The 2025 Spring Mahle Lecture will be held in the Kay Fredericks Room, Klas Center, on Tuesday, April 8.
Join us for the second and last year of the theme: Interreligious Peacebuilding through Study! Reserve your free spot on Eventbrite.
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5 p.m: Doors Open
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5:30 p.m.: "Repair Scriptural Reasoning Workshop"
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7:15 p.m.: Catered Dinner
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8 p.m.: Keynote Lecture
Keynote: "Scriptural Reasoning and Indigenous Wisdom" by Dr. Rocío Cortés Rodríguez, assistant professor at the Faculty of Theology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Dr. Rocío Cortés Rodríguez is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Theology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She specializes in interreligious dialogue, with a focus on Judaism, Islam, and Indigenous traditions. She holds a PhD in theology from the University of Notre Dame, United States (2020), and a master’s in theology from the University of Helsinki, Finland (2014). Her work applies Scriptural Reasoning to foster religious coexistence, particularly in the Chilean context, integrating it into schools, universities, and pastoral settings. She is also a member of the UC Center for the Study of Religion and the Red Ecclesia in America.