Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy - News and Events
July 30, 2024
Rev’d Fr. Luis Navarro, Rector of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, will give an open talk about “Evangelization, Laity and Charisms” on 30 July in the Holy Cross Chapel at USJ Ilha Verde Campus.
July 3, 2024
The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Macao gathered renowned scholars from Macao, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States, to collectively explore and honor the history and legacy of the First Council of Bishops in Shanghai, China, in 1924.
June 26, 2024
USJ Macao will host an International Symposium from June 26 – 29, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First Council for China, held in Shanghai in 1924. This was the first plenary council of the Catholic Church in China.
June 27, 2024
This rare 16mm color film – including original sound narration by filmmaker Fr. Bernard Hubbard – takes the audience through postwar China in 1947–1948, including rare scenes from Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Yangzhou and Chinese Catholic communities related to these cities.
June 26, 2024
This talk explores the filmmaking of American Jesuit missionaries in China between 1947 and 1949, illuminating rare missionary films in conjunction with relationships between Chinese Catholic communities and international church networks immediately before the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
May 10, 2024
The USJ Doctoral Forum in Religious Studies and Philosophy, organised by the Doctoral School and the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy will take place on the 10th of May, 2024, in the Conference Room of the Seminary Campus.
April 20, 2024
Rector of USJ, Rev’d Prof. Stephen Morgan, will give a talk about “How the Church of England changed the Church of Rome: the influence of Anglican thought at the Second Vatican Council” on Saturday, 20 April, in Harold Smyth Room, St. John’s Cathedral – Hong Kong.
April 11, 2024
USJ alumna Maggie Chiang I Man, known as the Philosopher of the Gourmet Art, has an intriguing background that has shaped her unique approach to blending philosophy, creativity, art, and cuisine to create unique aesthetic experiences. Maggie’s pursuit of knowledge and eagerness to explore the interconnectedness of philosophy, art, and food, led her to enrol in the Master of Philosophy programme at USJ.
March 4, 2024
A delegation of the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy of USJ, led by Fr. Cyril J. Law, Jr., visited the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies of the University of Macau, on 2nd March 2024.
December 21, 2023
The Canon Law Public Lecture II “On the Reform of the Roman Curia (Apostolic Constitution Predicate Evangelium)” will take place on Thursday, 21 November in the Paço Episcopal Auditorium, Largo da Sé, Macau.
December 20, 2023
The Canon Law Public Lecture I “A Dissolução do Matrimónio em Favor da Fé (The Dissolution of the Marriage Bond in Favour of the Faith)” will take place on Wednesday, 20 November in the Paço Episcopal Auditorium, Largo da Sé, Macau.
June 26, 2024
The “2024 Conference – The Centenary Of The First Council For China – Primum Concilium Sinense (Shanghai Council): History and Significance – The Centenary of the First Council for China (1924-2024)” will be held from 26 – 29 June 2024, at University of Saint Joseph, Macau, China.
November 24, 2023
The Theology Public Lecture & Evening Prayer “Making Hope Real” will take place on Friday, 24 November, from 7PM – 8PM, in St. Dominic Church.
October 10, 2023
The Rev’d Professor Grégory Woimbée will present a Talk on “For My Eyes Have Seen Salvation: on the Credibility of Christianity” on October 10 at USJ.
June 26, 2023
The USJ Xavier Research Center for Memory and Identity and USJ Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy is organising a public lecture within the series of events on “Christianity, Modern Culture and Society” on June 26.
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June 13, 2023
This month, USJ’s Xavier Centre on Memory and Identity is hosting a series of academic activities on Christianity and Modern Culture and Society delivered by Fr. Andrzej Sarnacki S.J. from the Jesuit University Ignatianum, Poland.
June 6, 2023
The USJ Xavier Research Center for Memory and Identity and USJ Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy is organising a series of events on “Christianity, Modern Culture and Society” throughout the month of June.
June 15, 2023
The Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy will hold a Public Lecture on The Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI (1927-2022) titled “Josef Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) on Culture & Music” on 15 June 2023.
May 18, 2023
The Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy will hold a Public Lecture on The Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI (1927-2022) titled “A Glimpse of Joseph Ratzinger’s Theology of Creation, Sin, and Redemption: Reviewing His Canonical Interpretation of Genesis 1–3″on 18 May 2023.
April 20, 2023
The Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy will hold a Public Lecture on The Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI (1927-2022) titled “Source and Summit: The Liturgy as the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger” on 20 April 2023.
