Lloyd Baugh, SJ, PhD, will present the 28th Annual Nash Lecture on Thursday, March 8, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in the Campion College Riffel Auditorium. Admission is free. All are welcome to attend.
Entitled Imaging Jesus in Film: Sources and Influences, Limits and Possibilities, the lecture will explore the problems created when stories from scared texts are translated onto the big screen.
"Jesus has had more films developed around him than any other historical figure, a fascination that reaches back to 1897, barely a year after the invention of moving pictures," said Baugh. "This interest of filmmakers in the figure of Jesus does not, however, guarantee that the portrait of him that they create, the Jesus they invent, is in conformity with the Jesus of the Gospel text."
Baugh was born and raised in Quebec City. He was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1984 and went on to study at the Gregorian University in Rome where he obtained a doctorate in fundamental theology and film studies. Since 1991, he has been teaching interdisciplinary courses in the fields of theology, spirituality and film studies at Gregorian University. He is the author of the book entitled Imaging the Divine: Jesus and Christ Figures in Film, as well as numerous articles in his various fields.
For the 2006/2007 academic year, Baugh holds the position of Father Peter Nash, SJ Chair in Religion at Campion College. He is the second to hold this prestigious position named in honour of the college's first president, Dr. E. Peter W. Nash, SJ (1913-1997). As the Father Nash, SJ Chair in Religion, Baugh teaches a course in film studies, provides consultation for students and gives special seminars to enhance the learning experience for students.
Leading up to the Nash Lecture, Baugh will present a short film series at the RPL Film Theatre: The Gospel According to St. Matthew (Pasolini) February 6, The Chronicles of Narnia (Adamson) February 13, A Short Film About Loving (Kieslowski) February 27, and Jesus of Montreal (Arcand) March 6. All films begin at 7:00 p.m. The cost of admission for each film is $5.