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Thomistic Institute chapters are on-campus, academic clubs formed and run by students to bring top-notch Christian intellectuals to their university campuses. These chapters organize lectures, seminars, and reading groups to explore the riches of the Christian intellectual tradition.

All Thomistic Institute lectures on campus are free and open to the public.

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PAST EVENTS

Erotic Love, Deep Friendship, and Heavenly Happiness

Mar 25

Mar 25, 2025

Erotic Love, Deep Friendship, and Heavenly Happiness

Mar 25, 2025

Baylor University

A lecture by Prof. Christopher Kaczor (Loyola Marymount University)

Cashion 102

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Mar 25, 2025

ChatGPT and the Foolishness of Human Speech: Why Human Communication Matters in a World with Artificial Intelligence

Oct 17

Oct 17, 2024

ChatGPT and the Foolishness of Human Speech: Why Human Communication Matters in a World with Artificial Intelligence

Oct 17, 2024

Baylor University

A lecture by Prof. Jane Sloan Peters (University of Mount Saint Vincent)

Cashion 102

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Oct 17, 2024

Apr 4

Apr 4, 2024

On Disability and Human Flourishing

Apr 4, 2024

Baylor University

A lecture by Prof. Matthew Shea (Franciscan University of Steubenville)

Cashion 102

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Apr 4, 2024

Feb 15

Feb 15, 2024

Fasting and the Spiritual Life

Feb 15, 2024

Baylor University

A lecture by Prof. Michael Duganzic (St. Mary’s Seminary)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Feb 15, 2024

So You Want to be a Doctor? Medicine as Instrumental Job vs. Sacred Vocation

Oct 24

Oct 24, 2023

So You Want to be a Doctor? Medicine as Instrumental Job vs. Sacred Vocation

Oct 24, 2023

Baylor University

A lecture by Prof. Farr Curlin (Duke University)

Cashion 102

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Oct 24, 2023

Sep 26

Sep 26, 2023

Biotechnology and Human Nature

Sep 26, 2023

Baylor University

A Lecture by Prof. Stephen Meredith (University of Chicago)

Draper 345

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Sep 26, 2023

Goodness Without God? Aquinas and the Problem of Pagan Virtue

Apr 13

Apr 13, 2023

Goodness Without God? Aquinas and the Problem of Pagan Virtue

Apr 13, 2023

Baylor University

A lecture by Prof. Angela Knobel (University of Dallas)

Alexander Reading Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Apr 13, 2023

The Reformation and the Making of the Modern World

Feb 9

Feb 9, 2023

The Reformation and the Making of the Modern World

Feb 9, 2023

Baylor University

A lecture by Prof. Brad Gregory (University of Notre Dame)

Alexander Reading Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Feb 9, 2023

Oct 27

Oct 27, 2022

Theism as the Basis of Science

Oct 27, 2022

Baylor University

A lecture by Prof. Robert Koons (University of Texas at Austin)

Alexander Reading Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Oct 27, 2022

Science and the Theology of Extraterrestrials

Sep 13

Sep 13, 2022

Science and the Theology of Extraterrestrials

Sep 13, 2022

Baylor University

A lecture by Prof. Karin Öberg (Harvard University)

Armstrong Browning Library

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Sep 13, 2022

Mar 29

Mar 29, 2022

Aesthetics: A Thomistic Account

Mar 29, 2022

Baylor University

A lecture by Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P. (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)

Alexander Reading Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Mar 29, 2022

Feb 25

Feb 25, 2022 – Feb 27, 2022

The Meaning of Death and Eternal Life

Feb 25, 2022 – Feb 27, 2022

A Weekend Intellectual Retreat for Students

With Fr. John Corbett, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), Prof. Bruce Marshall (Southern Methodist University), and Fr. Jonah Teller (The Thomistic Institute).

Cedarbrake Renewal Center | Belton, Texas

Feb 25, 2022 – Feb 27, 2022

CANCELED: The Reformation and the Making of the Modern World

Dec 2

Dec 2, 2021

CANCELED: The Reformation and the Making of the Modern World

Dec 2, 2021

Baylor University

A lecture by Prof. Brad Gregory (University of Notre Dame)

Alexander Reading Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Dec 2, 2021

Feb 25

Feb 25, 2021

Temperance and the Common Good

Feb 25, 2021

Baylor University

A lecture by Prof. Matthew Levering (Mundelein Seminary)

Zoom

Feb 25, 2021

Reflections on the Christian Imagination of Flannery O’Connor and J. R. R. Tolkien

Oct 29

Oct 29, 2020

Reflections on the Christian Imagination of Flannery O’Connor and J. R. R. Tolkien

Oct 29, 2020

A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)

This lecture will be on Zoom

Oct 29, 2020

God Is Not Nice: Rejecting Pop Culture Theology and Discovering the God Worth Living For

Feb 6

Feb 6, 2020

God Is Not Nice: Rejecting Pop Culture Theology and Discovering the God Worth Living For

Feb 6, 2020

A lecture by Prof. Ulrich Lehner of the University of Notre Dame.

Feb 6, 2020

Humans and Other Animals: Are We Rational Enough to Know the Difference?

Nov 20

Nov 20, 2019

Humans and Other Animals: Are We Rational Enough to Know the Difference?

Nov 20, 2019

A lecture by Dr. Daniel De Haan of the University of Oxford.

Nov 20, 2019

Oct 16

Oct 16, 2019

Gene Editing and the Future of Humanity

Oct 16, 2019

A lecture by Prof. William Hurlbut of Stanford University.

Oct 16, 2019

Thomism and Pizza: A Conversation with Dr. Francis Beckwith

Sep 19

Sep 19, 2019

Thomism and Pizza: A Conversation with Dr. Francis Beckwith

Sep 19, 2019

Baylor University’s chapter will host a conversation and free pizza dinner with Dr. Francis Beckwith, professor of philosophy and church-state studies and associate director of the graduate program in philosophy.

Sep 19, 2019

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