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Dec. 29, 2022

Religious Freedom & the American Founding w/ Prof. Phillip Muñoz | Of…

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Phillip Muñoz about his new book, "Religious Liberty and the American Founding." Religious Liberty and the American Founding...

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Dec. 28, 2022

Woman: A Man-Made Artifact or a Divine Creation? | Dr. Michele M. Sch…

This talk was given on October 12, 2022 at Trinity College Dublin. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Michele M. Schumacher is a doctor in theology (S.T.D.) and a privat...

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Dec. 26, 2022

Physician-Assisted Suicide: Ethical and Legal Dimensions | Prof. Jose…

WARNING: This talk includes some graphic anecdotes of physician-assisted suicide. Dr. Marine's slides may be accessed here: https://tinyurl.com/4aywf3ye This talk was given on October 19th, 2022, at John Hopkins University. For more information ...

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Dec. 23, 2022

God Crucified: Thinking About the Incarnation at the Foot of the Cros…

Merry Christmas from the Thomistic Institute! This week, we are reposting some of our favorite talks related to Christmas and the Incarnation of our Lord. This talk was delivered on March 30, 2021, at North Carolina State University. For more …

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Dec. 22, 2022

Aquinas on the Incarnation: Part II | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

Merry Christmas from the Thomistic Institute! This week, we are reposting some of our favorite talks related to Christmas and the Incarnation of our Lord. This talk was given on November 14, 2015, as part of the Thomistic Circles conference …

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Dec. 21, 2022

Aquinas on the Incarnation: Part I | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

Merry Christmas from the Thomistic Institute! This week, we are reposting some of our favorite talks related to Christmas and the Incarnation of our Lord. This talk was given on November 14, 2015 as part of the Thomistic Circles conference …

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Dec. 20, 2022

Of the Father's Love Begotten | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

Merry Christmas from the Thomistic Institute! This week, we are reposting some of our favorite talks related to Christmas and the Incarnation of our Lord. Fr. Hofer's handout can be found here: tinyurl.com/55cnce22 This lecture was given on Decem...

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Dec. 19, 2022

Christ in the O Antiphons | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

Merry Christmas from the Thomistic Institute! This week, we are reposting some of our favorite talks related to Christmas and the Incarnation of our Lord. Fr. Hofer's handout can be found here: tinyurl.com/ycc663wz This lecture was given on Decem...

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Dec. 16, 2022

Aquinas’ Fourth Way: Humility vs. Skepticism in Theological Reasoning…

This talk was given on October 13, 2022, at the University of Edinburgh. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at thomsiticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Joshua Hochschild is Professor of Philosophy and Director o...

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Dec. 15, 2022

Evolution, Astronomy, & Catholicism with Prof. Jonathan Lunine | Off-…

Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Jonathan Lunine about his latest Thomistic Institute lecture, "Catholicism and Evolution from an Astronomical Perspective.” ...

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Dec. 14, 2022

Evolution and Catholicism from an Astronomical Perspective | Prof. Jo…

Prof. Lunine's slides can be viewed here: https://tinyurl.com/4fce6w7w This lecture was given on October 6, 2022, at the University of Rochester. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at thomisticinstitute.org. About ...

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Dec. 13, 2022

Dante Alighieri: A Thomist Poet? | Fr. Albert Trudel, O.P.

This lecture was given on October 4th, 2022, at the University of North Carolina. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at thomisticinstitute.org About the speaker: Fr. Albert Trudel, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies...

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Dec. 12, 2022

The Eucharist and Growth in Holiness: Sacrifice and Sacrament | Fr. R…

This talk was given on October 19th, 2022, at Saint Rita Catholic Church in Alexandria, Virginia. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Fr. Reginald Lynch, O.P. is Assista...

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Dec. 9, 2022

The Unintended Reformation | Prof. Brad Gregory

This lecture was given on November 3, 2022, at the University of Texas at Austin. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Brad S. Gregory is Professor of History and Dor...

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Dec. 7, 2022

Grace and Justification: How Thomas Might Have Replied to Luther and …

Prof. Dempsey's handout can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/yk87tf7e This talk was given on October 6, 2022, at the University of Florida. For more information, please visit thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Erik Dempsey (PhD, Boston...

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Dec. 2, 2022

The Phenomenon of Life and Its Origin | Fr. Mariusz Tabaczek, O.P.

This lecture was given on October 15, 2022 as part of the Fall Thomistic Circles conference, "Life in the Cosmos: Contemporary Science, Philosophy, and Theology on the Origin and Persistence of Life on Earth(and Beyond?)." The two-day conference a...

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Dec. 1, 2022

Renewing Trinitarian Theology with Prof. Bruce Marshall | Off-Campus …

Are there medieval answers to modern questions of Trinitarian theology? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Bruce Marshall about his latest Thomistic Institute l...

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Nov. 30, 2022

Medieval Answers to Modern Questions: Renewing Trinitarian Theology T…

The handout for this lecture can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/4jsmdu2j. This lecture was given on October 19, 2022, at Oxford University. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. A...

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Nov. 29, 2022

Aristotle on the Impossibility of Defining Life | Prof. Christopher F…

This lecture was given on October 14, 2022, as part of the Thomistic Circles conference entitled, "Life in the Cosmos: Contemporary Science, Philosophy, and Theology on the Origin and Persistence of Life on Earth(and Beyond?)." The two-day confere...

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Nov. 29, 2022

Can We Be Good Without God? | Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P.

This lecture was given on October 10, 2022, at Trinity University(San Antonio). For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: www.thomisticinstitute.org About the Speaker: Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P. is a member of the D...

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Nov. 28, 2022

Fertile Ground in Our Cosmic Backyard | Prof. Jonathan Lunine

Prof. Lunine's slides may be viewed here: https://tinyurl.com/22vs3mdv This lecture was given on October 14, 2022, at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., as part of the Thomistic Circles conference entitled, "Life in the Cosmos: Co...

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Nov. 25, 2022

St. Catherine on Secularism and the Interior Life | Sr. Mary Madelein…

The lecture was given on October 12, 2022 at Harvard University. For more information on upcoming events, visit thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Sr. Mary Madeline Todd is a Dominican Sister of Saint Cecilia Congregation in Nashville. S...

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Nov. 23, 2022

The Image and the Idol: A Theological Reflection on AI Bias | Prof. …

This talk was given on October 13, 2022 at the University of Texas at Austin. For more information please visit thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Jordan Wales is an Associate Professor and the John and Helen Kuczmarski Chair in Theology...

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Nov. 22, 2022

Does God Exist? | Prof. Matthew Dugandzic

This lecture was given at Harvard University on October 3, 2022. For more information on upcoming events, visit thomisticinstitute.org About the speaker: Matthew Dugandzic joined the theology faculty at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in 2019 ...

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