The Lumen Christi Institute will host an inaugural week-long seminar for recent PhDs interested in the Catholic intellectual tradition. The theme is “The Vocation of the Catholic Scholar,” and the seminar will be led by Fr. Stephen Fields, S.J., Hackett Family Professor of Theology at Georgetown University. The foundation of the seminar will consist of reading and discussing John Henry Newman’s Idea of a University, as a springboard for considering the purpose of the university and of the scholar. Guest lecturers from the region will supplement this discussion and reading. The seminar is an opportunity for early career scholars to meet others working in different academic fields, all with interests tied to Catholicism. There are no seminar fees and reading materials are provided. LCI will cover accommodations and most meals. Additionally, participants will reimburse travel expenses up to $500. The seminar will begin with Vespers, followed by a welcome dinner on Sunday, August 10 and conclude the evening of Friday, August 15.
The seminar is by invitation only.
