John Sullivan: Catholic Contributions from McLuhan and Ong

--About the Lecture Two Catholic professors of English literature made remarkable and prophetic contributions to our understanding of how deeply we are influenced by the communication media we use. Assuming no prior knowledge of their work, this lecture will introduce key insights from the devout Canadian layman Marshall McLuhan (1911 – 1980) and the American Jesuit priest Walter Ong (1912 – 2003) and indicate their continuing relevance for how we read and respond to the world. --About the Speaker John Sullivan is Emeritus Professor (Christian Education) at Liverpool Hope University and Visiting Professor (Theology and Education) at Newman University. Author and editor of eight books, the most recent of which is The Christian Academic in Higher Education: The Consecration of Learning (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018), he continues to explore the crossroads where theology meets education and the factors that influence the communication of Christian faith. --About the Seminar Series This talk is part of the Catholic Theology Research Seminar Series, a regular forum for scholarly discussion of pertinent issues in the Catholic traditions of theology and Church. The seminar series ranges across the traditional theological disciplines (scriptural, historical, philosophical, systematic, liturgical, ethical and practical/pastoral), Catholic social thought and practice, and social-scientific approaches to Catholicism.