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The Thomistic Institute

Catholic Truth in a Contemporary World

 

The Thomistic Institute exists to promote Catholic truth in our contemporary world by strengthening the intellectual formation of Christians at universities, in the Church, and in the wider public square. The thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Universal Doctor of the Church, is our touchstone.  

The TI is an academic institute of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.

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Upcoming Events

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Aquinas on Metaphysics - 7th Annual Philosophy Workshop
Jun 28
Campus Philosophy Workshop Thomistic Institute Mount Saint Mary College
Campus Philosophy Workshop Thomistic Institute Mount Saint Mary College
Aquinas on Metaphysics - 7th Annual Philosophy Workshop
Campus Philosophy Workshop Thomistic Institute Mount Saint Mary College
Campus Philosophy Workshop Thomistic Institute Mount Saint Mary College

Mount Saint Mary College

A conference featuring James Brent, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception) Prof. Michael Gorman (Catholic University of America), Prof. Jeffrey Brower (Purdue University)  Prof. Candace Vogler (University of Chicago), Prof. Edward Feser (Pasadena City College), Prof. John O'Callaghan (Notre Dame University), Prof. Fred Freddoso (Notre Dame University) and Prof. Steven Long (Ave Maria University).

Campus Philosophy Workshop Thomistic Institute Mount Saint Mary College
Campus Philosophy Workshop Thomistic Institute Mount Saint Mary College
Conference for Priests 2017
Aug 1
conference for priests Thomistic Institute Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul
conference for priests Thomistic Institute Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul
Conference for Priests 2017
conference for priests Thomistic Institute Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul
conference for priests Thomistic Institute Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul
conference for priests Thomistic Institute Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul
conference for priests Thomistic Institute Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul
DC DC Chapter Thomistic Institute Catholic Information Center
DC DC Chapter Thomistic Institute Catholic Information Center
On Flannery O'Connor (Title TBD)
DC DC Chapter Thomistic Institute Catholic Information Center
DC DC Chapter Thomistic Institute Catholic Information Center

A lecture by Prof. F.C. Bauerschmidt (Loyola University Maryland)

DC DC Chapter Thomistic Institute Catholic Information Center
DC DC Chapter Thomistic Institute Catholic Information Center
Campus Baylor Thomistic Institute Baylor University
Campus Baylor Thomistic Institute Baylor University
The Promise of Catholicism in the 21st Century (Title TBD)
Campus Baylor Thomistic Institute Baylor University
Campus Baylor Thomistic Institute Baylor University

A lecture by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP (The Thomistic Institute)

Campus Baylor Thomistic Institute Baylor University
Campus Baylor Thomistic Institute Baylor University
Campus Tulane Thomistic Institute Tulane
Campus Tulane Thomistic Institute Tulane
Happiness, Purpose, and Meaning (Title TBD)
Campus Tulane Thomistic Institute Tulane
Campus Tulane Thomistic Institute Tulane

A lecture by Prof. Candace Vogler (The University of Chicago)

Campus Tulane Thomistic Institute Tulane
Campus Tulane Thomistic Institute Tulane
Campus Brown Grad School Thomistic Institute Brown University
Campus Brown Grad School Thomistic Institute Brown University
The Human Soul and Neuroscience (Title TBD)
Campus Brown Grad School Thomistic Institute Brown University
Campus Brown Grad School Thomistic Institute Brown University

A lecture by Prof. James Madden (Benedictine College)

Campus Brown Grad School Thomistic Institute Brown University
Campus Brown Grad School Thomistic Institute Brown University
Campus Harvard Grad Thomistic Institute Harvard
Campus Harvard Grad Thomistic Institute Harvard
Virtue and Human Happiness (Title TBD)
Campus Harvard Grad Thomistic Institute Harvard
Campus Harvard Grad Thomistic Institute Harvard

A lecture by Prof. Candace Vogler (The University of Chicago)

Campus Harvard Grad Thomistic Institute Harvard
Campus Harvard Grad Thomistic Institute Harvard
Campus Harvard Grad Thomistic Institute Harvard Medical School
Campus Harvard Grad Thomistic Institute Harvard Medical School
The Privative Account of Evil (Title TBD)
Campus Harvard Grad Thomistic Institute Harvard Medical School
Campus Harvard Grad Thomistic Institute Harvard Medical School

A lecture by Prof. Candace Vogler (The University of Chicago)

Campus Harvard Grad Thomistic Institute Harvard Medical School
Campus Harvard Grad Thomistic Institute Harvard Medical School
Campus Yale Thomistic Institute New Haven
Campus Yale Thomistic Institute New Haven
Prof. Stephen Barr In New Haven
Campus Yale Thomistic Institute New Haven
Campus Yale Thomistic Institute New Haven

A lecture by Prof. Stephen Barr (The University of Delaware)

Campus Yale Thomistic Institute New Haven
Campus Yale Thomistic Institute New Haven
Campus UVA Undergrad Thomistic Institute University of Virginia
Campus UVA Undergrad Thomistic Institute University of Virginia
Thomism of the Body: St. John Paul II's Thomistic Anthropology of Marriage and Sexuality
Campus UVA Undergrad Thomistic Institute University of Virginia
Campus UVA Undergrad Thomistic Institute University of Virginia

A lecture by Fr. Thomas Petri, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Campus UVA Undergrad Thomistic Institute University of Virginia
Campus UVA Undergrad Thomistic Institute University of Virginia
 

Latest News

Conference: Thomas Aquinas and the Greek Fathers

The Thomistic Institute and The Aquinas Center for Theological Renewal at Ave Maria University are co-sponsoring a conference this January on "Thomas Aquinas and the Greek Fathers." The conference will include presentations by Khaled Anatolios (University of Notre Dame), Joseph Wawrykow (University of Notre Dame), and Marcus Plested (Marquette University), among several others.

The conference will take place at Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida from January 26th-January 27th. 

The conference is open to submissions pertaining to its theme. The "Greek Fathers" for each of the papers is understood quite broadly, such as a single Greek Father in relation to Aquinas, a theological topic in Greek patristics that would be particularly fruitful in dialogue with Aquinas, Aquinas's own research into the Greek Fathers, the debate in the 20th century (and today) in historical theology regarding scholastic and ressourcement principles, or matters of theological methodology more broadly involving Greek patristics and Thomism.

The deadline to submit inquiries for the TI and Ave Maria University's January conference "Thomas Aquinas and the Greek Fathers" is August 1st. Those interested in presenting a paper should email graduatetheology@avemaria.edu by that date with a title, a summary of their proposed paper, and their institutional affiliation. For more information visit aveconferences.com/aquinas-greekfathers.

New Book from Our OWn Fr. Dominic Legge, OP:

The Trinitarian Christology of St. Thomas Aquinas 

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Noted Thomist Fr. Gilles Emery (Ordinary Professor of Dogmatic Theology at the University of Fribourg) writes in the preface: 

"Dominic Legge’s book needs no recommendation beyond itself: all its readers will be able to confirm the high value of this research, the conclusions of which are solidly based on a rigorous reading of the texts of Thomas Aquinas. This work demonstrates the essentially Trinitarian structure of the Christology of St. Thomas.  It . . . constitutes henceforth the reference work on the subject. . .  Legge's book brings freshness and new life to our understanding of the Christology of Thomas Aquinas, because it successfully restores to its primacy the trinitarian approach that guides the theology of the Dominican master."  

Fr. Legge is the Assistant Director of the Thomistic Institute and is Assistant Professor in Dogmatic Theology at the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies.  

The book is available on Amazon in hard copy (and for for Kindle) and can be ordered directly from Oxford University Press.

 

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