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UPCOMING EVENTS
Is Religion Really an Enemy of Science?
Dec 5
Is Religion Really an Enemy of Science?

Purdue University

A lecture by Prof. Carlos A. Casanova (University of Florida)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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PAST EVENTS
Famine, Affluence, and Aquinas: What Thomism Can Teach Us About Theft, Property, and Our Duties to the Poor
Oct 3
Famine, Affluence, and Aquinas: What Thomism Can Teach Us About Theft, Property, and Our Duties to the Poor

Purdue University

A lecture by Prof. Marshall Bierson (Catholic University of America)

Friday, October 3

WALC 2124

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Atom Bomb and the Technological Imperative
Oct 15
The Atom Bomb and the Technological Imperative

Purdue University

A lecture by Prof. James Nolan (Williams College)

Tuesday, October 15th

7:30 PM

Newman Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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God, Mathematics and Beauty
Apr 9
God, Mathematics and Beauty

Purdue University

A lecture by Prof. Alexander Pruss (Baylor University)

WTHR 172

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Unintended Reformation
Mar 7
The Unintended Reformation

Purdue University

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

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center

535 Mitch Daniels Boulevard | West Lafayette, IN 47906

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Cardinal Virtues
Nov 2
The Cardinal Virtues

Purdue University

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

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center | 535 Mitch Daniels Boulevard West Lafayette, IN 47906

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Are There Failed Persons? Are You One of Them?
Dec 1
Are There Failed Persons? Are You One of Them?

Purdue University

A lecture by Prof. John O’Callaghan (University of Notre Dame)

Electrical Engineering Room 117

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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OTHER EVENTS

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The Heroic Virtue of Saints Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis | Intellectual Retreat
Oct 10
The Heroic Virtue of Saints Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis | Intellectual Retreat

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

An Intellectual Retreat for current university students.

With Prof. Michael Wahl (Providence College) and Fr. John Mark Solitario, O.P. (Thomistic Institute)

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Neurobiology, Human Embodiment, and the Concept of Soul
Oct 14
Neurobiology, Human Embodiment, and the Concept of Soul

Baylor University

A lecture by Dr. William Hurlbut (Stanford University Medical Center)

Cashion 316

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Can Beauty Save the World?
Oct 14
Can Beauty Save the World?

Georgia Institute of Technology

A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)

Skiles 270

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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