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Dr. Anne Carr, BVM Engages with the Question: Has Technology Affected Your Work with Students?
No full textHas technology affected your work with students?
Dr. Anne Carr discusses the use of technology, specifically email, in her university setting. She observes that students tend to say through email what they might not normally say face to face
Dr. Anne Carr, BVM Engages with the Question: What Influenced Your Decision to Become a Theologian?
No full textWhat influenced your decision to become a Theologian?
Dr. Anne Carr discusses her path to becoming a religion scholar at the University of Chicago. She acknowledges the influences of the work and guidance of Langdon Gilkey and David Tracey. She also discusses the challenges of working within a university community of diverse students – both undergraduate and graduate –whose backgrounds and questions often differ
Dr. Anne Carr, BVM Engages with the Question: How Do You Explain the “Problem of Evil”?
No full textHow do you explain the “Problem of Evil”?
Dr. Anne Carr discusses the importance of studying, struggling with and overcoming evil rather than dwelling on the popular question of why evil exists. In her view, the response to evil’s existence is more valid and even more prevalent in theology than identifying its source
Dr. Anne Carr, BVM Engages with the Question: How Important is Interreligious Dialogue?
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Dr. Anne Carr discusses the necessity for a common ground, open-minded ecumenical discussion among differing Christian traditions. She then discusses the relationship between Catholicism and world religions, and how important it is to recognize that God is everywhere in the world and reaches people individually within their historical and cultural perspective
Dr. Anne Carr, BVM Engages with the Question: What Has Your Post-Graduate Experience Been Like?
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Dr. Anne Carr discusses her path from Marquette’s Masters program to her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. She also stresses how important the ecumenical setting Chicago has offered her has been for her teaching and scholarship
Dr. Anne Carr, BVM Engages with the Question: Is There a Significant Focus in Your Scholarly Work?
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Dr. Anne Carr discusses giving a voice to women in the creation of their own theological tradition. A significant contribution to this is the revitalization of the Christian mystical tradition because it has historically supported the religious experience of women
Dr. Anne Carr, BVM Engages with the Question: Are There Problems with the Christian Concept of a Good God?
No full textAre there problems with the Christian concept of a good God?
Dr. Anne Carr discusses the concept of a “good” God and the experiences of evil in our world in light of reactions to a book about an abusing God. The question really depends on interpretation – how can we understand Divine Providence
Dr. Anne Carr, BVM Engages with the Question: Has the American Church Made Any Progress Since Rerum Novarum?.
No full textHas the American Church made any progress since Rerum Novarum?
Dr. Anne Carr discusses the importance of social issues within the American Catholic Church. She thinks that many of today’s social issues as well as the declining numbers in clergy have given rise to a new empowerment of the laity
Dr. Anne Carr, BVM Engages with the Question: Would Humans Be Religious if They Were Never Going to Die?
No full textWould humans be religious if they were never going to die?
Dr. Anne Carr discusses the important issue of finding “meaning” within life and community. To her, this is much more powerful than any attempt to understand death, or prove the existence of God
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