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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.

All Thomistic Institute lectures on campus are free and open to the public.

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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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Is Thomas Aquinas's Account of the Human Soul a Form of Dualism?
May 20
Is Thomas Aquinas's Account of the Human Soul a Form of Dualism?

Stanford University

A lecture by Fr. Raphael Mary Salzillo, O.P. (University of St. Thomas)

Old Union Second Floor Seminar Room (OU 215)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Aquinas on Nature and the Natural | Aquinas Philosophy Workshop
May 28
Aquinas on Nature and the Natural | Aquinas Philosophy Workshop

Mount Saint Mary College | Newburgh, NY

Wednesday, May 28 - Sunday, June 1, 2025

A workshop featuring a call for papers and plenary addresses by Prof. John Brungardt (Newman University), Prof. Christopher Frey (University of Tulsa), Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College), Prof. Josh Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University), Prof. Catherine Peters (Loyola Marymount University), Fr. Raymund Snyder, O.P. (Angelicum), and Fr. John Sica, O.P. (Providence College).

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The Catholic Imagination
May 28
The Catholic Imagination

University of Washington

A lecture by Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College)

DEM 012

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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