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Hobbits & Humility: Catholicism, Christology and the Lord of the Rings | Paige Hochschild Oct 30, 2018

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This talk was offered at Yale on Oct. 1st, 2018 and was present by Professor Paige Hochschild. Dr. Hochschild is a professor of historical and systematic theology at Mount St. Mary's University (MD), specializing in Augustine, Thomas Aquinas and the early Church. She also teaches philosophy courses at the Seminary at Mount St. Mary's. She has written a book on the place of memory in Augustine's theological anthropology, and publishes on the Church, education, tradition, 20th c. theological debates within the Church (Scripture, history; marriage).

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Wisdom in the Face of Modernity: Is Faith Reasonable? | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP Oct 29, 2018

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Fr. Dominic Legge discusses the relationship between faith and reason, challenging common misconceptions such as skepticism, fideism, and rationalism, and presents a Catholic perspective on faith as a reasonable and supernatural act, drawing on the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas.

This lecture was given on Oct. 10th, 2018, for the Leonine Forum at the CIC in Washington, D.C.

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Supersessionism in Jewish-Christian Relations| Rabbi David Novak & Fr. Thomas Joseph White OP Oct 29, 2018

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Supersessionism - The belief that the New Testament Covenant supersedes the Mosaic covenant of the Hebrew Bible, and that the Christian Church has displaced Israel as God's chosen people.

In this dialogue held on April 25th, 2017 at Providence College, Rabbi David Novak (University of Toronto) and Fr. Thomas Joseph White OP( The Angelicum)engage in a thoughtful, and robust conversation about their respective traditions and theological convictions. Rabbi Novak and Fr. White, both respected scholars, provide an excellent example of what respectful and responsible ecumenical dialogue can look like in the modern wold.

An Introduction to the Trinity and to the Mystery of Jesus Christ | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP Oct 26, 2018

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This talk was given by Fr. Dominic Legge when he addressed St. Peter's parish on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Oct. 16, 2018.

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Purifying the Clergy After the Scandals of 2018 | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP Oct 26, 2018

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This talk was given on Oct. 2nd, 2018 to the Napa Institute Conference.

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How To Be An Atheist (According to St. Thomas Aquinas) | Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. Oct 23, 2018

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There is an abundance of literature discussing the validity of St. Thomas Aquinas' arguments for God's existence. Using a different approach, this lecture takes these arguments as a springboard for interrogating the atheist position(s): What are the problems in asserting the world to be uncaused, or in denying the existence of a necessary being?

This lecture was delivered by Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies, Dublin) to the University College Dublin chapter of the Thomistic Institute on September 18, 2018.

Evil and the Goodness of God | Gloria Frost Oct 22, 2018

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This lecture was offered at Williams College on September 19th, 2018 by Professor Gloria Frost.

About the speaker:

Gloria Frost is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. Her areas of research are medieval philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and the history of science. She is an assistant editor for the American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly and on the executive councils for the American Catholic Philosophical Association and the Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy. She is married to Jake Frost, author of "Catholic Dad" and the "Happy Jar," and they have four children.

Panel Discussion from the Yale Conference on Christianity and Freedom Oct 19, 2018

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This Panel Discussion concluded our conference which was held on Sept. 22nd, 2018 at Yale. The four previous talks brought together academics from diverse disciplines to discuss the meaning and evolution of the Christian idea of freedom. Lecturers considered the theme from the perspective of Augustine, Origen, Ambrose, Dante, Thomas Aquinas, Nicolas of Cusa, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Servais Pinckaers, and John Paul II.

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Contemplation As Freedom According to Cusa And Hopkins | Thomas Pfau Oct 18, 2018

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This lecture was given for our conference on "Christianity and Freedom." It was held on Sept. 22nd, 2018 at Yale and brought together academics from diverse disciplines to discuss the meaning and evolution of the Christian idea of freedom. Lecturers considered the theme from the perspective of Augustine, Origen, Ambrose, Dante, Thomas Aquinas, Nicolas of Cusa, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Servais Pinckaers, and John Paul II.

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Liberty and Grace According to Dante and St. Augustine | Giuseppe Mazzotta Oct 17, 2018

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