Saint Louis University to Host Talk on Racial Justice and the Catholic Church

ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis University will host a free public lecture on the Catholic Church and racial justice by Rev. Bryan Massingale, S.T.D. The event will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 26.

Massingale’s talk is presented by the Central and Southern Province of the Society of Jesus and Campus Ministry at Saint Louis University. Massingale, the James and Nancy Buckman Professor of Theological and Social Ethics at Fordham University, is a sought-after writer and speaker, especially for his writings on racial justice in Christianity.

Prior to his appointment at Fordham, he was a professor of theology at Marquette University.

Massingale is a leader in the field of theological ethics. He is a past Convener of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium and a former president of the Catholic Theological Society of America. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Society of Christian Ethics and serves on the editorial board of Theological Studies, one of the premier Catholic journals of theology.

He also served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Moral Theology and the Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics. He is a current member and past coordinator of the North American Regional Committee of the “Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church” project.

He has served as a consultant to the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, providing theological assistance on issues such as criminal justice, capital punishment, environmental justice, and affirmative action. He has also been a consultant to the National Black Catholic Congress, Catholic Charities USA, the Catholic Health Association, Catholic Relief Services, the Leadership Conference of Religious Women, the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, the National Catholic AIDS Network, and the antiracism teams of Call to Action and Pax Christi USA. He actively participates in a network of Catholic thought leaders striving to fully include LGBT persons in society and the faith community.

Massingale received the Pope John XXIII Award from the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests in 2017. He received Catholic Charities USA’s “Centennial Gold Medal” in 2012 for leadership and service in the social mission of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the recipient of Project Equality’s “Religious Momentum” Award for his efforts in promoting diversity in the Catholic Church.

Event Details

• When: 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26
• Where: Center for Global Citizenship, 3672 West Pine Mall, St. Louis, Mo., 63108.  

The event is sponsored by the Jesuit Central and Southern Province and Saint Louis University Campus Ministry. Additional co-sponsors include the Center for Research on Global Catholicism and SLU’s Department of Theology.

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