Name: Marsilio Ficino and the Philosophy of Plato
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May 2020
May 26th, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Reason and Wisdom in Medieval Christian Thought

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL

Due to restrictions put in place in response to the spread of COVID-19, our major spring events have been postponed. We are likely unable to host this non-credit course at this time. Stay tuned for updates as we explore our options concrning web-enabled communications. REGISTER HERE 6:00 Dinner | 6:30 Lecture Tuesdays, April 7 - May 26, 2020 This weekly non-credit course is open to current students and faculty. Registrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. Dinner is provided. What can reason discover about God? Are...
May 28th, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

WEBINAR: On Meister Eckhart

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Meister Eckhart (d. ca. 1328) was a famous and popular German mystical writer and preacher. After formal theological training in the University of Paris, following the footsteps of Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure, Eckhart charted a distinctive mystical dialectical theological in his writings and sermons and drew theological controversy. His thought became an inspiration for a tradition of mystical thought after him and remains a wellspring of religious and theological thought today. Professor Bernard McGinn will introduce the life and some of the principal themes of Eckhart’s enigmatic thought. This lecture is part of our Spring Webinar Series on "Reason and Wisdom in Medieval...
June 2020
June 2nd, 2020 @ 5:00 pm

WEBINAR: Lessons after the Lockdown: Public Health, Economics, and the Common Good

Cosponsored by America Media, CREDO, the Beatrice Institute, the Collegium Institute's Program on the Philosophy of Finance, the Nova Forum, the Saint Benedict Institute, the Institute for Faith and Culture, and the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America After two months of lockdown, nations across Europe and parts of the US are relaxing restrictions and facing new challenges. Where do we stand economically and socially? How might we have better protected the medically and economically vulnerable? How should we view the lockdown with its costs and benefits ethically? Our earlier event on "The Economic Costs of the Pandemic: Catholic Social...
June 4th, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

WEBINAR: Nicholas of Cusa

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For the final installment of our Spring 2020 lecture series on "Reason and Wisdom in Medieval Christian Thought," Professor David Albertson leads us in exploring the work of German philosopher, theologian, astronomer, and mystic, Nicholas of Cusa. Nicholas of Cusa (d. 1464) was a great late medieval, early modern thinker and polymath who digested the medieval theological and contemplative traditions and pressed these in new directions. Living in tumultuous times, his career in the Church as a cardinal was occupied by his work as a reformer and his efforts to re-unify the Eastern and Western Churches. Professor David Albertson will offer an introduction...
June 9th, 2020 @ 1:00 pm

WEBINAR: Christians in Times of Catastrophe: Augustine’s “City of God”

Cosponsored by America Media, the Collegium Institute, the Saint Benedict Institute, the Beatrice Institute, the Nova Forum, the Harvard Catholic Center, the Institute for Faith and Culture, and the Sacred and Profane Love podcast. Augustine of Hippo's City of God is one of the great theological books of the Christian tradition, laying out a vision of the Church and the Earthly City in parallel and of Christ's work of salvation in history in the context of the sack of Rome (410) and other calamities. Augustine's reflections on how Christians can understand and respond to catastrophes has become a wellspring in the Christian intellectual tradition...
June 11th, 2020 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

WEBINAR: Becoming Human: Evolution, Science, and the Soul

Presented by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Newman Forum, in cooperation with the University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, and the Archdiocese of Chicago Vocations Office. Open to current high school students. High school teachers and youth ministers are welcome to attend, and are encouraged to bring groups. Group leaders are now able to register themselves and their students together! This is especially encouraged for groups coming from outside of Chicagoland, to ensure groups remain together during the breakout sessions (see below). What can the science of evolution know? How is it related to religion, especially Catholic doctrine? Are they complementary or mutually...
June 16th, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

WEBINAR: Dante as Poet and Philosopher

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A conversation with Professors Jason Aleksander (San Jose State University) and Arielle Saiber (Bowdoin College). Part of our Summer webinar series on "Reason and Beauty in Renaissance Christian Thought and Culture," presented in collaboration with the American Cusanus Society Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a Florentine writer and poet, whose long poetic work, The Divine Comedy, has received recognition as one of the greatest artistic achievements in the West. Dante's poetic artistry stands alongside his intellectual and philosophical thought throughout his writings and in his Comedy. In this webinar, Professor Jason Aleksander (San José State U) and Professor Arielle Saiber (Bowdoin College) will...
June 17th, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

WEBINAR: How NOT to Get Away with Murder (Again!)

Presented by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Newman Forum. Open to current high school students. We've run this event in-person, but now we're bringing it to you online! When you register, you will be sent a Zoom link to follow. The event will run from 3:00pm-4:00pm Are you already tired of being quarantined in your house? Feel a little bit like you might kill your siblings? The book of Genesis is one of the most interesting and difficult books of the Bible. And there is so much more to it than meets the eye. For example: How was a snake able to trick Eve? Why do...
June 22nd, 2020 @ 5:00 pm

Race, Justice, and Catholicism

Cosponsored by America Media, Boston College Law School, the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage, and the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago. The cry in the streets of “no justice, no peace” echoes the teaching of Popes John XXIII and Paul VI. The recent crises have again brought to the fore the reality that interracial justice has eluded America, despite the promise of the civil rights movement. Slavery, its original sin, has dogged it from its founding. Segregation and mass incarceration continue this shameful legacy. Efforts to call Americans to take responsibility for this often find resistance in an individualistic ideology counter to...
June 23rd, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Alberti and Renaissance Architecture

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An evening webinar with Professor of Architecture Il Kim (Auburn University). Part of our summer webinar series on "Reason and Beauty in Renaissance Christian Thought and Culture," presented in collaboration with the American Cusanus Society Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472) was a humanist and polymath. His On Painting (1435/36) and On Architecture (1440s-1472) theorized the arts of painting and architecture, elevating them to the level of the Liberal Arts. The legacy of these works cast a long shadow in the Renaissance. In this webinar, Professor Kim will discuss Alberti's architectural theory and practice as an all-encompassing pursuit of artistry in Italian Renaissance. 2020 Summer...
June 24th, 2020 @ 12:00 pm

What Evolution Does and Does Not Tell Us about Humans

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Cosponsored by the Society of Catholic Scientists. This event is made possible by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. Does evolution fully explain the human? Recent paleontological and archeological work trace the deep lineages underlying many of our physical traits, and reveals our complicated history as one of many hominid species. It is abundantly clear that modern humans are subject to the same evolutionary pressures as the rest of the biological world and that evolution continues to shape our species. However, the developing story of our evolutionary history is frequently framed as a challenge to the claim of human...
June 30th, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Marsilio Ficino and the Philosophy of Plato

A webinar with Professor Denis Robichaud (University of Notre Dame). Part of our summer webinar series on "Reason and Beauty in Renaissance Christian Thought and Culture," presented in collaboration with the American Cusanus Society In the humanist recovery and study of Platonic thought and texts, Marsilio Ficino (1433-99) was a brilliant luminary. He produced the first translation into Latin of all of Plato’s texts and of Plotinus’s Enneads, and he translated and commented on numerous other Platonic works. Ficino was also more than a scholar, he was also a philosopher and theologian whose network of students, friends, and correspondents extended far beyond...

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