The Nature and Dignity of Women
Sr. Prudence Allen, R.S.M.
November 29, 2007
Evening begins with prayer at 7 p.m., followed by a lecture of approximately one hour and ending with a reception.
Held at the Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison
*This is a free event*
About the guest lecturer:
Sr. Mary Prudence Allen, R.S.M., PhD received her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Rochester, New York and her Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1967 from Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California. A member of the Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan, she taught philosophy at Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and was named Distinguished Professor Emeritus in 1996. Her areas of specialization are: The Concept of Person in the History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Woman, Existentialism, and Personalism. From 1998 to 2003 she served as Chair, and is presently Professor, at the Department of Philosophy, St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, Denver, Colorado. From 2003-2006 she taught seminars for ENDOW on various aspects of Pope John Paul II’s writings on the dignity and vocation of woman; and in 2006-2007 she taught the seminar on the theme of ‘Women, Friendship, and Love’ according to Pope Benedict’s Deus Caritas Est.
Sister Allen has published a two volume work on The Concept of Woman (Grand Rapids, Mi.: Eerdmans, 1997, 2003) and over 40 articles in professional journals. She is presently working on the third volume in this series. She has also presented over 140 professional lectures across the United States and Canada and in England, Israel, and Poland at such organizations as the Canadian Philosophical Association, American Philosophical Association, World Congress of Philosophy, World Congress of Christian Philosophy, American Catholic Philosophical Association, Society for Women in Philosophy, Catholic Fellowship of Scholars, American Academy of Religion, Maritain Association, Lonergan Workshop; at universities such as McGill, University of Toronto, University of St. Paul, Ottawa, Catholic University of America, Fordham University, Notre Dame, University of Dallas, The Catholic University of Lublin, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The University of Bar-Ilan, Tel Aviv; and for conferences and seminaries in various dioceses and institutes of women religious in the United States and Canada.