Theology Episodes

Jan. 10, 2025

Christianity as True Philosophy: The Theology of St. Justin Martyr | …

Professor Matthew Thomas examines the theology of St. Justin Martyr, arguing that Justin viewed Christianity as the culmination of both Greek philosophy and Jewish scripture, with Christ as the fulfillment of both.

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Jan. 8, 2025

The Christian Faith and Modern Science: Understanding and Correcting …

Professor Christopher Baglow critiques the conflict model of science and religion, tracing its origins to the late 19th century and arguing that the Catholic intellectual tradition offers a more harmonious approach by keeping faith and reason toget...

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Jan. 7, 2025

Analogy and the Semantics of Simplicity: Learning form the Limits of …

Professor Joshua Hochschild explores Aquinas's understanding of analogy in relation to divine simplicity, distinguishing between analogy as a likeness between things and analogy as a relation between the significations of terms, and argues that the...

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Dec. 27, 2024

Scotus on Why Christ's Assumed Human Nature Is Not a Person | Prof. M…

This lecture was given on February 24th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a part of a conference titled: "Majesty and Lowliness: On the Hypostatic Union of Divine & Human Natures in Christ."

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Dec. 25, 2024

The Imago Dei in Augustine and Thereafter | Prof. Kevin Hart

This lecture was given on March 21st, 2024, at University of Virginia.

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Dec. 24, 2024

The Mysteries of Christ in the Story of Salvation | Fr. Gregory Pine,…

This lecture was given on April 30th, 2024, at University of Oxford.

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Dec. 12, 2024

The Song of Songs: Human or Divine Eros? | Prof. Nina Sophie Heereman

This lecture was given on November 2nd, 2024, at St. Albert's Priority as part of intellectual retreat for the west coast titled: "Wisdom Literature."

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Dec. 11, 2024

In Medio Ecclesiae: The Importance of Embodying Wisdom According to …

This lecture was given on November 2nd, 2024, at St. Albert's Priority as part of intellectual retreat for the west coast titled: "Wisdom Literature."

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Dec. 10, 2024

Scripture as a Source of Wisdom in Catholic Theology | Fr. Jordan Sch…

This lecture was given on November 1st, 2024, at St. Albert's Priority as part of intellectual retreat for the west coast titled: "Wisdom Literature."

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Dec. 9, 2024

'The Lord of All Loves Her': Mary’s Sapiential Garments | Prof. Nina …

This lecture was given on November 2nd, 2024, at St. Albert's Priority as part of intellectual retreat for the west coast titled: "Wisdom Literature."

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Dec. 6, 2024

So Death Doth Touch the Resurrection: Death and Human Nature | Sr. El…

This lecture was given on September 21st, 2024, at University of South Florida.

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Nov. 26, 2024

Praying the Psalms in Friendship with God | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

Fr. Andrew Hofer discusses the significance of the Psalms in fostering a friendship with God, highlighting the teachings of Sts. Athanasius and Thomas Aquinas.

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Nov. 22, 2024

Justified by Grace, But What is Grace and What Does it Do? | Prof. Mi…

This lecture was given on February 3rd, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a part of an Intellectual Retreat titled: The Protestant Reformation From a Catholic Perspective: Then & Now.

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Nov. 21, 2024

The Effects of Grace, Justification & Sanctification | Fr. Dominic Le…

This lecture was given on December 16th, 2023, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of An Intellectual Retreat for Regent University & Providence College following the theme of Divine Grace.

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Nov. 20, 2024

Luther and Aquinas on Grace and Justification | Dr. Nathaniel Peters

This lecture was given on March 13th, 2024, at New York University.

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Nov. 19, 2024

Types of Grace | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

This lecture was given on December 16th, 2023, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of An Intellectual Retreat for Regent University & Providence College following the theme of Divine Grace.

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Nov. 18, 2024

Why We Need Grace | Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

This lecture was given on December 15th, 2023, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of An Intellectual Retreat for Regent University & Providence College following the theme of Divine Grace.

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Oct. 31, 2024

What Can an Adulteress Teach Us About Happiness? | Sr. Jane Dominic L…

This lecture was given on October 19th, 2023, at Georgetown University.

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Oct. 24, 2024

Why the Demons Fell | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

This lecture was given on March 2nd, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as a part of an intellectual retreat on The Angels | An Intellectual Retreat for Catholic University of America.

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Oct. 22, 2024

How Could a Good God Allow Evil? | Prof. Rik Van Nieuwenhove

This lecture was given on January 25th, 2024, at Trinity College Dublin.

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Sept. 25, 2024

A Theology of Joy in the Valley of Tears | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

This lecture was given on April 22nd, 2024, at Georgetown University.

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Sept. 24, 2024

Lumen de Lumine: Biblical Illuminations of Christ's Revelatory Activi…

This lecture was presented on July 21st, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies as part of a professional conference called "Lumen Mundi: The Nature of Light and Its Effects in Nature". This publication was made possible through the support of Grant 63391 from the John Templeton Foundation.

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