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PAST EVENTS
Faith and Science: Friends or Foes?
Apr 11
Faith and Science: Friends or Foes?

University of Kansas

A lecture by Prof. Chris Baglow (University of Notre Dame)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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For Freedom Set Free: Christian Ethics and the Paradox of Freedom
Mar 13
For Freedom Set Free: Christian Ethics and the Paradox of Freedom

University of Kansas

A lecture by Prof. Michael Wahl (Providence College)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Phenomenology of the Christ
Nov 14
The Phenomenology of the Christ

University of Kansas

A lecture by Prof. Kevin Hart (Duke Divinity School)

Centennial Room of the Kansas Memorial Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Monks, Clerics, Female Mystics: An Introduction to Medieval Theology
Oct 10
Monks, Clerics, Female Mystics: An Introduction to Medieval Theology

University of Kansas

A lecture by Prof. Nathaniel Peters (Morningside Institute)

Thursday, October 10th

Time TBD

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Religion, Alchemy, and Scientific Innovation in the Middle Ages
Apr 25
Religion, Alchemy, and Scientific Innovation in the Middle Ages

University of Kansas

A lecture by Prof. Lawrence Principe (Johns Hopkins University)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Beyond Words: What ChatGPT Can't Say
Feb 29
Beyond Words: What ChatGPT Can't Say

University of Kansas

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

The St. Lawrence Center

1631 Crescent Rd, Lawrence, KS 66044

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Found in Translation: Tolkien and the Redemptive Work of Language
Nov 30
Found in Translation: Tolkien and the Redemptive Work of Language

University of Kansas

A lecture by Prof. Patrick Callahan (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Divine Nine Room of the Kansas Memorial Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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A Neurologists Reflections on Human Dignity and Suffering
Sep 21
A Neurologists Reflections on Human Dignity and Suffering

University of Kansas

A lecture by Dr. Paul LaPenna (Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia and the Catholic Imagination
Apr 27
C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia and the Catholic Imagination

University of Kansas

A lecture by Prof. Michael Dauphinais (Ave Maria University)

Pine Room (KU Student Union)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Do Christians Need to Study More Than the Bible?
Feb 23
Do Christians Need to Study More Than the Bible?

University of Kansas

A lecture by Prof. Michael Pakaluk (The Catholic University of America)

Divine Nine Room | Kansas Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Can a Catholic Be a Classical Liberal?
Feb 2
Can a Catholic Be a Classical Liberal?

University of Kansas

A lecture by Prof. Erik Dempsey (University of Texas at Austin)

Divine Nine Room | Kansas Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Challenge and Opportunity of Genome Editing: Scientific and Ethical Considerations
Sep 22
The Challenge and Opportunity of Genome Editing: Scientific and Ethical Considerations

University of Kansas

A lecture by Dr. William Hurlbut (Stanford University)

Alderson Room - 4th floor of the Student Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Natural Law: A Debate
Apr 28
The Natural Law: A Debate

University of Kansas

A debate between Prof. Steven Long (Ave Maria University) and Prof. Christopher Tollefsen (University of South Carolina)

Jayhawk Room on Level 5 of the KU Student Union

This event is free and open to the public.

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Aristotle and the Quantum Revolution: How Modern Science Vindicates Ancient Philosophy of Nature
Feb 11
Aristotle and the Quantum Revolution: How Modern Science Vindicates Ancient Philosophy of Nature

University of Kansas

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

6th Level of the Kansas Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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On Distributism
Nov 3
On Distributism

University of Kansas

A lecture by Prof. Andrew Abela (Catholic University of America)

Forum A at the Burge Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Middle Ages: Dark Ages of Superstitious Backwardness, Golden Age of Catholic Harmony, or Neither?
Sep 30
The Middle Ages: Dark Ages of Superstitious Backwardness, Golden Age of Catholic Harmony, or Neither?

University of Kansas

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

Woodruff Auditorium | 1301 Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence, KS, 66045

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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"Only the Lover Sings": Augustine and the Radical Necessity of Poetry
Apr 29
"Only the Lover Sings": Augustine and the Radical Necessity of Poetry

University of Kansas

A lecture by Dr. Patrick Callahan of the Humanitas Institute

Kansas Ballroom at the Kansas Union

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Edith Stein and the Gestalt of the Female Soul
Mar 25
Edith Stein and the Gestalt of the Female Soul

University of Kansas

A lecture by Prof. Catherine Pakaluk (Catholic University of America)

Location TBD

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Searching for Happiness: Pathfinding and Pitfalls
Feb 18
Searching for Happiness: Pathfinding and Pitfalls

A lecture by Prof. W. Scott Cleveland of the University of Mary.

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Through a Glass Darkly: How Certain Is Faith?
Nov 14
Through a Glass Darkly: How Certain Is Faith?

A lecture by Prof. Matthew Ramage of Benedictine College.

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The Reasons of the Heart: A Philosophy of Love
Sep 30
The Reasons of the Heart: A Philosophy of Love

A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, OP of the Thomistic Institute in Washington, DC.

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OTHER EVENTS

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Bridging the Sciences | Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science Symposium
Jul 16
Bridging the Sciences | Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science Symposium

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC

Wednesday, July 16 - Sunday, July 20, 2025

A symposium featuring Prof. Brian Carl (University of St. Thomas, Houston), Prof. Nuno Castel-Branco (University of Oxford), Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P.(Angelicum), Prof. Michelle Francl (Bryn Mawr College), Prof. Michael Gorman(The Catholic University of America), Prof. Keith Kozminski(University of Virginia), Prof. Jonathan Lunine (Caltech), Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P. (Angelicum), and Prof. Santiago Schnell (University of Notre Dame).

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On Predestination
Sep 5
On Predestination

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

Friday, September 5 - Saturday, September 6, 2025

A Thomistic Circles conference featuring Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.(Dominican House of Studies), Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), Thomas Osborne (University of St. Thomas, Houston), Fr. Piotr Roszak (Nicolaus Copernicus University), and Mats Wahlberg (Umeå University)

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