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Coming to Terms with the Past: How Our Understanding of the Past Shapes Our Future. Speaker: Kenneth L. Parker, Steber Professor of Theological Studies, St. Louis University.

Preparations for the Synod on the Family have raised many questions for Catholics around the world. Will there be changes in the Church’s teaching on marriage and divorce? Will the Church’s position on human sexuality be “updated”? Will Catholics be allowed to use artificial contraception with a clear conscience? As pressing as these questions seem, a bigger question hovers in the background: Can Church teaching on these–or any other matter–ever “change”?

This bigger question requires that we examine how we understand the Catholic Church’s past. Professor Kenneth Parker will lead the Canadian Forum, this November 13-14, in an examination of how our understanding of Christian history can shape the future of our Church. Dr. Parker will demonstrate how certain assumptions about the Christian past have formed theological arguments throughout the history of the Church. These assumptions have, at times, impeded our ability to address pressing pastoral and doctrinal challenges. Dr. Parker will explore how other ways of analyzing the Church’s past may aid us in responding to pressing questions in our day.

Please visit website for additional information and to register for this event.

• Organizer: Canadian Forum on Theology and Education
• Cost: $200. Visit website for fee details.
• Location: St. Joseph’s Ukrainian Catholic Conference Centre
• Address: 300 River Oaks Blvd East
• City: Oakville
• Province: Ontario
• Country: Canada
• Postal Code: L6H 5T1
• Website: http://www.cfotae.ca/index.html
• Contact: John Quinn
• Phone: 905-934-9115
• Email: [email protected]