The Killeen Chair of Theology and Philosophy Lecture Series

From alien invasions to climatic disasters, deadly plagues, and zombie hordes, visions of apocalypse seem nearly omnipresent in both our fiction and our predictions for the future. This cultural zeitgeist demands critical reflection: How do our current fascinations with the end of civilization compare to other apocalyptic movements throughout history? Are these expectations of a bleak future warranted? If so, what are the appropriate ethics and theologies for our world’s last days? These questions are close to the heart of St. Norbert College’s mission to dialogue with diverse perspectives and beliefs, promote a Gospel vision of justice, and to respond to global needs after the model of St. Norbert.

2023-24 Killeen Chair Lecture Series: Visions of Apocalypse
Oct. 3, 2023 7 p.m. Fort Howard Theater, St. Norbert College	Candida Moss, Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology, University of Birmingham “Eugenics and Torture at the End of Days: Resurrection, Restoration and Revenge”
Nov. 14, 2023 7 p.m. Fort Howard Theater, St. Norbert College	J. Dmitri Gallow, Senior Research Fellow, Dianoia Institute of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University “Existential Risk and the Artificial Will”
April 4, 2024 7 p.m. Fort Howard Theater, St. Norbert College	Natasha O’Hear, Lecturer in Theology & Visual Art at Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts, University of St. Andrews “The Ultimate Vision: a Visual History of the Book of Revelation and its Seer, John of Patmos”
April 16, 2024 7 p.m. Fort Howard Theater, St. Norbert College	Samuel Scheffler, Professor Of Philosophy, New York University “Existential Catastrophe: A Multigenerational View”