Phone: (972) 721-5219
email: salexander@udallas.edu
Fax: (972) 265-5760
Mail: The University of Dallas, Department of Theology, 1845 East Northgate Drive, Irving, Texas 75062

For information about the Graduate Program please e-mail: Concetta Nolan - cnolan@acad.udallas.edu