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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 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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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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Visions of Heaven and Earth in Three National Gallery Paintings: Botticelli’s 'Mystic Nativity', ‘The Wilton Diptych’, and Bermejo’s 'Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil'
Jun 9
Visions of Heaven and Earth in Three National Gallery Paintings: Botticelli’s 'Mystic Nativity', ‘The Wilton Diptych’, and Bermejo’s 'Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil'

Oxford University

A lecture by Dr. Gabriele Finaldi (Director of National Gallery, London)

Blackfriars (OX1 3LY)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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