The conference is a hybrid event, held in person at DePaul University's Lincoln Park Campus here in Chicago and also livestreamed. The schedule will follow Central Daylight Time (CDT), which corresponds to UTC-5, Coordinated Universal Time.
The livestream URL will be e-mailed to everyone who registers closer to the dates of the conference.
:: Location for Today's Sessions ::
With the exception of the 1:30 Research Poster Presentation held in Room 325 of the DePaul Student Center (
see floor plan here), all of today's sessions will be held in the
DePaul Student Center
2250 N. Sheffield Ave. (map)
Room 314AB
:: Schedule ::
1:30-3:00pm
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Undergraduate Research Poster Presentation (held in Student Center Rm. 325)
This interactive session features undergraduates from DePaul's Catholic Studies courses who are presenting their research on the conference topic; their research was chosen by their professors as among the top in their courses. Three of our conference speakers will serve as respondents, offering their feedback and comments following the presentations.
Please stay tuned ~ The list of our respondents as well our student presenters and their specific research topics will be available in late March/early April!
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| 3:00-3:30pm |
Registration & Check-In*
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3:30-5:00pm
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KEYNOTE—Eschatology at the Border
Dylan Corbett
Founder & Executive Director, Hope Border Institute
Moderator: TBA
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| 5:00-6:30pm |
Break for dinner (on your own)
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6:30-8:30pm
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ROUNDTABLE—Politics, Violence, and Resistance
- David Buckley—Protection at the Margins: The Catholic Church and the Drug War in the Philippines
- Atalia Omer—Jewish Interrogation of Jewish Violence in Palestine/Israel: The Yeshivah of Unlearners
- Mwila Mulumbi—Resisting Despair: How Zambia's Debt Crisis Fuels the Practice of Hope through Community Solidarity, Spiritual Resilience, and Advocacy
Moderator: TBA
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*Possible Book Sales—We're working with the DePaul Bookstore in the hopes of having a selection of books authored by our speakers available for purchase during the conference at this time.
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:: Location for Today's Sessions ::
All of today's sessions will be held in the
DePaul Student Center
2250 N. Sheffield Ave. (map)
Room 314AB
:: Schedule ::
| 9:00am |
Continental Breakfast, Registration/Check-in*
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| 10:00am-12:00pm |
ROUNDTABLE—Theologies of Hope
- Léonard Katchekpele—When Hope Has No Time: On Hope as a Gift of Conviviality
- Vien V. Nguyen, SCJ—The Kingdom of God: From Scripture to Social Justice
- César Kuzma—Hope, Resistance, and New Possibilities from the Brazilian Reality: Ethical-Theological Implications and Performativity
Moderator: TBA
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| 12:00-1:30pm |
Break for Lunch (on your own)*
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| 1:30-3:30pm |
ROUNDTABLE—Caring for Creation
- Emmanuel Katongole—Sowing Hope at Bethany: On Being Driven to Hopes the Wrong Size for this World
- Elizabeth O'Donnell Gandolfo—Wellsprings of Hope: Ecomartyrs in the Fight for Our Common Home
- Debra Dean Murphy—What Is It Like to Be You in this Place? Climate Grief and Radical Hope in the Heart of Appalachia
Moderator: TBA
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| 3:30-4:00pm |
Coffee Break*
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| 4:00-6:00pm |
ROUNDTABLE—Ecclesial Practices of Community & Culture
- Min-Ah Cho—Wounds that Bind: Eucharist, Historical Trauma, and South Korea's Pursuit of Democracy
- Yara González-Justiniano—Reasons to Hope: Defiant Joy and Ecclesial Frameworks for a Sustainable Hope
- Antonio D. Sison, CPPS—Inculturation and the Epiphany of Surprise: Serendipitous Currents in Mexican and Filipino Catholic Faith
Moderator: TBA
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*Possible Book Sales—We're working with the DePaul Bookstore in hopes of having a selection of books authored by our speakers available for purchase during the conference at these times.
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