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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
What Happens After Death?
Apr 3
What Happens After Death?

Michigan State University

A lecture by Prof. Jeffery Brower (Purdue University)

Natural Science Building, Room 116

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?
Feb 27
Why Would a Biologist Believe in the Soul?

Michigan State University

A lecture by Prof. Jonathan Buttaci (The Catholic University of America)

Natural Science Building, Room 116

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why Should We Believe God Exists?
Jan 30
Why Should We Believe God Exists?

Michigan State University

A lecture by Prof. Joseph Trabbic (Ave Maria University)

Natural Science Building, Room 116

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Atheism Rational?
Nov 21
Is Atheism Rational?

Michigan State University

A lecture by Prof. John O’Callaghan (Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas)

Room 206 at the Old Horticulture Building

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How the Catholic Spiritual and Literary Tradition Can Help Us in Major Life Decisions
Oct 10
How the Catholic Spiritual and Literary Tradition Can Help Us in Major Life Decisions

Michigan State University

A lecture by Prof. James Felak (University of Washington)

Natural Science Building

Room 116

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Faust, Alchemy, and Modification of the Human Genome
Apr 10
Faust, Alchemy, and Modification of the Human Genome

Michigan State University

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

Old Horticulture Building - Room 206

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Extraterrestrial Life and Catholic Theology
Feb 15
Extraterrestrial Life and Catholic Theology

Michigan State University

A lecture by Prof. Chris Baglow (Notre Dame)

Old Horticulture Building - Room 206

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Narcissus, the Serpent, and the Saint: Living Humanely with Apparently Personal Artificial Intelligence
Apr 14
Narcissus, the Serpent, and the Saint: Living Humanely with Apparently Personal Artificial Intelligence

Michigan State University

A lecture by Prof. Jordan Wales (Hillsdale College)

B119 - Wells Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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OTHER EVENTS

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Aquinas on Nature and the Natural | Aquinas Philosophy Workshop
May 28
Aquinas on Nature and the Natural | Aquinas Philosophy Workshop

Mount Saint Mary College | Newburgh, NY

Wednesday, May 28 - Sunday, June 1, 2025

A workshop featuring a call for papers and plenary addresses by Prof. John Brungardt (Newman University), Prof. Christopher Frey (University of Tulsa), Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College), Prof. Josh Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University), Prof. Catherine Peters (Loyola Marymount University), Fr. Raymund Snyder, O.P. (Angelicum), and Fr. John Sica, O.P. (Providence College).

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Hope, Suffering, and the Atomic Bomb
Jun 2
Hope, Suffering, and the Atomic Bomb

University of California, Los Angeles

A lecture by Prof. James Nolan (Williams College)

Monday, June 2

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Future of Personhood and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence | The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship
Jun 8
The Future of Personhood and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence | The Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship

Dominican House of Studies & The Catholic University of America | Washington, D.C.

Sunday, June 8 - Friday, June 13, 2025

A fellowship featuring Fr. James Brent, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), Prof. Jordan Wales (Hillsdale College), and Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P. (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)

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