Name: Aristotle’s Great-Souled Man in Jane Austen, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and Saint Augustine
Start: 2023-01-26T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2023-01-26T19:30:00-06:00
Location: Swift Hall, 3rd Floor Lecture

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November 2022
November 15th, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Fall Noncredit Course | Modern Mystics Oct. 4 – Nov. 15

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

Maurice Charles, University of Chicago | Ann Astell, University of Notre Dame | Raúl Zegarra, University of Harvard | Bernard McGinn, University of Chicago | Fr. Peter Bernardi, SJ, Lumen Christi Institute

Tuesdays, Oct. 4 - Nov. 15 6:00pm: Dinner 6:30pm: Presentation Intended for university students and recent graduates. Others interested in attending please contact info@lumenchristi.org. Registrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. “The devout Christian of the future will either be a ‘mystic’ – one who has ‘experienced’ something – or he will cease to be anything at all” – Karl Rahner, Theological Investigations VII Who is the modern mystic? The study of the history of mysticism, pioneered...
November 16th, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

Gregor Mendel at his Bicentennial: Highlights of his Life and Legacy

Social Sciences 201 1126 E 59th St, Chicago, IL

Daniel J. Fairbanks, Utah Valley University

As we celebrate the bicentennial of Gregor Mendel’s birth, a few highlights of his life and legacy illustrate the breadth of his contributions and his genius. Born into poverty, he excelled in education in his youth. He entered the St. Thomas Monastery as an Augustinian friar where he joined an extraordinary community of scholars. At the University of Vienna, he studied with some of the world’s finest scientists, especially in mathematics, physics, botany, and evolution, and published his first research papers there. His famous experiments led him to an enduring theory that is more expansive than often portrayed. As Darwin’s...
November 18th, 2022 @ 1:00 am - November 20th, 2022 @ 1:00 am

Schola Antiqua Presents “Dante 360” at the Athenaeum

Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture 2936 N Southport Ave Chicago, IL 60657, Chicago, IL

Elizabeth Lev, Duquesne University | Schola Antiqua of Chicago, Artists-in-Residence

Join scholar Elizabeth Lev and Lumen Christi's resident ensemble Schola Antiqua at the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture for a journey through the Divine Comedy, from Inferno to Paradiso. Featuring art historian, Elizabeth Lev, this event will explore the significance of the world’s most famous epic poem and its author, the illustrious Dante Alighieri. Experience the depth and complexity of Dante’s vision through a series of recitations, displays of visual art, and music provided by the vocal ensemble Schola Antiqua, which carry the soul alongside the pilgrim in his ascent to Paradise. To find out more and purchase tickets, visit https://athenaeumcenter.org/events/2022/dante-360/...
December 2022
December 3rd, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

Society of Catholic Scientist Advent/Christmas Celebration

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

Members of the Society of Catholic Scientists and science students, faculty, and staff are invited to an Advent celebration with the Lumen Christi Institute and the Chicago chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists. This is a family-friendly event, with food and drink on offer, and a supervised room for kids to work on holiday crafts. Come share some holiday cheer and meet other Catholic scientists. Registration is required. Questions can be directed to Peter Tierney at ptierney@lumenchristi.org
December 7th, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - December 10th, 2022 @ 3:30 pm

Online Seminar | St. Francis of Assisi in the Footsteps of Christ

ONLINE World Wide Web, INTERNET

Robert Porwoll, Gustavus Adolphus College

The Lumen Christi Institute has designed this two-day seminar to introduce major themes and debates from the Catholic Church's history to a wide online audience. It offers the opportunity to read primary sources in the context of a seminar-style discussion, led by Catholic faculty. St Francis of Assisi was a ‘little poor man’ who casts a long shadow. His way of life, sayings, and adventures have inspired many and given rise to many interpretations of who Francis was. The myriad interpretations of St Francis gives rise to many questions: What motivated him? Why did he embrace poverty, service, and humility?...
January 2023
January 9th, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Ancient Heresies and Why They Matter Today

Calvert House 5735 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, Chicago, IL

Fr. Peter Bernardi, SJ, Lumen Christi Institute

Intended for university students and recent graduates. Others interested in attending please contact m.lechevallier@lumenchristi.org. Students may assume that studying heresy is the work of apologetics or the work of ancient historians. But heresies played a pivotal role in helping shape the Catholic Church. Further, certain heresies are recurrent. Join for this lunchtime discussion on Ancient Heresies and why they matter today.
January 9th, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Ancient Heresies and Why They Matter Today

Intended for university students and recent graduates. Others interested in attending please contact m.lechevallier@lumenchristi.org. Students may assume that studying heresy is the work of apologetics or the work of ancient historians. But heresies played a pivotal role in helping shape the Catholic Church. Further, certain heresies are recurrent. Join for this lunchtime discussion on Ancient Heresies and why they matter today.
January 9th, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Ancient Heresies and Why They Matter Today

Intended for university students and recent graduates. Others interested in attending please contact m.lechevallier@lumenchristi.org. Students may assume that studying heresy is the work of apologetics or the work of ancient historians. But heresies played a pivotal role in helping shape the Catholic Church. Further, certain heresies are recurrent. Join for this lunchtime discussion on Ancient Heresies and why they matter today.
January 9th, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Ancient Heresies and Why They Matter Today

Intended for university students and recent graduates. Others interested in attending please contact m.lechevallier@lumenchristi.org. Students may assume that studying heresy is the work of apologetics or the work of ancient historians. But heresies played a pivotal role in helping shape the Catholic Church. Further, certain heresies are recurrent. Join for this lunchtime discussion on Ancient Heresies and why they matter today.
January 19th, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm

The Atomic Bomb and the Technological Imperative

Social Sciences 201 1126 E 59th St, Chicago, IL

James Nolan, Williams College

How has technology taken on a life of its own, determining human behavior, thought, and actions in unintended and unexpected ways? Using the development and use of the first atomic bombs as a defining case study, this lecture reflects on the technological momentum that helped to usher in the nuclear age and that remains a defining and determinative feature of modern society. This event is free and open to the public. It is made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. Questions can be directed...
January 20th, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Master Class on “Hope, Suffering, and the Atom Bomb”

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

James Nolan, Williams College

Open to current students and faculty. Others interested in participating should contact info@lumenchristi.org. All registrants will receive pdfs of the selected readings, which should be read in advance of the class. This event is made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation Following the August 9, 1945 dropping of the second atomic bomb ever used in a military conflict, residents of Nagasaki responded in a unique and surprising way to the vast destruction visited upon their city. As reflected in the writings of Nagasaki radiologist Takashi...
January 26th, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Aristotle’s Great-Souled Man in Jane Austen, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and Saint Augustine

Swift Hall, 3rd Floor Lecture 1025 E 58th St. Chicago, IL 60637, Hyde Park, IL

J. Warren Smith, Duke Divinity School

This event was co-sponsored by the Undergraduate Program in Religious Studies at the University of Chicago. Augustine famous referred to the classical virtues as "splendid vices". Although he stood in the tradition that valued virtue, he was concerned that the pursuit of greatness through the life of virtue - a theme dating back to Aristotle's ideal of the Great-Souled Man - could actually breed a sense of self-righteousness. Yet there is much to the Aristotelian ideal. The pursuit of greatness in the service of God seems preferable to complacent mediocrity that sadly characterizes so much of our life. This lecture,...

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Online Seminar | St. Francis of Assisi in the Footsteps of Christ

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