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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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UPCOMING EVENTS
Famine, Affluence, and Aquinas
Mar 3
Famine, Affluence, and Aquinas

Yale University

A lecture by Prof. Marshall Bierson (The Catholic University of America)

Location: TBD

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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PAST EVENTS
Human Freedom and Divine Grace
Dec 4
Human Freedom and Divine Grace

Yale University

A lecture by Prof. Sarah Byers (Boston College)

William L. Harkness Hall 208

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Thomas Aquinas on Creation: Metaphysics and Theology
Nov 4
Thomas Aquinas on Creation: Metaphysics and Theology

Yale University

A seminar series by Prof. William E. Carroll (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and Wuhan University)

Series Part Four of Four

This seminar is free. Space is limited, and registration is required. To register, click here.

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Thomas Aquinas on Creation: Metaphysics and Theology
Oct 28
Thomas Aquinas on Creation: Metaphysics and Theology

Yale University

A seminar series by Prof. William E. Carroll (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and Wuhan University)

Series Part Three of Four

This seminar is free. Space is limited, and registration is required. To register, click here.

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Thomas Aquinas on Creation: Metaphysics and Theology
Oct 21
Thomas Aquinas on Creation: Metaphysics and Theology

Yale University

A seminar series by Prof. William E. Carroll (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and Wuhan University)

Series Part Two of Four

This seminar is free. Space is limited, and registration is required. To register, click here.

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Thomas Aquinas on Creation: Metaphysics and Theology
Oct 14
Thomas Aquinas on Creation: Metaphysics and Theology

Yale University

A seminar series by Prof. William E. Carroll (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and Wuhan University)

Series Part One of Four

This seminar is free. Space is limited, and registration is required. To register, click here.

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Cosmological Apologetics: For and Against Creation
Oct 14
Cosmological Apologetics: For and Against Creation

Yale University

A lecture by Prof. William E. Carroll (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and Wuhan University)

William L. Harkness Hall, 207

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Theistic Evolution: A Contemporary Thomistic Perspective
Apr 30
Theistic Evolution: A Contemporary Thomistic Perspective

Yale University

A lecture by Fr. Mariusz Tabaczek, O.P. (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas)

William L. Harkness Hall (WLH) 119

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Christian Politics in the Secular Age
Apr 8
Christian Politics in the Secular Age

Yale University

A lecture by Dr. R. R. Reno (First Things)

William Harkness Hall Room 117

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Can Philosophical Skepticism Be Overcome? Resources from Aristotle and Aquinas
Feb 5
Can Philosophical Skepticism Be Overcome? Resources from Aristotle and Aquinas

Yale University

A lecture by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. (Angelicum)

William Harkness Hall 116

This event is free and open to the public

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How to Do Business and Keep Your Soul
Jan 22
How to Do Business and Keep Your Soul

Yale University

A lecture by Prof. Andrew Abela (The Catholic University of America)

William Harkness Hall 116

This event is free and open to the public

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What is Worship?
Dec 1
What is Worship?

Yale University

A lecture by Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

53 Wall St. Room 208

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Philosophy and the Religious Life
Sep 14
Philosophy and the Religious Life

Yale University

A lecture by Prof. Zena Hitz (St. John’s College)

Yale University | William Harkness Hall, 117

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Aristotelian Philosophy and the Quantum Revolution
Apr 24
Aristotelian Philosophy and the Quantum Revolution

Yale University

A lecture by Prof. Robert Koons (University of Texas at Austin)

WLH 116

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Galileo and the Inquisition: The Legend of the Warfare Between Science and Faith
Feb 23
Galileo and the Inquisition: The Legend of the Warfare Between Science and Faith

Yale University

A lecture by Prof. William Carroll (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law)

William Harkness Hall Room 116

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Wrath and Love: Do the Old and New Testaments Have the Same God?
Jan 31
Wrath and Love: Do the Old and New Testaments Have the Same God?

Yale University Undergraduate

A lecture by Prof. Paul Gondreau (Providence College)

William Harkness Hall Room 117

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Aquinas' Christology: Why God Became Man
Nov 3
Aquinas' Christology: Why God Became Man

Yale University Undergraduate

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

William Harkness Hall Room 207

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Does Moral Disagreement Entail Moral Relativism?
Sep 30
Does Moral Disagreement Entail Moral Relativism?

Yale University Undergraduate

A lecture by Prof. Francis Beckwith (Baylor University)

Humanities Quadrangle Room 132

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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What Friendship Is and Why We Need It: Thomas Aquinas on Friendship
Apr 21
What Friendship Is and Why We Need It: Thomas Aquinas on Friendship

Yale University

A lecture by Prof. Adam Eitel (Yale University)

WLH 116

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The History of Miracles: A History of the Impossible?
Mar 14
The History of Miracles: A History of the Impossible?

Yale University

A lecture by Prof. Carlos Eire (Yale University)

WLH 116

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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How to Die Well
Nov 2
How to Die Well

Yale University

A lecture by Prof. Farr Curlin (Duke University)

William Harkness Hall | Room 117

This lecture is free and open to Yale University students and faculty.

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Can You Be Spiritual but not Religious?
Sep 21
Can You Be Spiritual but not Religious?

Yale University

A lecture by Dr. R.J. Snell (Witherspoon Institute)

WLH 117

This lecture is free and open to students and faculty at Yale University

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Suffering and the Problem of Evil
Apr 13
Suffering and the Problem of Evil

Yale University

A lecture by Prof. Jennifer Frey (University of South Carolina)

Zoom

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'God of the Gaps': Are There Limits to Scientific Certainty?
Mar 30
'God of the Gaps': Are There Limits to Scientific Certainty?

Yale University

A lecture by Prof. Alexander Pruss (Baylor University)

Zoom

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Is Sola Scriptura Justified?
Nov 12
Is Sola Scriptura Justified?

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

This lecture will be on Zoom.

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Augustine on Distraction and Contemplation
Oct 8
Augustine on Distraction and Contemplation

A lecture by Prof. Zena Hitz (St. John’s College, Annapolis)

Exact location is forthcoming.

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Immaterial Beings: From Ghosts to Minds
Mar 2
Immaterial Beings: From Ghosts to Minds

A lecture by Prof. Therese Cory of the University of Notre Dame.

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Happiness Cannot Be Had Alone
Feb 12
Happiness Cannot Be Had Alone

A lecture by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of the Thomistic Institute.

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Did the Lord Hide in a Little Body of a Wailing Infant? Saints Augustine and Thomas Aquinas on the Incarnation
Jan 27
Did the Lord Hide in a Little Body of a Wailing Infant? Saints Augustine and Thomas Aquinas on the Incarnation

A lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, OP of the Dominican House of Studies.

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Adam after Darwin: Evolution, Christianity, and the Historical Adam and Eve
Dec 4
Adam after Darwin: Evolution, Christianity, and the Historical Adam and Eve

A lecture by Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, OP of Providence College.

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Could God Weep or Feel Pain? Probing the Full Humanity of Christ
Oct 29
Could God Weep or Feel Pain? Probing the Full Humanity of Christ

A lecture by Prof. Paul Gondreau of Providence College.

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OTHER EVENTS

Featured
The Problem of Evil | An Intellectual Retreat for Current University Students
Feb 21
The Problem of Evil | An Intellectual Retreat for Current University Students

The Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

An intellectual retreat for current university students

With Prof. Thomas Ward (Commissio Leonina) and Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P. (Baylor University)

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How to be a Good Friend: Combatting Envy and Apathy and Exercising Love and Wisdom
Feb 21
How to be a Good Friend: Combatting Envy and Apathy and Exercising Love and Wisdom

University of Michigan

A lecture by Prof. W. Scott Cleveland (University of Mary)

Chem 1300

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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A Thomistic Approach to Seeking Wisdom in a Technocratic Age
Feb 21
A Thomistic Approach to Seeking Wisdom in a Technocratic Age

Franciscan University of Steubenville

A lecture by Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (Catholic University of America)

Christ the Teacher, Room 137

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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