Vincentian Chair of Social Justice

Lecture 3 Information

Catholic Intellectual Tradition and the University: “The Catholic Intellectual Tradition in an Era of AI”
Monday, November 17                                    
1:50  p.m.
D'Angelo Center, Room 416        

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Each year, the Vincentian Chair of Social Justice (VCSJ) selects a justice theme with the help of the wider St. John’s community. National and international scholars then contribute to the theme’s exploration. The Catholic Intellectual Tradition( CIT) has a 2,000 year history in the origin and expression of human and Christian development. Across all fields of culture and education it 

has contributed to the values and voices of believing participants. From Liberal Arts to modern science, the CIT engages in the affirmation of human dignity and the search for truth. Faith and reason are companions on the path to human knowledge that draws together people of all traditions in the search for the truth that touches us all. 

Joseph M. Vukov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy and Associate Director, 
The Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Dr. Vukov is the third speaker in this years VCSJ Speaker Series. Dr. Vukov is  the author of three books, most recently, Staying Human in an Era of Artificial Intelligence (New City Press. 2024). Dr. Vukov’s writing has been published in many academic journals, as well as The Chicago Tribune and America Magazine, and on the websites Religion News Service and Fox News Media Opinion. He serves in the Artificial Intelligence Research Group for the Dicastery for Culture and Education and is the current President of Philosophers in Jesuit Education. In 2025, he was awarded the St. Ignatius Loyola Award for Excellence in Teaching.