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Why Did God Die? Salvation According to Aquinas | Prof. Rik Van Nieuwenhove Jun 04, 2019

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This lecture was given at the University of Oxford on March 5th, 2019 and was organized in partnership with the Aquinas Institute at Blackfriars Hall. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1

About the Speaker:

Rik Van Nieuwenhove lectures in Medieval Thought at Durham University, UK. He has published scholarly articles on medieval theology and spirituality, theology of the Trinity, and soteriology. His books include: Introduction to Medieval Theology (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012); Jan van Ruusbroec. Mystical Theologian of the Trinity (IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2003); Introduction to the Trinity (with D. Marmion) (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011); and he is editor of The Theology of Thomas Aquinas (with J. Wawrykow) (IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2005); and Late Medieval Mysticism of the Low Countries (with R. Faesen & H. Rolfson) (NJ: Paulist Press, 2008). Presently he is researching the topic of contemplation in Thomas Aquinas.

A Defense of Political Augustinianism | Pater Edmund Waldstein Jun 03, 2019

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This lecture was offered for our Harvard graduate chapter on April 4th, 2019.

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Does Evolution Undermine Christianity? | Prof. James Madden May 31, 2019

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This talk was given at the University of Arizona on March 26th, 2019.

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Speaker Bio:

Dr. James Madden lives in Atchison with his wife and their children. He is originally from Wisconsin, where he received a B.A. from St. Norbert College, and did his graduate work at Kent State (MA, 1998) and Purdue (Ph.D., 2002). He was awarded the Benedictine College Distinguished Educator of the Year Award in 2006, and he is the author of Mind, Matter, and Nature: A Thomistic Proposal for the Philosophy of Mind (The Catholic University of America Press: 2013)

Human Freedom and Divine Grace | Prof Sarah Byers May 29, 2019

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This lecture was given on March 28th, 2019 at the University of Toronto.

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Human beings naturally have the power of free choice, but mental habits can cause us to choose in determined ways. So how can we break out of deep bad habits to form new and better ones? “Divine grace” is the answer given by Augustine and the authors of the Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation. Which of these authors has the most persuasive theory about the relation of grace to human free will?

What Do We Really Know About Right and Wrong? | Prof. J. Budzsizewski May 27, 2019

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This talk was offered at Southern Methodist University on April 11th, 2019. For more info about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1

About the Speaker:

J. Budziszewski (Ph.D. Yale, 1981) is a professor of government and philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. His main area of research is the natural moral law, and he is most wellknown for his work on moral selfdeception, “the revenge of conscience” what happens when we tell ourselves that we don't know what we really do know. However, has written about all sorts of things such as moral character, family and sexuality, religion and public life, toleration and liberty, and the unraveling of our common culture.

The most recent of his thirteen books are Commentary on Thomas Aquinas's Treatise on Law and Commentary on Thomas Aquinas’s Virtue Ethics, both from Cambridge University Press, as well as On the Meaning of Sex, from Intercollegiate Studies Institute. His book for students, How to Stay Christian in College has sold several hundred thousand copies. He also maintains a personal website and blog, The Underground Thomist.

Married for more than 45 years, Dr. Budziszewski has several children and a clutch of grandchildren. Presently he is completing a book on the meaning of happiness.

Cognitive Science versus the Soul | Prof James Madden & Prof. Mark Johnson May 24, 2019

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This lecture was presented by Prof. James Madden(Benedectine College) with Prof. Mark Johnson (Princeton University) responding.

The event was held on April 4th, 2019 and sponsored by the Thomistic Institute and The Aquinas Institute, Princeton University's Catholic Campus Ministry.

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Emotion, Affection & Friendship: Aquinas on the Nature of Love | Fr. Gregory Pine OP May 22, 2019

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This talk was given January 16th, 2019 at UNC Charlotte by Fr. Gregory Pine OP (Thomistic Institute)

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Speaker Bio:

Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. serves presently as the Assistant Director for Campus Outreach with the Thomistic Institute in Washington, DC. He served previously as an associate pastor at St. Louis Bertrand Church in Louisville, KY where he also taught as an adjunct professor at Bellarmine University. Born and raised near Philadelphia, PA, he attended the Franciscan University of Steubenville, studying mathematics and humanities. Upon graduating, he entered the Order of Preachers in 2010. He was ordained a priest in 2016 and holds an STL from the Dominican House of Studies.

Karl Barth: A Catholic Appraisal | Bruce Marshall May 20, 2019

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The lecture was given at Duke Divinity School on March 21, 2019.

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The Sanctification of the Priesthood in Our Age | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP May 17, 2019

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This lecture was given by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP, at the Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas (The Angelicum) in Rome on May 11, 2019.

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Why Modern Science Cannot Explain Away the Human Soul | Prof. Mark Barker May 15, 2019

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Professor Barker critiques the materialistic view that the soul is merely a mental construct disproven by neuroscience, instead suggesting that the soul is a fundamental aspect of living beings that cannot be reduced to empirical observation or mathematical measurement. The Aristotelian tradition is presented as an alternative to both dualism and materialism, understanding the soul as the formal cause of a living being, inseparable from its material body. The speaker argues that this perspective is more comprehensive and inclusive of human experience and that it deserves a serious hearing in discussions about the nature of the soul.

This talk was given at Yale University on April 1st, 2019. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1

About the speaker:

Dr. Barker was born and raised in New York City. He completed a doctorate in philosophy at the Center for Thomistic Studies (Houston). He holds an M.A. from the University of Paris (the Sorbonne) and a B.A. in Classical and Romance Languages from Harvard University, which included studies at the University of Seville, Spain. He studied two years of graduate-level theology while in France. While Dr. Barker has a broad range of competencies, his research focuses on philosophical psychology, notably in Aquinas, Aristotle, Avicenna, and Averroes. His research in contemporary philosophy focuses on Heidegger. He also translates Spanish, French, and Latin scholarly texts.

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