The Great Work: Thomas Berry’s Vision of
the Ecological Age
Featuring Kathleen Deignan, Ph.D.,CND
Katheleen Deignan, Ph.D., CND , is a sister in the Congregation of
Notre Dame as well as a Professor of Religious Studies and founder
of the Iona Spirituality Institute at Iona College in New Rochelle,
NY. In this appearance, she discusses current ecological issues and
ways we can preserve the earth for future generations.
A GreenFaith Fellow who recently completed her training in
religious environmental leadership, Dr. Deignan will talk about our
current ecological issues and how we can preserve the earth for
future generations. She will also reflect on Rev. Thomas Berry,
C.P., a cultural historian, ecotheologian and Passionist priest and
his belief that “the universe is a communion of subjects, not a
collection of objects.” Dr. Deignan studied with Fr. Berry while
conducting graduate studies in the history of Christian
spirituality and historical theology at Fordham University,
NY.
Dr. Deignan lives her community’s spirit of Magnificat as a
composer of sacred and liturgical song. She is artist-in-residence
for Schola Ministries, a project in service to the liturgical and
contemplative arts, which has produced a dozen collections of her
original songs, including “Praying with Thomas Merton: An Audio
Book of Hours” (2009). The editor of When the Trees Say Nothing:
Thomas Merton’s Writings on Nature and Thomas Merton: A Book of
Hours, she sits on the boards of the International Thomas Merton
Society, the Giuliani Foundation for Religion and the Arts and
GreenFaith.
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Date
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Time
12:10 PM
Location
Kelleher Center, Kiernan Suite, Staten Island Campus
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