Dr. Stan Chu Ilo: Ubuntu, Human Dignity and the Ethics of Global Solidarity
About this Event
Ubuntu, Human Dignity and the Ethics of Global Solidarity: Reimagining a Better Possible World
What does it mean to be human in an increasingly divided world? Drawing on the African ethic of Ubuntu, “a person is a person through other persons”, this talk explores how we can bridge the social, cultural, political, religious, and technological divides. Through powerful stories and reflections on global injustice, human dignity, and solidarity, it considers how we can move beyond indifference and recognize our responsibility to one another. Ultimately, the talk invites us to embrace the “transcending power of We” and work together toward a more just, compassionate, and hopeful world, one grounded in our common humanity and care for our shared home.
About Dr. Stan Chu Ilo:
Dr. Stan Chu Ilo is currently a Senior Research Professor of Social Ethics, Global Health, and African and Religious Studies at the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University, Chicago and a Visiting Professor at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute of Marriage and Family Sciences at the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome. He is also an Honorary Professor of Religion and Theology at Durham University in England and a member of the Editorial Board and Board of Directors of Concilium International. The Holy See appointed him in 2026 to lead the Vatican’s Global Mission Initiative for the Propaganda Fide, the Church of the Sheaves, a Dicastery for Evangelization. He is also an expert for the General Secretariat of the Synod, having served as peritus for the Extraordinary Assembly of Presidents of episcopal conferences with Pope Leo XIV on the future of family. He founded the Canadian Samaritans for Africa and serves as the Coordinating Servant of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network. He is a member of a research team for the WHO and Templeton Religious Trust fund on Pandemic Preparedness, Prevention, and Response. He is a commentor on religion and politics and has appeared in CTV, CNN, BBC, France 24, ABC (Australia), Aljazeera, Fox News, SABC among others. He has written for Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, Chicago Tribune, Conversation, The Hill among others. He is the 2017 winner of the Global Leadership Impact Award from Afro-Global Television (Toronto). Among his most recent books are Church and Development in Africa (2014); A Poor and Merciful Church (2018); Wealth, Health, and Hope in African Christian Religion (2019); Someone Beautiful to God: Finding the Light of Faith in a Wounded World (2020); and Where Is God? An African Theology of Suffering and Smiling (2025). He is also the editor of Handbook of African Catholicism (Orbis Books, 2022) and African Ecological Ethics and Spirituality of Human and Cosmic Flourishing: An African Commentary on Laudato Si’ (Cascade, 2022); Dilexi Te: A Church formed by Love (One Subject, 2026). The latest book is Contested Identities in Catholic Education: Racism, Sexual Diversity, and the Journey Toward Inclusion (Cascade Books), and the forthcoming book is How Faith Can Repair the World: African Conversations on Charity, Development and Global Solidarity (Orbis Books).
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the concept of Ubuntu and reimagine a better possible world! Join us in the Mountain Room (3rd floor) of the Campus Activity Centre at Thompson Rivers University. Reserve your tickets now and be part of this important conversation!
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