Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: Contemporary Reflections on the Body
April 8, 2005, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Swift Hall
Embodiment. For some it is humanity's greatest gift, for others its greatest
curse. Our body connects us to the world of finitude, yet it also
yearns to transcend that world. It has been and remains a source
of paradox, anxiety, and hope. Join us as we reflect on what it
means to be a body. To register and reserve a free lunch, please
e-mail sjha@uchicago.edu
by March 30 (please note if vegetarian).
Conference Schedule:
10:00–10:30 am • Worship Service (Bond Chapel)
Sermon: “Leaving the Garden,” Bromleigh McCleneghan, MDiv/MPP student, University of Chicago Divinity School
10:45–11:00 am • Welcome (Swift Lecture Hall)
Dr. Richard A. Rosengarten, Dean and Associate Professor of Religion and Literature, University of Chicago Divinity School
11:00
am–12:30 pm • Finitude: Defining Death in the Public Sphere
(Swift Lecture Hall)
Dr. Joann O'Reilly, Acting Chair, Department
of Religion, Health, and Human Values, Rush University
Kirsten Smolensky, Bigelow Fellow, University of
Chicago Law School
Dr. Farr Curlin, Instructor of Medicine, Pritzker
School of Medicine,
University of Chicago
Rabbi Joseph Ozarowski, Executive Director, Chicago
Rabbinical Council
Moderator: Kevin Boyd, MDiv student, University
of Chicago Divinity School
12:30–1:30 pm • Lunch
1:30–3:00 pm • Brokenness: Psalm 31:9–12—The Body under Threat (Swift Lecture Hall)
Dr. Lee Butler, Professor of Pastoral Theology,
Chicago Theological Seminary
Dr. Lois Livezey, Professor of Christian Ethics,
McCormick Theological Seminary
Rev. Dr. Michael Pfleger, Pastor, Saint Sabina
Catholic Church
Dr. Elizabeth Steinhauer, Staff Psychiatrist, Student
Care and Resource Center, University of Chicago
Moderator: Sandhya Jha, MDiv/MPP student, University
of Chicago Divinity School
3:00–3:15 pm • Break
3:15–4:45 pm • Desire: Public, Private, Divine? (Swift Lecture Hall)
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Lindner, Director of Ministry
Studies, University of Chicago Divinity School
Rev. Ayanna Johnson, MSW, Project Director, Southwest
Youth Collaborative
Dr. Celia Brickman, Clinical, Faculty, and Research
Member, Center for Religion and Psychotherapy
Dr. Stacy Lindau, Assistant Professor, Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago Hospital
Moderator: Laura Jean Torgerson, MDiv student,
University of Chicago Divinity School
5:00 pm • Concluding Reception (Swift Lecture Hall)
For more information, or special needs assistance, please call
the Divinity School at 773-702-8200.
