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Theory: A Tool or an Invitation to Contemplation? Avoiding the Pitfalls of a Modern Approach to Theory

Thomistic Institute in NYC

The Thomistic Institute in NYC and St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village present a lecture by R.R. Reno of First Things titled “Theory: A Tool or an Invitation to Contemplation? Avoiding the Pitfalls of a Modern Approach to Theory.”

Friday, November 4

6:30 PM

St. Joseph’s in Greenwich Village (371 6th Avenue New York, NY 10014)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

About the Speaker:

R.R. Reno, the editor of First Things, a journal of religion and public life, serves on the board of advisers of the Edmund Burke Foundation, the sponsor or the 2019 National Conservatism Conference. After earning his doctorate in religious studies from Yale, he taught theology at Creighton University for twenty years. His previous books include Genesis: A Theological Commentary, Fighting the Noonday Devil, and Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society. He lives with his wife in New York City.

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