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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 Blessed Mother: Her Freedom, Her Genius, and Her Beauty
Nov 21
The Blessed Mother: Her Freedom, Her Genius, and Her Beauty

University of Arizona

A lecture by Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

The Middle Ages: Dark Ages of Superstitious Backwardness, Golden Age of Catholic Harmony, or Neither?
Nov 21
The Middle Ages: Dark Ages of Superstitious Backwardness, Golden Age of Catholic Harmony, or Neither?

University of Texas, El Paso

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

Location TBA

This lecture is free and open to the public.

From Apathy to Agape: Christian Encounters with Stoic Philosophy
Nov 20
From Apathy to Agape: Christian Encounters with Stoic Philosophy

Clemson University

A lecture by Prof. Thomas Ward (Baylor University)

Hardin Hall, Room 232

This lecture is free and open to the public.

An Hour of Study in an Hour of Prayer
Nov 20
An Hour of Study in an Hour of Prayer

University of Washington

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

Newman Center

This lecture is free and open to the public.

The Lost Art of Dying
Nov 20
The Lost Art of Dying

University of Rochester

A lecture by Dr. Lydia Dugdale (Columbia University Medical Center)

Dewey 2110D Lecture Hall

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Was Galileo A Heretic? The Galileo Affair and Why It Still Matters Today
Nov 19
Was Galileo A Heretic? The Galileo Affair and Why It Still Matters Today

North Carolina State University

A lecture by Dr. Nuno Castel-Branco (All Souls College, Oxford)

Talley Student Union, Room 4280

This lecture is free and open to the public.

The Beautiful and the Sublime: How to Make Art that Leads to God
Nov 19
The Beautiful and the Sublime: How to Make Art that Leads to God

East Carolina University

A lecture by Prof. Patrick Callahan (St. Gregory the Great Seminary)

BATE 1011

This lecture is free and open to the public.

What Does It Mean To Say God Is “Consubstantial”?
Nov 18
What Does It Mean To Say God Is “Consubstantial”?

University of Connecticut

A lecture by Prof. Sarah Byers (Boston College)

CAST 204

This lecture is free and open to the public

The Beauty of the Catholic Sacramental View
Nov 18
The Beauty of the Catholic Sacramental View

University of Michigan

A lecture by Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P. (University of St. Thomas)

East Hall 1360

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Neurobiology, Human Embodiment, and the Concept of Soul
Nov 17
Neurobiology, Human Embodiment, and the Concept of Soul

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A lecture by Dr. William Hurlbut (Stanford University)

W11 Main Dining Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

Lost in Wonder: The Sacraments as the Wellspring of Catholic Art | A North Texas Thomistic Institute Symposium
Nov 16
Lost in Wonder: The Sacraments as the Wellspring of Catholic Art | A North Texas Thomistic Institute Symposium

University of Dallas

With Prof. Raymond Hain (Providence College), Fr. Innocent Smith (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception), and Prof. Patrick Callahan (Newman Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture)

A Symposium for Students in North Texas

Is Belief In God Rational?
Nov 15
Is Belief In God Rational?

University of Georgia

A lecture by Prof. Joseph Trabbic (Ave Maria University)

Miller Learning Center, Rm 207

This lecture is free and open to the public.

OTHER EVENTS

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Eucharistic Miracles
Nov 21
Eucharistic Miracles

Ohio State University

A lecture by Fr. Dominic Langevin, O.P. (The Dominican House of Studies)

Ohio Union in the Maudine Cow Room

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Is Atheism Rational?
Nov 21
Is Atheism Rational?

Michigan State University

A lecture by Prof. John O’Callaghan (Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas)

Room 206 at the Old Horticulture Building

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Tolkien and O’Connor: Turning to the Humanities
Nov 21
Tolkien and O’Connor: Turning to the Humanities

Carnegie Mellon/ University of Pittsburgh

A lecture by Dr. Raymond Hain (Providence College)

Frick Fine Arts Auditorium

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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