McCormick Chair Events

LIVING RIGHTLY WITH THE SEA: A SHARED SEARCH FOR OCEAN ETHICS
Sponsored by the Richard A. McCormick S.J. Chair of Catholic Moral Theology

"But all of us live near the sea, even if we live a thousand miles inland – the sea falls from the sky when it rains; every drop of water we use eventually finds its way into the ocean. It is therefore our duty, and also our delight, to take on this defining challenge of our time.” 

Bill McKibbon

Tentative Schedule: Fall 2025

• Reading Group: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, noon – 1:30 pm
  Lecture: Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
• “Introducing the Search for Ocean Ethics” 
  William George, Professor Emeritus, Dominican University
  Response by Griffin Thompson, Loyola University Chicago
• Reading Group: Wednesday, October 15, 2025, noon – 1:30 pm
• Lecture: Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
  Ocean Ethics and Ocean Science
  David Archer, Professor of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago

Tentative Schedule: Spring 2026

• Reading Group: Wednesday, January 28th, 2026, noon – 1:30 pm
• Lecture: Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
  Ocean Ethics and Religious Thought and Practice (tentative)
• Reading Group: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, noon – 1:30 pm
• Lecture: Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
  Ocean Ethics and Literature or Ocean Ethics and Law (tentative)

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