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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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PAST EVENTS
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 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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Oxford Thomistic Metaphysics Seminar
Jun 9
Oxford Thomistic Metaphysics Seminar

University of Oxford | Oxford, United Kingdom

Monday, June 9 - Tuesday, June 10, 2025

A seminar featuring Daniel De Haan, Gaven Kerr, Joshua Hochschild, Dominic LaMantia, Michael Gorman, Turner Nevitt, Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P., Thomas Osborne, Domenic D’Ettore, Brian Carl, and Francesco Banfi.

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How Are We Saved? Justification in Early Christianity
Jun 12
How Are We Saved? Justification in Early Christianity

Trinity Western University

A lecture by Prof. Matthew Thomas (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology)

TWU-Richmond Minoru Room 401/402

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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