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Upcoming Events

Oct 3 4–6pm
Graduate Student Social
Hyde Park
Gavin House
1220 E 58th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
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  1. Wed
    Sep 25
    A Catholic Vision of Culture in the 21st Century | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series

    Jennifer Martin University of Notre Dame

    Hinsdale, IL
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  2. Thu
    Oct 3
    GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY
    Graduate Student Social
    Hyde Park
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  3. Mon
    Oct 7
    GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY
    Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages: Umberto Eco Graduate Reading Group
    Hyde Park
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  4. Tue
    Oct 8
    STUDENTS AND FACULTY ONLY
    Non-Credit Course | Science and Religion: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives

    Peter Harrison University of Queensland Emeritus

    Hyde Park
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  5. Wed
    Oct 9
    UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY
    Undergraduate Student Social
    Hyde Park
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  6. Thu
    Oct 10
    The Value of Physical Work in a Digital World: A Discussion of Matt Crawford’s Shop Class as Soulcraft

    Matthew Crawford Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies and Culture

    Kirk Doran University of Notre Dame

    Elisa Rubbo University of Chicago

    Downtown
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  7. Oct 10
    GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY
    Dante's Divine Comedy Graduate Reading Group
    Hyde Park
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  8. Fri
    Oct 11
    The Boldness of Belief and Timidity of Technology: A Symposium on Gratitude, Creation, and the Technological Mindset

    Matthew Crawford Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies and Culture

    Mark Shiffman Saint Patrick’s Seminary and University

    Hyde Park
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  9. Sat
    Oct 12
    Master Class: STUDENTS AND FACULTY ONLY
    Is Christianity a Slave Morality? Max Scheler on Ressentiment

    Matthew Crawford Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies and Culture

    Mark Shiffman Saint Patrick’s Seminary and University

    Hyde Park
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  10. Mon
    Oct 14
    FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY
    The Brothers Karamazov
    Hyde Park
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  11. Tue
    Oct 15
    STUDENTS AND FACULTY ONLY
    Greek New Testament Reading Group
    Hyde Park
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  12. Wed
    Oct 16
    FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS SEMINAR: FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY
    Civilization on the Brink? Modern Philosophy and the Abolition of Man

    Daniel Wasserman-Soler Lumen Christi Institute

    Erin Walsh University of Chicago

    Hyde Park
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  13. Fri
    Oct 18
    STUDENTS AND FACULTY ONLY
    Latin Vulgate Reading Group
    Hyde Park
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  14. Oct 18
    Master Class: UNDERGRADUATES ONLY
    Poverty, Injustice, Liberation: Class Conflict in Latin America and The Theology of Gustavo Gutierrez
    Hyde Park
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  15. Tue
    Nov 5
    STUDENTS AND FACULTY ONLY
    Non-Credit Course | Reasonably Vicious

    Candace Vogler University of Chicago

    Hyde Park
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  16. Thu
    Nov 7
    On the Dignity of Society: Catholic Social Teaching and Natural Law

    Russell Hittinger Catholic University of America

    Scott Roniger Loyola Marymount University

    Mary Hirschfeld University of Notre Dame

    R. H. Helmholz University of Chicago Emeritus

    Hyde Park
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  17. Fri
    Nov 8
    Master Class: STUDENTS AND FACULTY ONLY
    What Is a Society? On the Coherence of Catholic Social Thought from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Francis

    Russell Hittinger Catholic University of America

    Scott Roniger Loyola Marymount University

    Hyde Park
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  18. Thu
    Nov 14
    Magis Lecture | Technology, Liturgy, and the Work of Human Hands

    Jeffrey P. Bishop Saint Louis University

    Wilmette, IL
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