Faculty

Conferences and Other Presentations

Conference Presentations

• "Today's College Students and Spirituality", Lecture/Seminar, La Jolla Chapter of Legatus, Invited, 02/17/2011-  
• "Major Challenges Facing Catholic Higher Education Today", Lecture/Seminar, ACCU, Invited, 01/31/2011-  
• ".", The Life of Faith in Contemporary Culture., Workshop, Los Angeles Diocese, Invited, 06/09/2011-06/16/2011  
• "Catholicism and Islam: The Current State of the Dialogue.", Lecture/Seminar, Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies , Invited by US Ambassador, Invited, 05/20/2011  
• "Interfaith Panel", Roundtable/Panel, Hassan Hathout Foundation. , Invited, 04/17/2011  
• "Faith and Diplomacy. ", USC’s Center on Public Diplomacy , Roundtable/Panel, Invited, 03/25/2011  
• "The Humanities and Professional Education.", Lecture/Seminar, Duquesne University, Invited, 03/10/2011  
• " Mission and Identity of a Catholic Jesuit University.", Workshop, John Carroll University, Invited, 03/09/2011  
• "Catholic Intellectual Life: An Oxymoron?", Lecture/Seminar, St. Louis University , Invited, 03/03/2011  
• "Catholic Teaching on War and Peacemaking", Lecture/Seminar, Dr. Andrew Manning's USC Peace and Conflict course, Invited, 11/01/2010  
• "Religion and Violence: Three Interpretations", Lecture/Seminar, Uiversity of Dayton, Invited, 09/17/2010  
• "The Catholic Universty in Post Modern Culture", Lecture/Seminar, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas, Invited, 09/09/2010  
• "Science and Religion", Lecture/Seminar, University ot Dayton, Invited, 07/13/2010  
• "A Catholic Approach to the Dialogue with Islam", "Islam and the West", Keynote Lecture, Paper, Cairo, Egypt, Al Azhar University, Invited, 2008-2009   
• "Catholic Intellectual Life", Lecture/Seminar, University of British Columbia, St. Mark's College, Invited, 2008-2009   
• "Discipleship and Citizenship", Talk/Oral Presentation, Pasadena, CA, Holy Family Parish, Invited, 2008-2009   
• "Ecclesiology", Roundtable/Panel, Los Angeles, Archdiocese of LA, Invited, 2008-2009   
• "Interfaith Dialogue", Roundtable/Panel, Pasadena, CA, Polytechnic High School, Invited, 2008-2009   
• "Mission and Identity of a Catholic University", Talk/Oral Presentation, New Rochelle, NY, Paper College of New Rochelle Board of Trustees, Invited, 2008-2009   
• "Religion and Politics", Talk/Oral Presentation, Los Angeles, CA, Alumni Assoc of Loyola Law School, Invited, 2008-2009   
• "Religion and Public Life", Legatus of Ventura County, Lecture/Seminar, Oxnard, CA, Invited, 2008-2009   
• "Religious Pluralism and Peace", Lecture/Seminar, Honolulu, HI, Chaminade University, Invited, 2008-2009   
• "Science and Religion", Talk/Oral Presentation, Newport Beach, CA, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Invited, 2008-2009   
• "Spirituality of Leadership", Talk/Oral Presentation, Los Angeles, CA, Archdioces of Los Angeles, Invited, 2008-2009   
• "Teaching Morality to Adolescents", LA Religious Conference, Lecture/Seminar, Anaheim, CA, Invited, 2008-2009   
• "The New Atheism", Lecture/Seminar, Dayton, OH, University of Dayton, Invited, 2008-2009   
• ""Contemporary Culture and Catechesis," ", Lecture/Seminar, LA Religious Education Congress, Invited, 2007-2008   
• "A Catholic Approach to Interreligious Dialogue", Roundtable/Panel, Pasadena, CA, Polytechnic High School , Invited, 2007-2008   
• "A Catholic Approach to the Liberal Arts", Lecture/Seminar, Vancouver, B.C. Canada, St. Mark’s College, University of British Columbia, Invited, 2007-2008   
• "Catholic Approaches to Interreligious Dialogue", Talk/Oral Presentation, IR class at USC, Invited, 2007-2008   
• "Catholic Bishops and Catholic Politicians", Lecture/Seminar, South Pasadena, CA, Holy Family Parish , Invited, 2007-2008   
• "Catholic Bishops and Catholic Politicians", Lecture/Seminar, Moraga, CA, St. Mary’s College, Invited, 2007-2008   
• "Catholicism and Science: the Case of Evolution", Talk/Oral Presentation, Newport Beach, CA, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel , Invited, 2007-2008   
• "Faithful Citizenship: Separation of Church and State", Talk/Oral Presentation, Los Angeles, Alumni Organization of Loyola Law School,, Invited, 2007-2008   
• "Leadership in Catholic High Schools", National Conference , Lecture/Seminar, San Antonio, TX, National Catholic Education Association, Invited, 2007-2008   
• "Pro-Choice Catholic Politicians and the Election", Talk/Oral Presentation, South Pasadena, CA, Holy Family Parish, Invited, 2007-2008   
• "Silence and Speech", Fundraiser Luncheon for the Cloistered Carmelite Sisters,, Talk/Oral Presentation, San Gabriel Country Club , Invited, 2007-2008   
• "Two Different Worlds: Academics and Campus Ministries", National conference of Catholic Campus Ministries , Lecture/Seminar, Vero Beach, FL, Invited, 2007-2008   
• "Passing on the Faith to the Next Generation", Lecture/Seminar, Miami, FL, Catholic Theological Society of America, Invited, 07/07/2008  
• "True Wealth of Nations", Organizer, Paper, Davidson Conference Center, Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, Invited, 06/18/2008-06/22/2008  
• "Bishops and Politics", National convention of the Catholic Theological Society of America, Chaired one session, Los Angeles, CA, Invited, 2006-2007   
• "Day-long workshop for faculty & staff", Workshop, St. Monica's High School, 2006-2007   
• "Difficulties in Inter-Religious Dialogue.", Talk/Oral Presentation, University of Michigan,, 2006-2007   
• "Director of Fordham University’s Center on Religion and Culture, ", discuss in a small seminar Christian Smith’s Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Am, 2006-2007   
• "Discipleship: New Possibilities", Talk/Oral Presentation, South Pasadena, CA, Holy Family Parish , 2006-2007   
• "Failing America’s Faithful ", A dialogue with Kathleen Kennedy Townsend on the topic of her book, Failing America’s Faithful (Warn, Talk/Oral Presentation, Santa Monica, St. Monica's Church, 2006-2007   
• "Inter-Religious Dialogue", Panel Discussion, Omar Ibn al Khattab Mosque. , 2006-2007   
• "Learned Ignorance in the Abrahamic Religions", Led a three day symposium, Jerusalem, Israel, 2006-2007   
• "Presented a day long workshop to the faculty and staff", Workshop, West Hills, CA, Chaminade High School , 2006-2007   
• "Social Sciences and the Human Person," ", Notre Dame, Talk/Oral Presentation, Sea Island, Georgia, Templeton Foundation, 2006-2007   
• "The Importance of Religious Distinctive Research at a Catholic University", Talk/Oral Presentation, Chicago, IL, DePaul University , 2006-2007   
• "The Roles of the Faculty at a Catholic University", Boston College’s Institute for Leadership in Catholic Higher Education, Talk/Oral Presentation, Invited, 2006-2007   
• "The Vocation Crises in the Catholic Church", the Serra Club International., Talk/Oral Presentation, Los Angeles, 2006-2007   
• "Trinity Sunday", National Convention of the College Theology Society, Preach Sermon, University of Dayton , 2006-2007   
• "USC panel on religious diversity", USC panel on religious diversity, Talk/Oral Presentation, 2006-2007   
• "Vision and Voices Program", At the request of the Provost’s office, led a discussion for 150 USC students with Prof. Thomas Ly, Talk/Oral Presentation, Mark Taper Theatre, 2006-2007   
• "on "The Role of Religion and Peacemaking." ", Talk/Oral Presentation, Leo Baeck Temple, Invited by Lisa Bitel, USC professor of history., 2006-2007   

Publications

Book

• Heft, S.M., J. L. (2011). Catholic High Schools: Facing the New Realities. Qxford University Press.
• Heft, S.M., J. L. (2011). Par-dela la violence :Le dialogue des religions est-il une utopia?. Parole et Silence, Paris.
• Heft, S.M., J. L. (2011). Catholicism and Interreligious Dialogue. (James L. Heft, S.M., Ed.). Oxford University Press.
• Heft, J. L. (2006). Passing on the Faith: Transforming Traditions for the Next Generation of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. New York: Fordham University Press.

Book Chapter

• James L. Heft, S.M., Reuven Firestone, Omid Safi (Ed.). (2011). "Humble Infallibilty". Learned Ignorance: Intellectual Humility Among Jew pp. 89-106. Oxford University Press.
• Heft, S.M., J. L. (2011). "John Paul II and the ‘Just War’ Doctrine: ‘Making Peace through Justice and Forgiveness, Not War". In Religion, Identity, and Global Governance pp. 203-219. University of Toronto Press.
• Heft, J. L. (2005). US Catholics and the Presidential Election: Abortion and Proportionate Reasons”. (Vol. 259-275). New Blackfriars: A Review 86.
• Heft, J. L. (2005). Believing Scholars:. (Vol. 196). pp. p. New York: Ten Catholic Intellectuals/Fordham University Press.
• Heft, J. L. (2005). “Presidents and Principals: What Should Be Their Major Focus?”. (Vol. 13-26). Development of the President/Principal Model in Catholic High Schools.

Encyclopedia Article

• Heft, S.M., J. L. (2010). "Catholic Higher Education in the United States". 427-430. Vol. 1. New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement 2010,.

Journal Article

• Heft, S.M., J. L. (2010). "Religion and Violence: Three Interpretations". Origins. Vol. 40 (26), pp. 409-415.
• Heft, S.M., J. L. (2010). "Distinctively Catholic: Keeping the Faith in Higher Education". Commonweal.
• Heft, J. L. (2008). The New Atheism: Really?. Origins. Vol. Vol. 38 (No.21), pp. 332-339.
• Heft, J. L. (2008). Evolution and Catholicism: A Few Modest Proposals. Horizons. Vol. 35 (2 Fall 2008), pp. 203-227.
• Heft, J. L. Rousing the Sleeping Giant: Notre Dame’s Commitment to Catholic Schools. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice.
• Heft, J. L. (2007). Newman’s Vision of a University: Then and Now. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice. Vol. 10:3, pp. 357-375.
• Heft, J. L. (2006). Religion and Politics: The Catholic Contribution. University of Dayton Law Review. Vol. Vo. 32:1 (2006), pp. 29-46.
• Heft, J. L. (2006). “Catholic Universities as Open Circles: Academic Freedom.”. No Journal Defined. Vol. 35, pp. 40 660-663.
• Heft, J. L. (2005). “Wisdom for Presidents”. No Journal Defined. Vol. 24, pp. 2 49-51.
• Heft, J. L. “Catholic Education and Social Justice.”. No Journal Defined. Vol. 10, pp. 1 6-23.

Magazine/Trade Publication

• Heft, S.M., J. L. The Catechist.
• Heft, S.M., J. L. Cross Current, United Nations. pp. 328-331.

Newspaper

• Heft, S.M., J. L. (2010). "Christmas and Easter Christians", OpEd. Washington Post.
• Heft, S.M., J. L. (2010). "From ‘Nones’ to ‘Somethings'," OpEd. Tidings.

Honors and Awards

• USC Endowed Professorship, Alton M. Brooks Professor of Religion, 8/16/2006-5/15/2013  
• Theodore M. Hesburgh Award in Washington DC from the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities for distinguished and long contribution to Catholic higher education in the United States., 1/29/2011  
• Nominated by Gamma Sigma Alpha National Greek Honor Society at USC for Professor of the Year 2007 , 2007-2008   

Service to the University

Committees

• Member, Serve on Rabbi Susan Laemmle's USC Religious Partners' Group. , 2007-2008   

Media, Alumni, and Community Relations

• Invited President of the National Endowment of the Arts, Dana Gioia, to speak on "Catholicism and Literature" Video presentation is on our website: www.ifacs.com., 2008-2009   

Other Service to the University

• Organized Annual Leccture Series on "Film and Religion"., 2008-2009   
• We have also launched our first annual USC lecture series, "Catholicism and Other World Religions," which will result in a book published in 2008. Next year, we will organize a year long series on "Film and Religion." , 2007-2008   

Service to the Profession

Conferences Organized

• Organized and Chaired, "Caritas in veritate and how it applies to the United States." , Vatican, The papers presented at the conference are being edited by Daniel Finn, Institute Board member and will be published in 2012 by Oxford University Press. , 10/15/2011  
• Organizer, What Happened at Vatican II?, Davidson Conference Center - USC, The 2-day symposium focused on Historian John O'Malley's book, "What Happened at Vatican II?", 2008-2009   
• Organizer, True Wealth of Nations, USC Davidson Conference Center, As president of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies I helped organize and fully supported an international conference on the "True Wealth of Nations." The papers presented at the conference are being edited submitted to Oxford University Press. , 06/18/2008-06/22/2008  

Other Service to the Profession

• As President of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, I have organized for each academic year a lecture series on campus. For the year, 2007-2008, the theme of the lecture series was Catholicism and other World Religions. For the academic year, 2008-2009, the theme is Religion and Film. Both lecture series, held on campus, bring eminent scholars to campus to interact with USC’s scholars and community. I am editing the lectures given at both series so that they may be published as books. I have included USC faculty as respondents to these lectures., 2008-2009   
• I invited the President of the National Endowment for the Arts, Dana Gioia, to speak on campus December 3rd on "Christianity and Literature." I have extended invitations to USC’s English Faculty for the lecture and join Mr. Gioia for dinner afterwards, 2008-2009