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Philosophical Theology & the Triplex Via - A Summa Reading Group

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Join Dr. Daniel DeHaan (University of Oxford) and other students to discuss philosophical theology and the triplex via. The group will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays between Oct. 4 and Oct. 28 to discuss short readings on the reading group’s theme.

To be eligible, applicants must be current university students at the undergraduate or graduate level. Young professional applicants will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Description:

To reach God as an ultimate end, you have to begin somewhere. St. Thomas decided to begin at the ending. After the Summa's first question, Aquinas asks: what can we know about the existence and essence of God? He applies a classic threefold way (triplex via) to knowing God in his opening questions: causation (knowing a cause through its effects), negation (what God is not), and supereminence (created perfections in a more excellent mode). This group will examine selections from questions 2–16 of ST I, considering Aquinas's "natural theology."

Details:

When? Tuesdays and Thursdays between Oct. 4 and Oct. 28.

What time? 3 pm ET

Where? Zoom

Who can apply? Current undergraduate and graduate students. Young professional applicants will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Space is limited. These reading groups are intentionally small. If you are admitted, please be diligent in attending. Additionally, if you are not admitted to this group, we encourage you to apply to other groups later in the semester.

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Does God Exist?

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Judging the Truth: Law and Moral Relativism