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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.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
Was Galileo A Heretic? The Galileo Affair and Why It Still Matters Today
Nov 19
Was Galileo A Heretic? The Galileo Affair and Why It Still Matters Today

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Dr. Nuno Castel-Branco (All Souls College, Oxford)

Talley Student Union, Room 4280

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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PAST EVENTS
Catholic Teaching on Birth Control: Beyond Common Misunderstandings
Oct 1
Catholic Teaching on Birth Control: Beyond Common Misunderstandings

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Prof. Gina Noia (Providence College)

Tuesday, October 1st

7 PM

Talley Room 3210 

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Becoming Human: Barbie, Storytelling, and Aquinas on Self-Knowledge
Sep 20
Becoming Human: Barbie, Storytelling, and Aquinas on Self-Knowledge

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s)

Friday, September 20th

6:30 PM

Talley Room 3210

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Holy Corpses: Incorrupt Bodies and Early Modern Science
Mar 26
Holy Corpses: Incorrupt Bodies and Early Modern Science

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Dr. Nuno Castel-Branco (All Souls College, Oxford)

Talley 3210

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Sackcloth & Ashes: Christian Repentance | An Intellectual Retreat for students at North Carolina colleges or universities
Feb 16
Sackcloth & Ashes: Christian Repentance | An Intellectual Retreat for students at North Carolina colleges or universities

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

Speakers: Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), and Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)

For current students of North Carolina colleges or universities.

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Is It Wrong to Want the Bad Guy to Suffer? A Christian Approach to Vengeance
Jan 9
Is It Wrong to Want the Bad Guy to Suffer? A Christian Approach to Vengeance

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Sr. Elinor Gardner (University of Dallas)

Talley Room 3210

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Affliction, Sorrow, and Human Flourishing
Nov 30
Affliction, Sorrow, and Human Flourishing

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Prof. Thomas Hibbs (Baylor University)

Talley Room 3285

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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A Thomistic Account of the Ethics of Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Oct 26
A Thomistic Account of the Ethics of Assisted Reproductive Technologies

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Prof. Matthew Dugandzic (St. Mary’s Seminary)

Witherspoon Student Center, Room 201

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Religion and the New Science: Education and the State
Sep 21
Religion and the New Science: Education and the State

North Carolina State University

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

North Carolina State University | Talley Building, Room 3285

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Trouble with AI: It’s Not What You Think!
Mar 7
The Trouble with AI: It’s Not What You Think!

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Prof. James Madden (Benedictine College)

Talley Room 3222

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Glory of Leadership: The Magnanimity and Humility of Jesus as Leader
Jan 24
The Glory of Leadership: The Magnanimity and Humility of Jesus as Leader

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Captain Joseph McInerney (Knights of Columbus)

Talley Room 3210

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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A Personal Relationship with the Persons of the Trinity
Nov 3
A Personal Relationship with the Persons of the Trinity

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Fr. John Baptist Ku, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Nelson Hall, Room 4210

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How and How Not to Be Happy
Oct 13
How and How Not to Be Happy

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Prof. J. Budziszewski (University of Texas at Austin)

Talley Room 4101

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What can an Adulteress Teach Us About Happiness? Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina and the Project of Literature
Apr 19
What can an Adulteress Teach Us About Happiness? Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina and the Project of Literature

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P. (Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation)

Talley Student Union 3210

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Salvation by Faith or Works?
Mar 29
Salvation by Faith or Works?

North Carolina State University

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

Talley Student Union 4101

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Gene Editing and the Human Future
Mar 10
Gene Editing and the Human Future

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Prof. William Hurlbut (Stanford University)

ZOOM | In-person meeting in Talley Student Union 4140

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Free Will an Illusion? The Metaphysics and Psychology of Choice
Jan 27
Is Free Will an Illusion? The Metaphysics and Psychology of Choice

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University)

Talley Student Union 3210

This lecture is free and open to the public

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Between Animal and Angel: Human Nature According to Thomas Aquinas
Oct 21
Between Animal and Angel: Human Nature According to Thomas Aquinas

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Prof. Brian Carl (University of St. Thomas, Houston)

Talley Student Union 4720

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Are Neuroscience and the Soul Compatible?
Oct 12
Are Neuroscience and the Soul Compatible?

North Carolina State University

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

Talley Student Union 3222

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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God Crucified: Thinking About the Incarnation at the Foot of the Cross

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Zoom

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How to Become More Virtuous: Seven Strategies for Character Development
Oct 22
How to Become More Virtuous: Seven Strategies for Character Development

A lecture by Dr. Michael Lamb (Wake Forest University).

This lecture will be on Zoom.

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God and the Mystery of Human Suffering
Feb 5
God and the Mystery of Human Suffering

A lecture by Prof. Michael Sirilla of the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

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Faith and Science: Conflict or Confluence
Sep 18
Faith and Science: Conflict or Confluence

A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Thomistic Institute, Washington, DC).

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OTHER EVENTS

Featured
Wisdom Literature | An Intellectual Retreat for the West Coast
Nov 1
Wisdom Literature | An Intellectual Retreat for the West Coast

St. Albert's Priory | Oakland, CA

With Prof. Nina Heereman (St. Patrick’s Seminary & University) and Fr. Jordan Schmidt, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

An Intellectual Retreat for university students on the West Coast.

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Truth, Goodness, and Fantasy Literature: Or, Is Lord of the Rings Better than Game of Thrones?
Nov 2
Truth, Goodness, and Fantasy Literature: Or, Is Lord of the Rings Better than Game of Thrones?

Thomistic Institute in Limerick

A lecture by Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P. (Angelicum)

St. Saviour’s Parish Hall, Limerick V94 X2AA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Thomas Aquinas on Reading Scripture with the Church
Nov 3
Thomas Aquinas on Reading Scripture with the Church

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A lecture by Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P. (Commissio Leonina)

MIT Room W20-401

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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