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PAST EVENTS
Christian Humanism and Shakespeare
Oct 16
Christian Humanism and Shakespeare

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

A lecture by Prof. Lee Oser (College of the Holy Cross)

Thursday, October 16

City Union, Swanson Auditorium

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Monks, Clerics, and Female Mystics: An Introduction to Medieval Theology
Sep 25
Monks, Clerics, and Female Mystics: An Introduction to Medieval Theology

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

A lecture by Dr. Nathaniel Peters (The Morningside Institute)

Pioneers Suite Cather Dining Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Christian Imagination
Mar 13
The Christian Imagination

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)

Location TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Seven Deadly Sins
Apr 17
The Seven Deadly Sins

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

A lecture by Prof. Timothy J. Pawl (University of St. Thomas)

Nebraska Union - Regency B-C

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Suffering, Hope, and the Atom Bomb
Mar 20
Suffering, Hope, and the Atom Bomb

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

A lecture by Prof. James Nolan (Williams College)

Centennial Room - Nebraska City Campus Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Human Soul
Nov 17
Artificial Intelligence and the Human Soul

University of Nebraska at Lincoln

A lecture by Prof. James Madden (Benedictine College)

City Campus Student Union - Platte River Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Evolution and Catholic Theology
Oct 25
Evolution and Catholic Theology

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln

A lecture by Kenneth Kemp (University of St. Thomas in Minnesota)

City Campus Nebraska Union | Swanson Auditorium

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Resilience and Happiness According to Dante and Aquinas
Sep 21
Resilience and Happiness According to Dante and Aquinas

University of Nebraska at Lincoln

A lecture by Prof. Thomas Hibbs (Baylor University)

University of Nebraska at Lincoln | City Campus Nebraska Union, Swanson Auditorium

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What is Our Hope? Heaven and the Kingdom of God
Mar 29
What is Our Hope? Heaven and the Kingdom of God

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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

UNL Nebraska Union (City Campus) - Heritage Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Problem of Evil, Dystopia, and Dostoevsky's ‘The Brothers Karamazov’
Feb 15
The Problem of Evil, Dystopia, and Dostoevsky's ‘The Brothers Karamazov’

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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

UNL Nebraska Union Regency B-C

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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“So Death doth touch the Resurrection”: Death and Human Nature
Nov 17
“So Death doth touch the Resurrection”: Death and Human Nature

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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

UNL Nebraska Union - Chimney Rock Room,

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Virtuous Friendship | Intellectual Retreat
Oct 24
Virtuous Friendship | Intellectual Retreat

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

An Intellectual Retreat for current university students from Duke, UNC, and NCSU.

With Prof. W. Scott Cleveland (University of Mary) and Sr. Mary Ignatius Nesbit, O.P. (Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist)

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Who Am I? The Catholic Answer to the Crisis of Meaning
Oct 27
Who Am I? The Catholic Answer to the Crisis of Meaning

Universidad Panamericana

A lecture by Prof. Adam Eitel (University of Dallas)

J5 Classroom

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Suffering and the Problem of Evil
Oct 27
Suffering and the Problem of Evil

University of North Texas

A lecture by Prof. Ross McCullough (George Fox University)

Time TBD

Union 341

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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