This book comprises essays honoring the life and work of Yiu Sing Lucas Chan, S.J., who died unexpectedly on May 19, 2015, at the end of his first year as a member of the faculty in the Department of Theology at Marquette University. The editors intend to commemorate Chan's brief but productive career by furthering the critical conversations he started. The essays included thus touch on aspects of the brilliant young Jesuit's wide-ranging work in the fields of scriptural research, moral theology, and systematic theology. Each essay either engages Chan's scholarship directly or seeks to advance his design to bridge the disciplinary gaps between scriptural research and constructive theology. This book includes contributions by noted Roman Catholic theologians James F. Keenan, S.J., Bryan N. Massingale, and John R. Donohue, S.J., as well as two original poems by his Marquette colleagues dedicated to Lucas.
Preface Acknowledgments Prelude Where is Lucas? Irfan Omar Part One: Cross Cultural, Systematic, and Ethical Dialogues 1. Hospitality: A Timely, Biblical Virtue from the Book of Ruth to Today James F. Keenan, S.J. 2. The Welcome Table: The Table Fellowship of Jesus and Its Implications for Racial Justice, Bryan N. Massingale 3. An Ode to My Brother Lucas Chan, S.J.: A Latin American Response to His Ethical Approach John S. Thiede, S.J. 4. The Significance of Lucas Chan Cross-Cultural Approach to Biblical Ethics to African Reading of the Bible Joseph Ogbonnaya 5. Solidarity with the Suffering and the Identity of the Theologian George E. Griener, S.J. 6. Ignatian Contemplation of Scripture and the Communal Schooling of Virtue Danielle Nussberger 7. Speaking Truth in Mercy: Compassion and the Moral Meanings of the Bible Sean Larsen 8. The Imperative Connection between Scripture and Ethics in a Catholic Context Conor M. Kelly Part Two: Scriptural Dialogues 9. Torah and Moral Law: a Paradigmatic Case of the Relationship between Bible and Theological Ethics Antonio Autiero 10. Taking the Text Seriously: Learning from Daniel 3's Appropriation of the Decalogue Paul Cizek 11. "Blessed are the Mourners": Lamentation and the Path to Justice John R. Donahue, S.J. 12. "How Long O Lord": Practices of Lamentation and the Restoration of Political Agency Kyle Lambelet 13. Just Reading or a Just Reading: Biblical Stories of Subaltern Virtue Gina Hens-Piazza 14. Model Hospitality: Abraham, Boaz, and the Search for Biblical Exemplars. Michael B. Cover 15. John's Gospel and the Ethics of Freedom and Love Alexandre A. Martins, MI Postlude Strings and Wind Michael B. Cover Index About the Contributors
