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SUMMARY:Visit to Monastery of the Holy Cross
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current university students and faculty. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. Transportation will be provided. \nJoin us for an edifying evening of prayer\, dinner\, and conversation with the Benedictine monks at the Monastery of the Holy Cross on the south side of Chicago. We will pray the Divine Office (Vespers and Compline)\, have dinner\, and discuss a spiritual topic with prior of the monastery and University of Chicago alum Fr. Peter Funk\, OSB. Following monastic tradition of oral reading during meals\, selections of a text will be read during dinner and discussion will follow. \nMore information about the monastery can be found here. \nSchedule \n4:15pm   Meet at Gavin House (1220 E. 58th St.)\n4:30pm   Depart from Hyde Park\n5:00pm   Arrive at the Monastery\, welcome by Prior Funk\n5:15pm   Office of Vespers\n6:00pm   Dinner & Discussion\n7:15pm   Office of Compline\n8:00pm   Arrive back in Hyde Park
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-04-fall-visit-to-monastery-of-holy-cross/
LOCATION:The Monastery of the Holy Cross\, 3111 South Aberdeen St.\nChicago\, IL 60608\, Chicago\, IL
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SUMMARY:The Revolt of the Masses and the Suicide of Civilization
DESCRIPTION:Open to current undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. Registration is capped at 20. Students who register after capacity has been reached will be put on a waitlist. All registrants will be provided with a free copy of the text. This seminar and the Nicklin Fellows are cosponsored by the First Analysis Institute. \nREGISTER HERE \n“As they say in the United States: ‘to be different is to be indecent.’ The mass crushes beneath it everything that is different\, everything that is excellent\, individual\, qualified\, and select. Anybody who is not like everybody\, who does not think like everybody\, runs the risk of being eliminated.” \nWe live in a world of mass media\, mass markets\, mass hysteria. It is no wonder\, then\, that we have become what the 20th century Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset called “mass man.” While we are constantly making the world around us a better place to live in\, we neglect to make ourselves better persons. We have lost even the aspiration for excellence. \nIn this dinner-time seminar\, we will read Ortega’s masterpiece\, The Revolt of the Masses\, in order to examine how our culture has lost something essential\, and what it means to be more than a face in the crowd. \n\nSCHEDULE \n6:00 PM Dinner | 6:15 PM Discussion | 7:30 PM Close \nOctober 11th: Who is the Mass Man? \nRevolt of the Masses: § 1\, 2\, 3\, 6 \nOctober 25th : Nobility and vulgarity \nRevolt of the Masses: § 7\, 8\, 9 \nNovember 8th: Specialization and the State \nRevolt of the Masses: § 11\, 12\, 13\, 15 \n\nThis event is part of Lumen Christi’s Fundamental Questions seminar\, a quarterly reading group designed for undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. By fostering intellectually rigorous conversation around culturally resonant texts\, we aim to allow students to experience the force of the deep existential concerns which animate our lives: “Where do my values come from? What is the good life? How can I become happy?” Our aim is not to answer such fundamental questions\, but rather to equip students with the intellectual skills needed to recognize and articulate them for themselves. This group welcomes students from all religious and philosophical backgrounds because existential questions of being are of concern to all. \nIn addition\, undergraduate students who participate in this seminar are eligible to become “Nicklin Fellows.” These fellows will have exclusive access to research and development grant funds to pursue their intellectual interests. Grants can be used to do things like the following: \n\nOrganize a reading group\nBring a speaker to campus\nOrganize a movie night\nDevelop and plan future fundamental questions seminars\nWrite a paper for a journal\nAnd more!\n\n 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-10-jose-ortega-s-revolt-of-masses-suicide-of-civilization/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Fundamental Questions Seminar
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SUMMARY:Integrity\, Creation\, and a Restless Heart: Augustine's Contribution to Philosophy - Faith and Reason | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series
DESCRIPTION:The West Suburban Catholic Culture Series returns in 2024 to continue its series on\n“Faith and Reason as the Two Wings:\nThe History and Enduring Importance of Catholic Philosophy“\nREGISTER HERE\n(Business casual attire encouraged. For questions\, please email Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org). \nSchedule: 6:30 p.m. Drinks | 7:00 p.m. Dinner\, Lecture\, & Q&A | 8:30 p.m. End \nNovember 9:\nIntegrity\, Creation\, and a Restless Heart: Augustine’s Contribution to Philosophy\nJared Ortiz (Professor of Theology\, Founder and Executive Director of the St. Benedict Institute\, Hope College)\nChristianity integrates wisdom and worship\, something no philosophy can do. Augustine understood this well and changed the parameters of philosophy by insisting that Christ was the true Wisdom philosophers were seeking. Further\, he showed how the world has not always existed but was made by a transcendent God\, who is our ultimate fulfillment. \nIn this lecture\, Prof. Ortiz will argue that the end of the person’s natural search for happiness is deification\, which only happens in Christ and through the Church. \nSERIES DESCRIPTION \nIn his 2006 Regensburg Address\, Pope Benedict XVI argued that “it is necessary and reasonable to raise the question of God through the use of reason\, and to do so in the context of the tradition of the Christian Faith.” \nChristianity shared a sense of “reason” with Greek philosophy. Jesus himself was the Word (Logos)\, the Greek word for reason and speech.  St. Paul himself reminded us that Christian worship is “reasonable worship” (logike latreia) (Rom. 12:1)\, and while love “transcends” knowledge and can perceive more than thought alone\, it remains the love of the God who is Logos (Eph. 3:19). \nFaith and reason support one another; however\, many have tried to tear them asunder. The Reformation tried to get to a “pure” faith without reason; modern atheism has claimed that nothing can be “known” about God. When faith and reason are pulled apart\, we lose sight of God and of ourselves\, since we are made to know and love God. \nIn this year’s WSCCS\, we will challenge the all-too-common assumption that the Church’s faith stands in opposition to reason. Join us as we examine the philosophical\, monastic\, and artistic geniuses who have borne the Church aloft through their engagement and enrichment of worldly wisdom. \nEach month\, we will gather at Ruth Lake Country Club. Over dinner\, we will listen to a sophisticated yet accessible lecture offered by accomplished academics. The lectures will introduce insights from the treasure house of the Church’s intellectual tradition and their bearing on contemporary themes and issues\, presenting faithful Catholic teaching in a way that avoids the acrimony of the culture wars. \nCALENDAR \nSeptember 13: Golden Calf: Philosophy and Theology in the Early Church\nKenneth Calvert (Professor of History\, Director of the Oxford Program\, Hillsdale College) \nOctober 4: The One Thing Necessary: Monasticism and Philosophy\nPrior Peter Funk\, OSB (Monastery of the Holy Cross) \nNovember 9: Integrity\, Creation\, and a Restless Heart: Augustine’s Contribution to Philosophy\nJared Ortiz (Professor of Theology\, Founder and Executive Director of the St. Benedict Institute\, Hope College) \nMarch 20: Catholic Women in the Arts and Sciences: An Underappreciated Tradition\nBronwen McShea (Professor of History\, Augustine Institute) \nApril 10: Is Free Will an Illusion? St. Thomas Aquinas and Human Action\nFr. Stephen Brock (Professor of Medieval Philosophy\, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross) \nMay 15: The Bond of All Creation: Renaissance Humanism and the Incarnate Word\nMatthew Gaetano (Professor of History\, Hillsdale College) \nNOVEMBER SPEAKER \nJared Ortiz
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/integrity-creation-and-a-restless-heart-augustines-contribution-to-philosophy-faith-and-reason-west-suburban-catholic-culture-series/
LOCATION:Ruth Lake Country Club\, 6200 South Madison Street\, Hinsdale\, IL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231113T140000
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SUMMARY:Dionysius the Areopagite Reading Course
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. Books\, food\, and beverages will be provided.  \nThis reading group explores the key works of Dionysius the Areopagite. A mysterious figure in the Christian tradition\, he presents himself as a friend of both Paul and Plato. Christian theology in East and West remains forever indebted to his contribution. \nA copy of The Complete Works will be provided to all participants. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet Mondays (beginning October 9th) from 1pm – 2pm. \nOctober 9: The Mystical Theology \nOctober 16: Divine Names | Pt. 1 \nOctober 23: Divine Names | Pt. 2 \nOctober 30: The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy | Pt. 1 \nNovember 6: The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy | Pt. 2 \nNovember 13: The Letters
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-10-dionysius/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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SUMMARY:Franz Kafka Graduate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Sam Landon at snlandontn@gmail.com. Books\, dinner\, and beverages will be provided.  \nHow do you navigate a world beyond comprehension? Do law and justice care about the individual? What are the causes of modern anxieties and can we find peace? \nThese questions and more are raised by the puzzling and alienating worlds of Franz Kafka. Join us at Gavin House on Mondays at 4:30pm for dinner\, drinks\, and discussion as we explore this master of 20th century literature! \nA copy of The Complete Stories will be provided to all participants. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Mondays (beginning October 9th) from 4:30pm – 5:30pm. \n\nOctober 9: Brief Introduction and “Before the Law” (pg. 3-4)\nOctober 16:  “A Hunger Artist” (pg. 268-277)\nOctober 23: “In the Penal Colony” (pg. 140-167)\nOctober 30: “The Refusal” (pg. 263-267)\nNovember 6: “The Burrow” (pg. 325-359)\nNovember 13: “The Problem of Our Laws” & “On Parables” (pg. 437-438 & 457)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-10-kafka-reading-group/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231114T203000
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Mini Course | The  Vatican 'Secret' Archives
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, October 31-November 14\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation \nREGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students and the broader university community. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. \nRegistrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. \nThe Catholic Church has kept archives from the very beginning. They are a treasure trove for researchers seeking to cast light on controversies such as the Investiture Controversy\, the Crusades\, the Inquisition(s) & the trial of Galileo\, and the alleged “silence” of Pope Pius XII vis-à-vis the Holocaust. This 3-class course will draw on documentation preserved in the Vatican “Secret” [i.e.\, “private”] Archives to clarify the historical record regarding these putative scandals. \nSCHEDULE  \nOctober 31: Paradoxes of the Inquisition \nNovember 7: Shake Hands with the Devil: Modern Genocide from the French Revolution to Rwanda \nNovember 14: The Silence of Pius XII: the Pope Accused
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-010-fall-non-credit-course-the-vatican-secret-archives/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240104T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240104T193000
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SUMMARY:Intellectual Samaritanism: Embracing the Stranger and His Strange Ideas on College Campuses
DESCRIPTION:This event is free and open to the public. For more information\, contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. Reception will follow. \nThis lecture is cosponsored by the In Lumine Network. 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. \nWhat moral and intellectual obligations do we have as scholars when encountering unfamiliar\, strange or “other” ideas?  It is a fraught idea on many college campuses right now. This lecture will unpack resources from the Catholic intellectual tradition that can help us navigate these issues\, in particular developing a theory of what it means to be an intellectual Good Samaritan and applying it to the roads we traverse on modern university campuses.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-01-intellectual-samaritanism-sullivan/
LOCATION:Social Sciences\, Tea Room\, 1126 E 59th St.\nChicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240112T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240112T150000
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SUMMARY:What is Caesar's? What is God's? Church\, State\, and Society in Catholic Social Teaching
DESCRIPTION:Open to current students and faculty. Lunch will be served.  \nRecent controversies in Catholic political thought have raised anew the question of the proper relationship between Church and state. In this lunchtime discussion\, we will look at fundamental texts from the Catholic intellectual tradition that shed light on this issue. These texts articulate distinctions that show what the state is – and what it is not – as well as what the Church is – and what it is not – so that we can better appreciate how the Church is related to social and political life. Our discussion will be primarily philosophical and theological\, paying close attention to the historical setting of the Church’s social teaching and its practical repercussions.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-04-lunchtime-discussion-with-scott-roniger/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240116T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240116T120000
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SUMMARY:The Rise of Artificial Intelligence: Economic\, Social\, and Spiritual Challenges.
DESCRIPTION:The Lumen Christi Institute is a proud co-sponsor of the 2024 Catholic Research Economist Discussion Organization (CREDO) keynote lecture with Anton Korinek\, Professor at the University of Virginia\, in the Department of Economics and the Darden School of Business. His talk is titled “The Rise of Artificial Intelligence: Economic\, Social\, and Spiritual Challenges.” \nThis is an online event on Zoom\, open to the public\, but aimed at a specialist audience. If you are interested in registering\, please contact us at info@lumenchristi.org \nAbout the Speaker \nIn addition to his work at the University of Virginia\, Anton is a Nonresident Fellow at the Brookings Institution\, a Research Associate at the NBER\, a Research Fellow at the CEPR and the Economics of AI Lead at the Centre for the Governance of AI. He received his PhD from Columbia University in 2007 after several years of work experience in the IT and financial sectors. He has also worked at Johns Hopkins and at the University of Maryland and has been a visiting scholar at Harvard\, the World Bank\, the IMF\, the BIS and numerous central banks. \nHis research analyzes how to prepare for a world of transformative AI systems. He investigates the implications of advanced AI for economic growth\, labor markets\, inequality\, and the future of our society. In his past research\, he investigated the mechanics of financial crises and developed policy measures to prevent future crises\, including an influential framework for capital flow regulation in emerging economies.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-01-rise-of-artificial-intelligence-economic-social-spiritual-challenges/
LOCATION:ONLINE\, World Wide Web\, INTERNET
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240122T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240122T200000
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SUMMARY:How Can We Flourish?
DESCRIPTION:What is human flourishing? What insights might we draw from the humanities? What insights might we draw from the empirical sciences? Many empirical studies throughout the social and biomedical sciences and many policy discussions focus only on very narrow outcomes such as income\, or a single specific disease state\, or measures of feeling happy. Human well-being or flourishing\, however\, consists in a much broader range of states and outcomes. Flourishing might be understood as living in a state in which all aspects of a person’s life are good including\, but not limited to\, affective happiness and life satisfaction\, physical and mental health\, meaning and purpose\, character and virtue\, and close social relationships. The empirical literature from the most rigorous studies is reviewed in attempt to identify major determinants of\, and resources for\, human flourishing. Special attention will be given to the role of religious communities in the promotion of flourishing. Empirical research indicates that participation in religious community is subsequently associated with a range of health and well-being outcomes including longevity\, mental health\, happiness\, meaning in life\, marital stability\, and many others. Moreover\, religious life is itself often a central means to a greater spiritual well-being. Discussion will be given to the implications of a broader conception of human flourishing for personal well-being\, for research\, and for policy. \n\nThis event is free and open to the public. This lecture is cosponsored by the In Lumine Network\, the Department of Public Health Sciences\, the Program on Medicine and Religion at the University of Chicago\, the Collegium Institute\, Fons Vitae at Duke University\, the St. Anselm Institute\, the Nova Forum\, and the Kateri Institute. \nThis 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. The opinions expressed in this program are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation. \nFor more information\, contact info@lumenchristi.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-01-how-can-we-flourish-vanderweele/
LOCATION:Knapp Center for Biological Discovery Room 1103\, 900 E 57th street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240202T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240202T173000
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SUMMARY:An Unknown Constellation: Hannah Arendt Reads Étienne Gilson and Jacques Maritain
DESCRIPTION:This event is free and open to the public. For more information\, contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. A wine and cheese reception will follow. The location is tbd. \nThis event is cosponsored by the University of Chicago Committee on Social Thought. \nGerman philosopher and former UChicago professor\, Hannah Arendt stands as one of the most influential 20th century theorists of totalitarianism and political ideology. The sources for her unique insights remain obscure\, as she rarely revealed her influences outside of Martin Heidegger and Karl Jaspers. Thomas Meyer has discovered in unpublished archives and letters Arendt’s deep interest in two mid-century French Catholic thinkers: Etienne Gilson and Jacques Maritain. She explored their works during the “Third Reich\,” taking a special interest in Gilson’s philosophy of history and Maritain’s analysis of the state. Arendt valued their consistent way of thinking. A study of this “unknown constellation” traces unexpected connections among mid-century political theorists. \nOn the following day\, Prof. Meyer will lead a master class for students and faculty on Hannah Arendt’s famous work\, The Human Condition. \nImage courtesty of Barbara Niggl Radloff\,  \nhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hannah_Arendt_auf_dem_1._Kulturkritikerkongress\,_Barbara_Niggl_Radloff\,_FM-2019-1-5-9-16.jpg
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-2-arendt-and-her-catholic-interests/
LOCATION:Social Sciences\, Tea Room\, 1126 E 59th St.\nChicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240203T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240203T160000
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SUMMARY:Hannah Arendt and The Human Condition
DESCRIPTION:Open to current graduate students and faculty. Advanced undergraduates and others interested in participating should contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This event is in-person only. All registrants will receive copies of the selected readings\, which should be read in advance of the class. An optional wine and cheese reception will follow.  \nHannah Arendt came to Chicago in the 1950’s and produced two remarkable works: The Human Condition (which began as her Walgreens lectures) and Between Past and Future (which she finished while she was at the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought). This seminar-style master class will examine excerpts from these works in order to delineate Arendt’s treatment of the human condition\, the relation between the history of political thought and the present day\, and her work in light of Leo Strauss’ Natural Right and History. \nReadings:\nHannah Arendt: \n\nFrom Between Past and Future: “The Concept of History: Ancient and Modern”\nFrom The Human Condition: § 31 and 32 (“The Traditional Substitution of Making for Acting” and “The Process Character of Action”).\n\nLeo Strauss: \n\nFrom Natural Right and History: “Introduction” and “I. Natural Right and the Historical Approach.”\n\nBoth the required and recommended readings will be distributed to participants via Dropbox. If you prefer\, you can pick up a printout of the readings at Gavin House (1220 E. 58th Street) Mon-Fri\, 10am-4pm once they are ready. Please email David Strobach at dstrobach@lumenchristi.org to let us know you are coming. \nSchedule:\n11:30-12:00 | Optional pre-event lunch \n12:00-1:20 | Session 1 \n1:20-1:40 | Coffee break \n1:40-3:00 | Session 2 \n3:00-3:30 | Reception
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-2-arendt-the-human-condition/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Master Classes
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SUMMARY:Care of Souls in Inquisition Spain
DESCRIPTION:This event is free and open to the public. For more information\, contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. A wine and cheese reception will follow. \nWhat did the practice of Christianity look like in a place shadowed by an inquisition? Were personal preferences\, conversations\, spiritual friendships\, and religious questions off the table by default? Did clergy under the Spanish Inquisition neglect their duty to care for souls? Sixteenth-century Spaniards — regardless of their vocation\, gender or education — defended and practiced a Catholicism that was rich in individual discretion\, human communication\, and theological inquiry. This talk lays out the evidence for an “inductive Catholicism\,” which even Spanish inquisitors sometimes endorsed.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-01-care-of-souls-in-inquisition-spain/
LOCATION:John Hope Franklin Room SSRB 224\, 1126 E 59th St.\, Chicago\, IL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240210T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240210T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:Red Mass and Lecture for Legal Professionals
DESCRIPTION:This event is free and open to the public.  \nThe Lumen Christi Institute\, Calvert House\, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish\, the St. Thomas More Society at the University of Chicago Law School\, and the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago are pleased to announce their third annual Red Mass and Lecture. \nMass will be held at Bond Chapel at the University of Chicago. The celebrant will be Bishop Jeffrey Grob\, JCD. \nThe lecture will be held at Swift Hall. It will be offered by Dr. Lu Ann Homza. \nWhat is a Red Mass? \nA Red Mass is a Mass celebrated for members of the legal community. Through prayerful petition and thanksgiving the Red Mass requests guidance from the Holy Spirit for all who seek justice\, and offers the legal community an opportunity to reflect on the God-given power and responsibility of all in the legal profession. \nOriginating in Europe during the High Middle Ages\, the Red Mass is so-called from the red vestments traditionally worn in symbolism of the tongues of fire that descended on the Apostles at Pentecost (Acts 2:1–4). Its name also exemplifies the scarlet robes worn by royal judges that attended the Mass centuries ago. \nLecture by Dr. Lu Ann Homza\n“When Witches Litigate: New Evidence from Spanish Archives” \nWe often wonder whether our legal system is accessible to unaware\, under-educated\, or vulnerable people who need to use it. Remarkably\, between 1610 and 1612\, suspected witches in northern Spain turn out to have known exactly how to deploy the courts at their disposal\, despite being illiterate and Basque-speaking. The archives in Pamplona preserve multiple prosecutions launched by accused witches when they were defamed and illegally tortured in their villages. The witch-suspects won their cases; the defendants were severely punished. \nThis talk will explain the legal strategies\, emotional reasoning\, and practical measures that suspected witches used to regain their honor and punish their adversaries. Their examples illustrate how wide and deep their knowledge of the law was\, even in the most implausible circumstances. \nSchedule \n4:00 pm – Mass at Bond Chapel (1025 E. 58th St.)\n5:00 pm – Reception and Networking at Swift Hall (1025 E. 58th St.)\n5:45 pm – Lecture at Swift Hall (1025 E. 58th St.)\n6:30 pm – End
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-02-red-mass/
LOCATION:Bond Chapel & Swift Hall\, 1025 E. 58th St.\nChicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240214T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240214T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:The Closing of the American Mind and the Death of Philosophy
DESCRIPTION:Open to current undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. Registration is capped at 20. Students who register after capacity has been reached will be put on a waitlist. All registrants will be provided with a free copy of the text. This seminar and the Nicklin Fellows are cosponsored by the First Analysis Institute. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe American university is premised on being open to a wide range of people and ideas\, the place “where community and friendship can exist in our times.” \n\nBut has the university perverted openness into a  “surrender to whatever is most powerful”?\nIs openness a virtue\, “that invites us to the quest for knowledge and certitude?”\nOr does openness “result in conformism”?\nIs “what is advertised as a great opening …a great closing\,” where indifference\, ignorance\, and relativism have closed the American mind to the pursuit of truth?\n\nThese questions animated Allan Bloom in his 1987 bestseller\, The Closing of the American Mind. A longtime member of the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought with decades of experience teaching undergraduates\, Bloom lambasted the intellectual and spiritual state of American higher education.  From rock music to the sexual revolution\, from Nietzsche and Max Weber to concepts like “my values” and “the self\,” Bloom indicted the causes for the American undergraduate’s flat soul.  The only solution was a return to a Great Books education guided by Plato’s Republic. \nWe will read selections from The Closing of the American Mind to debate some of Bloom’s most contentious claims. Was what he said of undergraduates true in 1987? Is it true now? Has the university been corrupted by relativism? Do the Great Books provide a way out? \nJohn W. Boyer will join us for the first session. Boyer is the Senior Advisor to the President and the Martin A. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor of History at the University of Chicago. He served as Dean of the College from 1992 until 2023. \nSCHEDULE:\n6:00 PM Dinner | 6:15 PM Discussion | 7:30 PM Close \nWe encourage you to read the book in its entirety. Come ready to discuss at least the selections below. Books are provided. \nJanuary 17th: \n\nIntro + Part I: The Clean Slate\, Books\, and Relationships (Self-Centeredness\, Equality\, Race\, and Sex)\n\nJanuary 31st: \n\nPart II: The German Connection\, Values\, The Nietzcheanization of the Left\, and Our Ignorance\n\nFebruary 14th: \n\nPart III: The Sixties and the Student & the University\n\n\nThis event is part of Lumen Christi’s Fundamental Questions seminar\, a quarterly reading group designed for undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. By fostering intellectually rigorous conversation around culturally resonant texts\, we aim to allow students to experience the force of the deep existential concerns which animate our lives: “Where do my values come from? What is the good life? How can I become happy?” Our aim is not to answer such fundamental questions\, but rather to equip students with the intellectual skills needed to recognize and articulate them for themselves. This group welcomes students from all religious and philosophical backgrounds because existential questions of being are of concern to all. \nIn addition\, undergraduate students who participate in this seminar are eligible to become “Nicklin Fellows.” These fellows will have exclusive access to research and development grant funds to pursue their intellectual interests. Grants can be used to do things like the following: \n\nOrganize a reading group\nBring a speaker to campus\nOrganize a movie night\nDevelop and plan future fundamental questions seminars\nWrite a paper for a journal\nAnd more!\n\n 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-10-the-closing-of-the-american-mind/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Fundamental Questions Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240217T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240217T143000
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SUMMARY:Winter Newman Forum Conference for High School Students: What Really Happened At…
DESCRIPTION:What really happens if we genetically engineer humans to thrive on Mars? What really happened at the medieval inquisition? What really happens when you see the face of God? \nDiscover the fascinating reality behind misunderstood topics by engaging with college professors and graduate students to discuss the wonders of science\, lessons of history\, beauty of literature\, and mysteries of faith.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/winter-newman-forum-conference-for-high-school-students-what-really-happened-at/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Newman Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240217T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240217T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:White Mass and Lecture for Medical Professionals
DESCRIPTION:This event is free and open to the public.  \nThe Lumen Christi Institute\, Calvert House\, and St. Thomas the Apostle Parish are pleased to announce their first annual White Mass and Lecture. \nMass will be held at Bond Chapel at the University of Chicago. The celebrant will be Fr. Carlos Rodriguez. \nWhat is a White Mass? \nThe tradition of the White Mass in the United States finds its origins in the development of the national Catholic Medical Association in the early 1930s. From its inception\, the medical profession has been understood as a healing profession\, a way in which Christ’s work continues upon the earth. Moreover\, since the apparitions at Lourdes in the late 19th century\, the plight of the infirmed- and those who care for them- have taken on renewed appreciation in participating in the mysteries of Christ’s own life. The White Mass\, so named by the color worn by those in the healing profession of medicine\, gathers healthcare professionals under the patronage of St. Luke to ask God’s blessing upon the patient\, doctor\,  nurse\, and caregiver alike. \nLecture by Sr. Teresa Mary Kozlovski\, RSM\, MD\n“Catholic Health Care: Serving as Instruments of God’s Mercy” \nDuring our training as health care practitioners\, we learn about the body\, what is broken\, and how to fix it. Yet\, in our day-to-day practice in medicine\, we interact with human persons\, not bodies. How does our Catholic faith enlighten this reality and the practice of medicine? This lecture will explore topics including the dignity of each person made in the image and likeness of God\, the importance of the development of our own interior life\, the mercy of God\, and how incorporating these aspects of the faith lends to comprehensive health care and our service in medicine as instruments of God’s mercy. \nSchedule \n4:00 pm – Mass at Bond Chapel (1025 E. 58th St.)\n5:00 pm – Reception and Networking at Swift Hall (1025 E. 58th St.)\n5:45 pm – Lecture at Swift Hall (1025 E. 58th St.)\n6:30 pm – End \nThis 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. The opinions expressed in this program are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-02-white-mass/
LOCATION:Bond Chapel & Swift Hall\, 1025 E. 58th St.\nChicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240220T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church: Doors to the Sacred
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. \nRegistrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. \nThe Catholic Faith is profoundly sacramental. The Church recognizes seven sacraments: Baptism\, Confirmation\, Eucharist\, Reconciliation\, Anointing of the Sick\, Marriage\, and Holy Orders. These sacred actions contain and confer Christ’s healing\, transformative Grace. This class will highlight the theological meaning\, Biblical basis\, historical development\, and our own personal experiences of the sacraments. \nThe reality of the sacraments raises a number of complicated questions that this course will answer: \n\n\nWhy baptize infants?  Can the unbaptized be saved? \n\n\nWhy confess one’s sins to a priest? Can a priest ‘forgive’ you? \n\n\nWhat even is a ‘priest’? Why is Holy Orders conferred only on men? \n\n\nWhy should a sick person be anointed? \n\n\nIs marriage really ‘indissoluble’? How does an annulment differ from divorce? \n\n\nHow can the Eucharist be more than bread and wine?  What does the term ‘transubstantiation’ mean? \n\n\nAnd more! \n\n\nSCHEDULE  \nJanuary 9: The Biblical basis of Sacramentality\, Sacraments\, and Sacramentals \nJanuary 16: The Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism\, Confirmation and Eucharist \nJanuary 23: The Eucharist: “The Sacrament of Sacraments” \nJanuary 30: The Eucharist and the Eucharistic Liturgy: “Source and summit of the entire Christian life.” \nFebruary 6: Sacraments of Healing: Reconciliation [aka Penance] and the Anointing of the Sick \nFebruary 13: Sacrament of Marriage \nFebruary 20: Sacrament of Holy Orders \nFORMAT \nTuesdays\, January 9-February 20\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-010-winter-non-credit-course-the-seven-sacraments/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240221T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240221T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:Reconciling Justice: A Community Conversation on Criminal Justice Reform
DESCRIPTION:This event is by invitation only. For more information\, contact ccjrn@lumenchristi.org. \nAn event for lawyers\, legal scholars\, judges\, ministry leaders\, social workers\, clergy\, and people who have been directly impacted by the criminal justice system to unite for dinner\, plenary panel conversation\, and round-table dialogue around criminal justice reform. The evening’s purpose is to inspire hope\, healing\, and ideas on how to improve the legal system informed by religious wisdom and the experience of those directly affected by our criminal justice system. A mass preceding the program will be celebrated by Cardinal Blase Cupich. \nThis event will begin with a plenary conversation featuring Cardinal Blase Cupich\, Sherrif Tom Dart\, Jeanne Bishop\, Joseph Mapp\, Eric Anderson\, Lisa Davis\, and Judge Erica Reddick \nCo-sponsored by the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University Chicago\, the Hinda Institute\, Kolbe House Jail Ministry of the Archdiocese of Chicago\, the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago\, the Athenaeum\,  the Loyola University Chicago School of Law\, and Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation. \nClick for more details about the Catholic Criminal Justice Reform Network. \nThe Organizing Committee of “Reconciling Justice: A Community Conversation on Criminal Justice Reform” comprise of:\n\n\n\n\nJudge Thomas More Donnelly\, Catholic Criminal Justice Reform Network\nFr. David Kelly\, C.PP.S.\, Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation\nMark McCombs\, Kolbe House Jail Ministry\nPamela Rubeo\, First Vice President\, Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago\nJoseph Mapp\, Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation\nEmily Cortina\, Kolbe House Jail Ministry\nJustice Ramon Ocasio\nJudge Sonia Gutierrez Antolec\nJudge Erica L. Reddick\nRahmiel Hayyim\, The Hinda Institute\nJeanne Bishop\nMegan McGrath\, Secretary\, Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago\nKimberly Lymore\, St. Sabina Catholic Church\nFr. David Jones\, St. Benedict the African\nMichael Le Chevallier\, The Lumen Christi Institute
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-02-reconciling-justice-a-community-conversation-on-criminal-justice-reform/
LOCATION:MN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240221T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240221T231500
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:Viewing of Martin Scorsese's Silence
DESCRIPTION:This event is co-produced by the Critical Understanding of Liturgies & Traditions (CULT)\, a student RSO\, and the Lumen Christi Institute\, the home for the Catholic intellectual tradition at the University of Chicago. The movie will be screened at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St)\, directly across from the Booth School of Business. \nThis event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Francesco Rahe\, who designed this program\, is a 2023-2024 Nicklin Fellow.  \nREGISTER HERE \nThe place is Japan. The year is 1670. Catholicism has been rendered illegal; the remaining faithful are in hiding. Nevertheless\, Jesuit missionaries still travel there in secret from Europe–and one\, the famously pious Father Ferreira\, has just publicly given up his faith. Two Portuguese priests\, students of Father Ferreira\, set sail. They hope to sustain the Japanese Catholic community\, to find the path to sainthood\, and\, perhaps most of all\, to uncover why their beloved teacher apostatised. \nPublished in 1966\, Shusaku Endo’s Silence quickly became considered one of the greatest Catholic novels of the 20th century. It received the Tanizaki Prize and won its author numerous comparisons to Graham Greene. It examines questions relating to colonization\, self-sacrifice\, and\, the problem of evil. \nOn February 21st\, members of the University of Chicago community will interact with this fascinating period of Catholic history through the  2016 Martin Scorsese film adaptation of Endo’s novel. \nDinner will be provided\, as well as an introductory talk by Dr. Bruce Winkelman. The first 10 students to arrive will receive free copies of the Endo novel. \nSCHEDULE:\n6:00-6:30 pm: Dinner \n6:30-7:00 pm: Introduction From Dr. Winkelman \n7:00-9:50 pm: Screening of Martin Scorsese’s Silence \n9:50-10:15 pm: Optional Post-Event Conversation Over Cookies \nDr. Bruce Winkelman\, Divinity School Teaching Fellow at UChicago\, is a historian of religions whose work spans theory and method in the study of religion\, the history and historiography of Japanese religions\, and the invention of Buddhist traditions across East Asia.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-2-silence-movie-night/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240222T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240222T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:Dubliners Graduate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Rose Johnson at rodojo23@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided.  \nWhat do choice and responsibility look like for the modern person? How much are individuals determined by their families\, their societies\, and their religions? What freedom can be found within or outside these relationships? James Joyce addresses these questions and many others in his collection of short stories\, Dubliners.  \nThough rich and nuanced like all of Joyce’s writing\, these short stories present a straightforward introduction to Joyce’s writing style and to modern literary concepts of meaning. Join us at Gavin House on Thursdays at 8pm for drinks and conversation as we venture into the complicated and tragic world of one of the 20th century’s most brilliant authors! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Thursdays (beginning January 18th) from 8:00pm – 9:00pm over drinks. \n\nJanuary 18: Introduction to Joyce and “Evaline” (5 pages)\nJanuary 25: “After the Race”” (6 pages)\nFebruary 1: “The Boarding House” (7 pages)\nFebruary 8: “A Mother” (12 pages)\nFebruary 15: “A little Cloud” (14 pages)\nFebruary 22: “Grace” (21 pages)\n\nA copy of Dubliners will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the winter quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component) \n\n\nThis quarter the reading groups will cover: The American Gothic\, James Joyce’s Dubliners\, Greek New Testament\, and Latin Vulgate.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-01-dubliners-reading-group/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240226T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240226T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:American Gothic Graduate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Sam Landon at snlandontn@gmail.com. Books\, lunch\, and beverages will be provided.  \nFear. Rot. The inescapability of the past. These and more are the themes of Gothic literature. Join us Mondays from 1-2pm at Gavin House for a discussion of Edgar Allen Poe\, Ambrose Bierce\, and Flannery O’Connor. Lunch provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Mondays (beginning January 22nd) from 1:00pm – 2:00pm over lunch. \n\nJanuary 22: “The Raven\,” Poe\nJanuary 29: “Tell-Tale Heart\,” Poe\nFeburary 5: “Moonlit Road\,” Bierce\nFeburary 12: “Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge\,” Bierce\nFeburary 19: “A Good Man Is Hard to Find\,” O’Connor\nFebruary 26: “Parker’s Back\,” O’Connor\n\nCopies of The Best of Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart\, The Raven\, The Cask of Amontillado\, and 30 Others\, Ghost and Horror Stories of Ambrose Bierce\, and The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor will be provided. They may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the winter quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component) \n\n\nThis quarter the reading groups will cover: The American Gothic\, James Joyce’s Dubliners\, Greek New Testament\, and Latin Vulgate.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-01-american-gothic-reading-group/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240320T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240320T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:Catholic Women in the Arts and Sciences: An Underappreciated Tradition - Faith and Reason | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series
DESCRIPTION:The West Suburban Catholic Culture Series returns in 2024 to continue its series on\n“Faith and Reason as the Two Wings:\nThe History and Enduring Importance of Catholic Philosophy“\nREGISTER HERE\n(Business casual attire encouraged. For questions\, please email Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org). \nSchedule: 6:30 p.m. Drinks | 7:00 p.m. Dinner\, Lecture\, & Q&A | 8:30 p.m. End \nMarch 20:\nCatholic Women in the Arts and Sciences: An Underappreciated Tradition\nBronwen McShea (Professor of History\, Augustine Institute)\nWhile many people are aware of the important intellectual and literary contributions of modern Catholic women such as St. Edith Stein and Flannery O’Connor\, it is not widely appreciated that there is a long line of Catholic women scholars\, scientists\, and writers stretching back to the Patristic era. \nIn this talk\, Dr. McShea will draw from her forthcoming book\, Women of the Church\, and highlight a range of brilliant and faithful women from the monastic\, humanistic\, and university traditions who can inspire Catholic intellectual and life and culture today. \nSERIES DESCRIPTION \nIn his 2006 Regensburg Address\, Pope Benedict XVI argued that “it is necessary and reasonable to raise the question of God through the use of reason\, and to do so in the context of the tradition of the Christian Faith.” \nChristianity shared a sense of “reason” with Greek philosophy. Jesus himself was the Word (Logos)\, the Greek word for reason and speech.  St. Paul himself reminded us that Christian worship is “reasonable worship” (logike latreia) (Rom. 12:1)\, and while love “transcends” knowledge and can perceive more than thought alone\, it remains the love of the God who is Logos (Eph. 3:19). \nFaith and reason support one another; however\, many have tried to tear them asunder. The Reformation tried to get to a “pure” faith without reason; modern atheism has claimed that nothing can be “known” about God. When faith and reason are pulled apart\, we lose sight of God and of ourselves\, since we are made to know and love God. \nIn this year’s WSCCS\, we will challenge the all-too-common assumption that the Church’s faith stands in opposition to reason. Join us as we examine the philosophical\, monastic\, and artistic geniuses who have borne the Church aloft through their engagement and enrichment of worldly wisdom. \nEach month\, we will gather at Ruth Lake Country Club. Over dinner\, we will listen to a sophisticated yet accessible lecture offered by accomplished academics. The lectures will introduce insights from the treasure house of the Church’s intellectual tradition and their bearing on contemporary themes and issues\, presenting faithful Catholic teaching in a way that avoids the acrimony of the culture wars. \nCALENDAR \nSeptember 13: Golden Calf: Philosophy and Theology in the Early Church\nKenneth Calvert (Professor of History\, Director of the Oxford Program\, Hillsdale College) \nOctober 4: The One Thing Necessary: Monasticism and Philosophy\nPrior Peter Funk\, OSB (Monastery of the Holy Cross) \nNovember 9: Integrity\, Creation\, and a Restless Heart: Augustine’s Contribution to Philosophy\nJared Ortiz (Professor of Theology\, Founder and Executive Director of the St. Benedict Institute\, Hope College) \nMarch 20: Catholic Women in the Arts and Sciences: An Underappreciated Tradition\nBronwen McShea (Professor of History\, Augustine Institute) \nApril 10: Is Free Will an Illusion? St. Thomas Aquinas and Human Action\nFr. Stephen Brock (Professor of Medieval Philosophy\, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross) \nMay 15: The Bond of All Creation: Renaissance Humanism and the Incarnate Word\nMatthew Gaetano (Professor of History\, Hillsdale College) \nMARCH SPEAKER \nBronwen McShea
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/catholic-women-in-the-arts-and-sciences-an-underappreciated-tradition-faith-and-reason-west-suburban-catholic-culture-series/
LOCATION:Ruth Lake Country Club\, 6200 South Madison Street\, Hinsdale\, IL
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SUMMARY:The Quandaries of Biotechnology: Theory and Practice
DESCRIPTION:See Session 2 video and audio. \nSee Keynote Lecture video and audio.  \n  \nThis event is free and open to the public. This event is cosponsored by The Program on Medicine and Religion at the University of Chicago\, and The Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University. For more information\, contact info@lumenchristi.org. \nHow are new developments between biotechnology and big data including gene editing\, brain-computer interfacing\, and artificial intelligence changing our vision of what it means to be human? How does this bear in the ethical practices of medicine and research at the lab bench and at the bedside? How might an integrative vision of ethics contribute to this conversation? Are there alternative social imaginaries in which we can think about different technologies? \nIn this day-long spring symposium\, scholars from the University of Chicago and the Chicagoland area are invited to discuss how biotechnology is shaping anthropology and whether the application of new biomedical technologies reflects an adequate understanding of human personhood. \nThis event is open to the public and seeks to engage particularly with current students\, faculty\, and medical practitioners interested in the intersection between science\, medicine\, technology\, and theology. Publication of this program’s proceedings is a possibility. Participants are invited to return for a second symposium in fall 2024 on biotechnology and artificial intelligence. \nSchedule \n1:00 – 2:30 PM CT  –  Session 1 \n“Medicine Within the Technological Enframing” – Kyle Karches (Saint Louis University) \n“The Grand Inquisitor\, Mustapha Mond\, and the Attack on the Transcendentals” – Stephen Meredith (University of Chicago) \nQ&A\, Moderated by Jeffrey Bishop (Saint Louis University) \n3:00 – 4:30 PM CT –  Session 2 \n“Our Biotechnologies\, Ourselves: Reflections on Innovation\, Identity\, and Culture” – Lesley Rice (Pontifical John Paul II Institute) \n“Beyond Ethics: A Humanities Perspective on (Bio)technology” – Silvianne Aspray (Cambridge University) \nQ&A\, Moderated by Jeffrey Bishop (Saint Louis University) \n5:00 – 6:00 PM CT –  Keynote Lecture \n“Populations\, Persons\, and Precision Medicine: The Ethics of Emerging Information Technologies in Genetics and Medicine” – Paul Scherz (University of Virginia) \nYou can view abstracts and presenter details here \n\nThis 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.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-03-quandaries-of-biotechnology-theory-practice-paul-scherz/
LOCATION:BSLC 115\, 924 E 57th St.\nChicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
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SUMMARY:Grief\, Suffering\, and "The Art of Dying" in a Plague: Cyprian’s De Mortalitate
DESCRIPTION:Open to current graduate students and faculty. Advanced undergraduates and others interested in participating should contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This event is in-person only. All registrants will receive copies of the selected readings\, which should be read in advance of the class. Reception will follow.  \nThis 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. \nThe ancient Stoics rejected grief as a passion.  Was it inhuman to grieve? Or was it inhuman to suppress this natural human affect?  What about longing for lost loved ones or the fear of death?  To what extent did early Christian teaching modify or reject the Stoics? And how does one approach the possibility of loss and death today\, in a contemporary medical context that has prioritized statistical analysis and abstraction in lieu of concern for the concrete ‘other’? \nCyprian of Carthage’s sermon Mortality\, delivered in the middle of a devastating plague in the third century\, provides an early Christian vision of how to face death\, which both takes up and transforms ancient Stoic approaches to death. This seminar-style discussion will explore these themes as well as its call to care for others despite risk. It will explore these insights in relation to today’s dramatically changed medical context in which care for the human person risks being occluded by statistical abstraction. \nReadings:\nCyprian’s “Mortality” from Treatises in CUA’s Fathers of the Church Series (pp. 193-221). \nSecondary: \nScherz “Grief\, Death\, and Longing in Stoic and Christian Ethics” Journal of Religious Ethics 45: 1 (2017)\, 7–28. \nScherz\, “Chapter 10: Caring for the Statistical Other” in The Ethics of Precision Medicine: The Problems of Prevention in Healthcare (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press\, Forthcoming). \nBoth the required and recommended readings will be distributed to participants via Dropbox. If you prefer\, you can pick up a printout of the readings at Gavin House (1220 E. 58th Street) Mon-Fri\, 10am-4pm once they are ready. Please email David Strobach at dstrobach@lumenchristi.org to let us know you are coming. \nDiscussion Questions:\nAccording to Cyprian\, how should Christians approach death? How is this similar and/or different from contemporary stances toward death? \nFor Cyprian\, how does a proper attitude toward death affect our actions and feelings toward others? How does it affect our emotions for loved ones who have died? \nSchedule:\n11:30-12:00 | Optional pre-event lunch \n12:00-1:20 | Session 1 \n1:20-1:40 | Coffee break \n1:40-3:00 | Session 2 \n3:00-3:30 | Reception
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-03-scherz-master-class/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Master Classes
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SUMMARY:Magis Lecture | Do We Know More than the Apostles? Or\, Do Doctrines Develop?
DESCRIPTION:5:00 Mass  | 5:45 Drinks & Hors d’Oeuvres  | 6:30 Lecture  | 7:15 End \nCo-presented by Loyola Academy.  \nFree and open to the public. Registration required. For questions\, please contact Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org. \nEveryone realizes that some aspects of the Church have changed in the half-century since the Second Vatican Council. But has Catholic teaching actually changed? Moreover\, can Catholics say that our understanding of the faith grows and deepens over time\, that it develops? If we say “yes”\, a simple but vital question follows: Can we say that we know more than the Apostles? \nABOUT THE MAGIS SERIES \nThe Magis Series on Faith and Reason is a partnership between the Lumen Christi Institute\, St. Ignatius College Prep\, and Loyola Academy to bring accessible yet sophisticated lectures on the Church’s intellectual tradition to the broad lay public. The event is open to everyone from high school students to retirees. Anyone who desires a lively entree into the mind of the Church is welcome and encouraged to attend; no affiliation with either high school is needed.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-magis-lecture-do-we-know-more-than-apostles-or-do-doctrines-develop/
LOCATION:Loyola Academy McGrath Family Performing Arts Center\, 3455 Illinois Rd\, Wilmette\, IL\, 60091
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240404T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240509T210000
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SUMMARY:Brideshead Revisited Graduate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Jack Drury at jackdrury@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided.  \nWhat do choice and responsibility look like for the modern person? How much are individuals determined by their families\, their societies\, and their religions? What freedom can be found within or outside these relationships? James Joyce addresses these questions and many others in his collection of short stories\, Dubliners.  \nThough rich and nuanced like all of Joyce’s writing\, these short stories present a straightforward introduction to Joyce’s writing style and to modern literary concepts of meaning. Join us at Gavin House on Thursdays at 8pm for drinks and conversation as we venture into the complicated and tragic world of one of the 20th century’s most brilliant authors! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Thursdays (beginning January 18th) from 8:00pm – 9:00pm over drinks. \n\nJanuary 18: Introduction to Joyce and “Evaline” (5 pages)\nJanuary 25: “After the Race”” (6 pages)\nFebruary 1: “The Boarding House” (7 pages)\nFebruary 8: “A Mother” (12 pages)\nFebruary 15: “A little Cloud” (14 pages)\nFebruary 22: “Grace” (21 pages)\n\nA copy of Dubliners will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the winter quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component) \n\n\nThis quarter the reading groups will cover: The American Gothic\, James Joyce’s Dubliners\, Greek New Testament\, and Latin Vulgate.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-brideshead-revisited-reading-group/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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SUMMARY:Dante the Theologian: Ken Woodward Interviews Denys Turner
DESCRIPTION:12:00 Welcome\, Blessing\, Lunch is Served   |   12:30 Interview   |   1:30 End  \nREGISTRATION OPENS ON MARCH 1\nThe dress code for the University Club can be consulted here\, and parking information here.\nFor questions\, please email Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org. \nAll agree: Dante Alighieri was a great poet. But Denys Turner insists that he was also a great theologian—and that what makes his theology great is his poetry. Moreover\, Turner argues\, Dante was able to write his masterpiece only after he had personally journeyed through Hell and Purgatory like Dante\, the pilgrim character in The Divine Comedy. Is this the case? \nKen Woodward\, former Newsweek religion editor and Lumen Christi’s Writer-in-Residence\, will press these questions during a luncheon interview with Denys Turner\, to help us learn about Dante’s pilgrimage in hope\, and appreciate his poetry as an entry point into theological discovery.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-10-luncheon-featuring-denys-turner-his-new-book-dante-theologian/
LOCATION:University Club of Chicago\, 76 E Monroe St\nChicago\, IL 60603\, Downtown\, IL
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SUMMARY:Is Free Will an Illusion? St. Thomas Aquinas and Human Action - Faith and Reason | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series
DESCRIPTION:The West Suburban Catholic Culture Series returns in 2024 to continue its series on\n“Faith and Reason as the Two Wings:\nThe History and Enduring Importance of Catholic Philosophy“\nREGISTER HERE\n(Business casual attire encouraged. For questions\, please email Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org). \nSchedule: 6:30 p.m. Drinks | 7:00 p.m. Dinner\, Lecture\, & Q&A | 8:30 p.m. End \nApril 10:\nIs Free Will an Illusion? St. Thomas Aquinas and Human Action\nFr. Stephen Brock (Professor of Medieval Philosophy\, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross)\nAmericans prize freedom\, of all kinds. Yet many today are being persuaded that there is no such thing as free will. It is a serious issue. If you are Christian\, then you believe in free will. But can you answer the arguments against it? Can you even say with precision what it is? Saint Thomas Aquinas can. He can also help greatly to answer those arguments and to do so in a way that believers and nonbelievers alike can understand. \nSERIES DESCRIPTION \nIn his 2006 Regensburg Address\, Pope Benedict XVI argued that “it is necessary and reasonable to raise the question of God through the use of reason\, and to do so in the context of the tradition of the Christian Faith.” \nChristianity shared a sense of “reason” with Greek philosophy. Jesus himself was the Word (Logos)\, the Greek word for reason and speech.  St. Paul himself reminded us that Christian worship is “reasonable worship” (logike latreia) (Rom. 12:1)\, and while love “transcends” knowledge and can perceive more than thought alone\, it remains the love of the God who is Logos (Eph. 3:19). \nFaith and reason support one another; however\, many have tried to tear them asunder. The Reformation tried to get to a “pure” faith without reason; modern atheism has claimed that nothing can be “known” about God. When faith and reason are pulled apart\, we lose sight of God and of ourselves\, since we are made to know and love God. \nIn this year’s WSCCS\, we will challenge the all-too-common assumption that the Church’s faith stands in opposition to reason. Join us as we examine the philosophical\, monastic\, and artistic geniuses who have borne the Church aloft through their engagement and enrichment of worldly wisdom. \nEach month\, we will gather at Ruth Lake Country Club. Over dinner\, we will listen to a sophisticated yet accessible lecture offered by accomplished academics. The lectures will introduce insights from the treasure house of the Church’s intellectual tradition and their bearing on contemporary themes and issues\, presenting faithful Catholic teaching in a way that avoids the acrimony of the culture wars. \nCALENDAR \nSeptember 13: Golden Calf: Philosophy and Theology in the Early Church\nKenneth Calvert (Professor of History\, Director of the Oxford Program\, Hillsdale College) \nOctober 4: The One Thing Necessary: Monasticism and Philosophy\nPrior Peter Funk\, OSB (Monastery of the Holy Cross) \nNovember 9: Integrity\, Creation\, and a Restless Heart: Augustine’s Contribution to Philosophy\nJared Ortiz (Professor of Theology\, Founder and Executive Director of the St. Benedict Institute\, Hope College) \nMarch 20: Catholic Women in the Arts and Sciences: An Underappreciated Tradition\nBronwen McShea (Professor of History\, Augustine Institute) \nApril 10: Is Free Will an Illusion? St. Thomas Aquinas and Human Action\nFr. Stephen Brock (Professor of Medieval Philosophy\, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross) \nMay 15: The Bond of All Creation: Renaissance Humanism and the Incarnate Word\nMatthew Gaetano (Professor of History\, Hillsdale College) \nAPRIL SPEAKER \nFr. Stephen Brock
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/is-free-will-an-illusion-st-thomas-aquinas-and-human-action-faith-and-reason-west-suburban-catholic-culture-series/
LOCATION:Ruth Lake Country Club\, 6200 South Madison Street\, Hinsdale\, IL
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SUMMARY:Dante and a Poet’s Journey in Hope
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\nThis event is free and open to the public. For more information\, contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. A wine and cheese reception will follow.  \nThis event is cosponsored by the University of Chicago Committee on Social Thought\, the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures\, and the Medieval Studies Workshop. \nOften praised for its evocative treatment of heaven and hell\, Dante’s Commedia is a significant work of theology. Denys Turner will explain how Dante accomplishes by means of poetry what the formal theological treatises of the Middle Ages demonstrate through prosaic inference and proof. Poetry\, Turner argues\, is the most natural language to articulate the “journey of the soul into God\,” and a point of entry into the mystery of the divine. Dante’s poetry discloses the theological significance of hope in the pilgrim’s journey towards the “abiding city.” \nOn the following day\, Prof. Turner will lead a master class for students and faculty titled\, “Poetry Being The Body: Theology in Dante.”
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-dante/
LOCATION:Social Sciences\, Room 122\, 1126 E 59th St.\nChicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
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SUMMARY:Poetry Being the Body: Theology in Dante
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\nOpen to current graduate students and faculty. Advanced undergraduates and others interested in participating should contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This event is in-person only. All registrants will receive pdfs of the selected readings\, which should be read in advance of the class. An optional wine and cheese reception will follow.  \nThe poet plays a crucial role in the development of a language of the “mystical”  that paradoxically gives voice to the insufficiency of human speech in the face of the reality of the divine. The revelation of this insufficiency speaks effectively to theology’s positive\, affirming\, role. Poetry is a pre-theological anticipation of theology. \nProf. Turner will build this argument with the three parts of Dante’s Commedia. Alongside this great text\, Prof. Turner will reference a chapter from God\, Mystery\, and Mystification\, which sets out formally a theological epistemology to which Dante gives a poetic voice. \nReadings:\nSelections will be from Dante’s Commedia and Turner’s book\, Dante the Theologian. \nBoth the required and recommended readings will be distributed to participants via Dropbox. If you prefer\, you can pick up a printout of the readings at Gavin House (1220 E. 58th Street) Mon-Fri\, 10am-4pm once they are ready. Please email David Strobach at dstrobach@lumenchristi.org to let us know you are coming. \nSchedule:\n1:30-2:00 | Pre-event coffee and cookies \n2:00-3:20 | Session 1 \n3:20-3:40 | Break \n3:40-5:00 | Session 2 \n5:00-5:30 | Reception
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-poetry-being-the-body/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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SUMMARY:Can We Be Good On Our Own? Ancient Pagans and Modern Scientists on Thomistic Moral Virtue
DESCRIPTION:Open to students and faculty. For more information\, contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org.  \nThis event is cosponsored by the University of Notre Dame Press and made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. \nThomas Aquinas\, like a good Aristotelian\, holds that the moral virtues can be cultivated in human beings by habitual moral action. And like a good Christian\, he also holds that God can gift (or ‘infuse’) the moral virtues into a human being. Can humans become good on their own? Or do they require external assistance?  This symposium will consider the question of infused moral virtue: how does Aquinas describe the bestowal of moral virtues on an individual by God? How is his description related to the classical account of virtues acquired by virtuous action? How does modern science make sense of these insights? Essentially\, the question is the following: What would pagan philosophers and modern psychologists (or ‘scientists-of-mind’) make of what Thomas Aquinas says about the work of grace in the moral life? \nIn this symposium\, Angela Knobel (Associate Professor of Philosophy\, University of Dallas) will present a Thomistic perspective of the interplay between grace and virtuous action in the moral life. Then\, Candace Vogler will respond on the inadequacies of Aristotle. Daniel Lapsley (Professor of Psychology\, University of Notre Dame) will offer an opinion on what modern psychology might say to Aristotle and Aquinas. Emily Austin (Assistant Professor of Classics\, University of Chicago) will moderate as the conversation develops. \nOn Saturday\, Prof. Knobel will lead a Master Class titled Aquinas on Virtue and Grace in the Moral Life.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-infused-virtue/
LOCATION:Swift Hall\, First Floor Common Room\, 1025 E 58th St\,Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
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SUMMARY:Thomas Aquinas on Virtue and Grace in the Moral Life
DESCRIPTION:Open to current graduate students and faculty. Advanced undergraduates and others interested in participating should contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This event is in-person only. All registrants will receive copies of the selected readings\, which should be read in advance of the class. An optional wine and cheese reception will follow.  \nThis 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. \nThomas Aquinas distinguishes between two kinds of moral virtue: acquired moral virtues\, which are cultivated though one’s power and via one’s own repeated good acts\, and infused moral virtues\, which are bestowed on man directly by God in the moment of baptism.  The distinction between these two types of virtue is the focus of this master class.  The goal will be to understand how Aquinas understands the difference between the two types of virtue: the sources from which each spring\, the ways in which the acts of each differ\, and whether and to what extent he believes the two different types of virtue interact. \nThe first 15 registrants will receive a copy of Knobel’s book\, Aquinas and the Infused Moral Virtues. \nReadings:\nDisputed Questions on the Virtues (Preferably the Atkins translation): \n◊ Disputed Question on the Virtues in General a.8-11; (48 pages) \nSumma Theologiae (Preferably Alfred Freddoso’s translation\, available online at https://www3.nd.edu/~afreddos/summa-translation/TOC.htm) \n◊ Prima Secundae q.61 a.5\, 62\, 63\, 68 (22 pages total) \nAquinas and the Infused Moral Virtues \n◊ Chapter 6 (30 pages) \nBoth the required and recommended readings will be distributed to participants via Dropbox. If you prefer\, you can pick up a printout of the readings at Gavin House (1220 E. 58th Street) Mon-Fri\, 10am-4pm once they are ready. Please email David Strobach at dstrobach@lumenchristi.org to let us know you are coming. \nDiscussion Questions:\n◊ Conceptually\, what seem to be the most important differences between the  infused and acquired virtues? Aquinas repeatedly speaks of virtues as  “proceeding from principles\,” and of the different “seeds” of infused and  acquired virtue\, respectively. What is meant by the language of “principle” and  “seed\,” and how are those notions important in Aquinas’s understanding of  infused and/or acquired virtue? What is meant by the claim that the two types  of virtue differ in “species”? What role does the difference in the “end” that  each virtue is ordered to play\, and how important is it? \n◊ a.10 ad.4 of the Disputed Question on the Virtues in General and q.61 a.5 of the Prima Secundae are two of the very few texts where Aquinas says anything at all  about the relationship between the infused and acquired virtues. What do  these texts imply\, and is what each text implies the same or different? \n◊ Given Aquinas’s insistence that only the infused virtues order us to supernatural beatitude\, can it ever make sense on his account to pursue only  acquired virtue? \nSchedule:\n11:30-12:00 | Optional pre-event lunch \n12:00-1:20 | Session 1 \n1:20-1:40 | Coffee break \n1:40-3:00 | Session 2 \n3:00-3:30 | Reception
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-knobel-master-class/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Master Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240501T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240501T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241003T162522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T193747Z
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SUMMARY:Texts of Existence: The Interplay of Religion\, Individualism\, and the Cosmos in Borges and Nietzsche.
DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Arjun Mazumdar\, who designed this program\, is a 2023-2024 Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nIn “Texts of Existence\,” we will explore the depths of existentialism\, religion\, and the meaning of life through the lens of literary and philosophical classics. Our reading group will study the works of Jorge Luis Borges and Friedrich Nietzsche. Expect to read and analyze passages together\, form a collaborative understanding of texts\, and tackle crucial questions regarding purpose\, “the good life\,” and the implications of religion (or its absence) in our lives. Books and dinner will be provided. We will read the short stories together before we begin our discussion. \nThemes: existentialism and individualism\, the search for authenticity amidst the absurd\, and the role of religion and spirituality. \nSCHEDULE:\nPilot Session: Borges\, “The Approach to Al-Mu’tasim\,” Discussion \nFebruary 22nd\, Thursday\, 6-7:30 PM\, Gavin House \nSession 1: Introduction to Nietzsche’s The Gay Science \nApril 3rd\, Wednesday\, 6 – 7:30 PM\, Gavin House \nSession 2: The Gay Science Discussion \nApril 24th\, Wednesday\, 6-7:30 PM\, Gavin House \nSession 3: Borges\, “The Library of Babel\,” Discussion \nMay 1st\, Wednesday\, 6 – 7:30 PM\, Gavin House
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-2-borges-and-nietzsche/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240502T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240502T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241003T162521Z
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SUMMARY:What is Ideology? A Conversation with Mark Shiffman and James Matthew Wilson
DESCRIPTION:5:30 Cocktail and Hors d’Oeuvres  |   6:30 Opening Remarks   |   6:45 Dialogue and Q&A   |   7:30 End   \nCo-presented by Public Discourse\, the online journal of the Witherspoon Institute\, dedicated to renewing the culture through thoughtful reflections on education\, family\, and religion. Supported by Wiseblood Books.\nDiscounted student tickets are available. Please contact Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org for more information on this or any other matter. \n“Ideology” is a word in near-ubiquitous use: it is deployed to describe everything from religious identity (‘radical Islamic ideology’) and political principle (‘the contest between woke and MAGA ideology’) to gastronomic preferences (‘the ideology of meat in US culture’). \nDoes a word used so widely and vaguely still possess concrete meaning? In his new book\, What is Ideology?\, political theorist Mark Shiffman has studied the history of the concept and identified it as a distinctly modern phenomenon. Shiffman argues that ideological thinking attempts to subject all reality to a narrow and reductive schema in order to produce a redemptive social-political order and engineer a new type of human being. Moreover\, he  explains how  our own imprecise use of the term makes us even more susceptible to ideological control. \nTo point towards an escape from ideological thinking\, Shiffman engages a diverse array of thinkers\, from Thomas Hobbes and Karl Marx\, to John Adams and Antonio Gramsci\, to Ralph Ellison and Hannah Arendt. \nOn the evening of May 2nd\, Mark Shiffman will discuss these topics with the esteemed poet and cultural critic James Matthew Wilson. They will trace the history of the term ideology\, discuss its deforming effects on political life and the soul\, and suggest how “non-ideological thinking” can be restored by drawing on resources from the classical and Christian traditions of philosophy\, theology\, art\, and literature.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-05-what-is-ideology-a-conversation-mark-shiffman-james-matthew-wilson/
LOCATION:University Club of Chicago\, 76 E Monroe St\nChicago\, IL 60603\, Downtown\, IL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240502T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240502T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:The Managerial Revolution: What Went Wrong?
DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Max Baumeister\, who designed this program\, is a 2023-2024 Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \n“[James Burnham] has real intellectual courage\, and writes about real issues\,” wrote George Orwell. Chicago native\, prominent Trotskyist early in his intellectual life\, student of J. R. R. Tolkien at Oxford\, and recommended by George Kennan during WWII to work at the Office of Strategic Services (predecessor of the CIA)\, to say James Burnham was an interesting man would be an understatement. Burnham is best known for his book The Managerial Revolution (1941) in which he claimed that (1) capitalism would be displaced not by communism or socialism but by “managerialism” and (2) FDR’s The New Deal\, the Soviet Union\, and Fascism in Europe were all part of the same centralizing\, bureaucratic trend that was—and perhaps still is—happening all over the globe. Was he right? How applicable is his theory in the 21st century? \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Thursdays (April 4-May 2) from 6:00pm – 730pm over dinner.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-2-burnham-the-managerial-revolution/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240502T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240502T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:Wendell Berry's World-Ending Fire Graduate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:Open to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Franklin Joyce at jfjoyce@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided.  \nWendell Berry is America’s foremost contemporary advocate for a community-centered form of life he calls “agrarianism\,”  which focuses on the American relationship to the land and local circumstances. Berry’s articulation of agrarian life reveals the inadequacies of both crass industrialism and the popular “movements” of environmentalism. Furthermore\, Berry seriously implements a Christian understanding of a world created by love and entrusted into the care of human stewards. For readers searching to avoid the party slogans or who want a fresh perspective on what it means to be an “American\,” Berry is a vital thinker to engage. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Thursdays (beginning April 4th) from 8:00pm – 9:00pm over drinks. \n\nApril 4: “Native Hill” (Intro to Berry as a thinker)\nArpil 11: “Two Minds”/”Quantity versus Form” (Alternative [agrarian] modes of thinking about self\, land\, death)\nApril 18: “The Work of Local Culture”/”Some Thoughts on Citizenship and Conscience in Honor of Don Pratt” (Agrarian conception of a moral community)\nApril 25: “Faustian Economics”/”Economy and Pleasure” (Critique of economic systems and proposed alternatives)\nMay 2: “The Way of Ignorance”/”In Defense of Literacy” (Popular attitudes on writing/knowledge/specialization with a proposed shift toward literacy)\n\nA copy of World-Ending Fire will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the winter quarter. \nThis reading group is made possible through the support of the grant ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-wendell-berry-reading-group/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240503T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240503T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241003T161519Z
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SUMMARY:The Ontology of Beauty
DESCRIPTION:Open to current graduate students and faculty. Advanced undergraduates and others interested in participating should contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This event is in-person only. All registrants will receive copies of the selected readings\, which should be read in advance of the class. An optional wine and cheese reception will follow.  \nThe theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar once claimed that if modern man denies the reality of beauty\, he will lose the capacity for love and prayer\, and indeed truth\, goodness\, and being itself will be lost to him. This seminar will explore von Balthasar’s less than obvious claims by returning to Plato and exploring the way in which beauty was “lost” in western thought before it was recovered by the provocative manifesto of French philosopher\, Jacques Maritain. Beauty\, Maritain proposed\, could save the world from unintelligibility and prepare it for salvation. \nReadings:\nThe readings consist of selections from Plato\, Jacques Maritain\, and Hans Urs von Balthasar. \nBoth the required and recommended readings will be distributed to participants via Dropbox and PDFs. If you prefer\, you can pick up a printout of the readings at Gavin House (1220 E. 58th Street) Mon-Fri\, 10am-4pm once they are ready. Please email David Strobach at dstrobach@lumenchristi.org to let us know you are coming. \nSchedule:\n1:30-2:00 | pre-event pastries and coffee \n2:00-3:20 | Session 1 \n3:20-3:40 | Coffee break \n3:40-5:00 | Session 2 \n5:00-5:30 | Reception
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-05-wilson-master-class/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Master Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240503T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240503T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241003T161520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T194229Z
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SUMMARY:The Ontology of Beauty
DESCRIPTION:Open to current graduate students and faculty. Advanced undergraduates and others interested in participating should contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This event is in-person only. All registrants will receive copies of the selected readings\, which should be read in advance of the class. An optional wine and cheese reception will follow.  \nThe theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar once claimed that if modern man denies the reality of beauty\, he will lose the capacity for love and prayer\, and indeed truth\, goodness\, and being itself will be lost to him. This seminar will explore von Balthasar’s less than obvious claims by returning to Plato and exploring the way in which beauty was “lost” in western thought before it was recovered by the provocative manifesto of French philosopher\, Jacques Maritain. Beauty\, Maritain proposed\, could save the world from unintelligibility and prepare it for salvation. \nReadings:\nThe readings consist of selections from Plato\, Jacques Maritain\, and Hans Urs von Balthasar. \nBoth the required and recommended readings will be distributed to participants via Dropbox and PDFs. If you prefer\, you can pick up a printout of the readings at Gavin House (1220 E. 58th Street) Mon-Fri\, 10am-4pm once they are ready. Please email David Strobach at dstrobach@lumenchristi.org to let us know you are coming. \nSchedule:\n1:30-2:00 | pre-event pastries and coffee \n2:00-3:20 | Session 1 \n3:20-3:40 | Coffee break \n3:40-5:00 | Session 2 \n5:00-5:30 | Reception
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-05-wilson-master-class-2/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Master Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240507T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240507T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241003T161516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T194649Z
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SUMMARY:Greek New Testament Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:Open to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Joe Haydt at jhaydt@uchicago.edu. Lunch will be provided.  \nThis winter the Greek New Testament Reading Group will work through parables from the Gospel of Luke. We will pay particular attention to chapters sixteen and seventeen. Fr. Peter Bernardi will be on hand for theological questions. All levels of Greek are welcome\, and lunch will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Tuesday (beginning April 2nd) from 1pm – 2pm. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-greek-new-testament/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240507T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240507T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241003T161514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T194649Z
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | Approaches to Virtue: Secular and Religious\, Ancient and Modern
DESCRIPTION:This event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This non-credit course is cosponsored by the Hyde Park Institute and made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. \nRegistrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. \nHow is a human being made better? By an increase in knowledge? Through a discipline of habit? By a gift from the gods? Through the reformation of unjust social structures? By a better understanding of the human mind’s rational and irrational impulses? \nIn this non-credit course\, esteemed scholars from the University of Chicago will consider a variety of answers to the question of how one can grow in virtue. They will investigate multiple philosophical and theological perspectives in the intellectual history of the moral life. \nEach session will be devoted to the thought of an individual thinker or perspective. \nSCHEDULE  \nApril 9th: Aristotle \n\nwith Gabriel Lear (Chair of the Committee on Social Thought\, Professor of Philosophy and in the Committee on Social Thought)\n\nApril 16th: Thomas Aquinas \n\nwith Fr. Stephen Brock (Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago; Ordinary Professor of Medieval Philosophy at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross)\n\nApril 23rd: Machiavelli \n\nwith Hanna Gray (Professor of History Emerita at the University of Chicago; former President of the University of Chicago)\n\nApril 30th: Medicine and Virtue \n\nwith Kathryn Rowland (Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery\, Section of Pediatric Surgery\, at the University of Chicago)\n\nMay 7th: Wisdom \n\nwith Howard Nusbaum (Director and Founder of the Chicago Center for Practical Wisdom and Stella M. Rowley Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago)\n\nFORMAT \nTuesdays\, April 9-May 7\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-spring-non-credit-course-on-virtue/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240510T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240510T114500
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241003T161510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T194649Z
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SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:Open to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning April 5th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-vulgate/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240511T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240511T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T194649Z
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SUMMARY:Visit to the Monastery of the Holy Cross
DESCRIPTION:Open to current university students and faculty. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. Transportation will be provided. \nJoin us for an edifying evening of prayer\, dinner\, and conversation with the Benedictine monks at the Monastery of the Holy Cross on the south side of Chicago. We will pray the Divine Office (Vespers and Compline)\, have dinner\, and discuss a spiritual topic with prior of the monastery and University of Chicago alum Fr. Peter Funk\, OSB. Following monastic tradition of oral reading during meals\, selections of a text will be read during dinner and discussion will follow. \nMore information about the monastery can be found here. \nSchedule \n4:15pm   Meet at Gavin House (1220 E. 58th St.)\n4:30pm   Depart from Hyde Park\n5:00pm   Arrive at the Monastery\, welcome by Prior Funk\n5:15pm   Office of Vespers\n6:00pm   Dinner & Discussion\n7:15pm   Office of Compline\n8:00pm   Arrive back in Hyde Park
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-05-may-visit-to-monastery-of-holy-cross/
LOCATION:The Monastery of the Holy Cross\, 3111 South Aberdeen St.\nChicago\, IL 60608\, Chicago\, IL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240515T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240515T141500
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241003T161509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T194430Z
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SUMMARY:G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy: Reading Course
DESCRIPTION:Open to current students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Books\, lunch\, and beverages will be provided.  \nAuthor of the Father Brown detective stories\, journalist\, poet and literary critic\, social philosopher\, hagiographer\, and popular Christian apologist\, the multi-faceted genius of Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) eludes easy classification!  You are invited to engage with Chesterton’s insights into the ‘suicide of thought’\, his defense of the common man over against Nietzsche’s ‘superman\,’ and his extraordinary appreciation of ‘the romance of orthodoxy’ as set out in his classic work Orthodoxy.  There are no pre-requisites\, only an openness for savoring paradoxes and skewering ideologies. \nCopies of Chesterton’s Orthodoxy will be provided. They may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the spring quarter. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Wednesdays (beginning March 27th) from 1:00pm – 2:15pm over lunch.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-03-chesterton-reading-course/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240515T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240515T203000
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SUMMARY:The Bond of All Creation: Renaissance Humanism and the Incarnate Word - Faith and Reason | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series
DESCRIPTION:The West Suburban Catholic Culture Series returns in 2024 to continue its series on\n“Faith and Reason as the Two Wings:\nThe History and Enduring Importance of Catholic Philosophy“\nREGISTER HERE\n(Business casual attire encouraged. For questions\, please email Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org). \nSchedule: 6:30 p.m. Drinks | 7:00 p.m. Dinner\, Lecture\, & Q&A | 8:30 p.m. End \nMay 15:\nThe Bond of All Creation: Renaissance Humanism and the Incarnate Word\nMatthew Gaetano (Hillsdale College)\nThe Italian Renaissance rarely plays a central role in our understanding of the story of Catholic theology\, even though many of us love Renaissance art and literature. In this talk\, Dr. Gaetano will show how philosophers\, poets\, and painters of this era saw faith and reason as “two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.” Key figures of the Italian Renaissance such as Petrarch\, Marsilio Ficino\, Giovanni Pico\, and Raphael went back to the sources in Greek antiquity and found in Plato a yearning for the divine Logos or Word\, a Word only fully revealed in the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. \nSERIES DESCRIPTION \nIn his 2006 Regensburg Address\, Pope Benedict XVI argued that “it is necessary and reasonable to raise the question of God through the use of reason\, and to do so in the context of the tradition of the Christian Faith.” \nChristianity shared a sense of “reason” with Greek philosophy. Jesus himself was the Word (Logos)\, the Greek word for reason and speech.  St. Paul himself reminded us that Christian worship is “reasonable worship” (logike latreia) (Rom. 12:1)\, and while love “transcends” knowledge and can perceive more than thought alone\, it remains the love of the God who is Logos (Eph. 3:19). \nFaith and reason support one another; however\, many have tried to tear them asunder. The Reformation tried to get to a “pure” faith without reason; modern atheism has claimed that nothing can be “known” about God. When faith and reason are pulled apart\, we lose sight of God and of ourselves\, since we are made to know and love God. \nIn this year’s WSCCS\, we will challenge the all-too-common assumption that the Church’s faith stands in opposition to reason. Join us as we examine the philosophical\, monastic\, and artistic geniuses who have borne the Church aloft through their engagement and enrichment of worldly wisdom. \nEach month\, we will gather at Ruth Lake Country Club. Over dinner\, we will listen to a sophisticated yet accessible lecture offered by accomplished academics. The lectures will introduce insights from the treasure house of the Church’s intellectual tradition and their bearing on contemporary themes and issues\, presenting faithful Catholic teaching in a way that avoids the acrimony of the culture wars. \nCALENDAR \nSeptember 13: Golden Calf: Philosophy and Theology in the Early Church\nKenneth Calvert (Professor of History\, Director of the Oxford Program\, Hillsdale College) \nOctober 4: The One Thing Necessary: Monasticism and Philosophy\nPrior Peter Funk\, OSB (Monastery of the Holy Cross) \nNovember 9: Integrity\, Creation\, and a Restless Heart: Augustine’s Contribution to Philosophy\nJared Ortiz (Professor of Theology\, Founder and Executive Director of the St. Benedict Institute\, Hope College) \nMarch 20: Catholic Women in the Arts and Sciences: An Underappreciated Tradition\nBronwen McShea (Professor of History\, Augustine Institute) \nApril 10: Is Free Will an Illusion? St. Thomas Aquinas and Human Action\nFr. Stephen Brock (Professor of Medieval Philosophy\, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross) \nMay 15: The Bond of All Creation: Renaissance Humanism and the Incarnate Word\nMatthew Gaetano (Professor of History\, Hillsdale College) \nMAY SPEAKER \nMatthew Gaetano
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2023-09-catholic-culture-series-on-faith-and-reason/
LOCATION:Ruth Lake Country Club\, 6200 South Madison Street\, Hinsdale\, IL
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SUMMARY:The Humanity of the Saints We Study: 2nd Annual Forum on the Vocation of the Patristic Theologian
DESCRIPTION:Register Here  \nThis reception and forum\, following the annual meeting of the North American Patristics Society\, is co-sponsored by the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies and the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at the Loyola University of Chicago. \n“Grace\, as we are out to believe\, should preserve the pastors of the church and even more their most important actions\, but it does not suppress their failures—that would be to suppress their humanity.” \n–Émile Mersch\, The Theology of the Mystical Body \nThis forum invites graduate students and scholars of patristics to reflect on the nature of the craft and its relationship to contemporary theological studies\, the academy\, and church today. A panel of scholars\, featuring Lewis Ayres\, Paul Blowers\, and Morwenna Ludlow\, will speak on the nature of the vocation of the patristic theologian through an exploration of the intersection between the humanity within Christian history and the theology we derive from our study.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-05-humanity-of-saints-we-study-lewis-ayres-paul-blowers/
LOCATION:Beane Hall\, Lewis Towers\, Loyola University of Chicago Water Tower Campus\, 111 East Pearson St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60611
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SUMMARY:Economics and Catholic Social Thought: A Primer
DESCRIPTION:Now in its seventh year\, this seminar is designed as an introduction and immersion into Catholic social thought for graduate students and junior faculty in economics\, finance\, or related fields. Participants will cover foundational principles in Catholic social thought\, starting with the human person\, dignity\, freedom\, subsidiarity\, solidarity\, and the common good\, and moving toward applications of these principles to conceptual understandings and ethical considerations involving economic topics such as utility theory\, firm and business ethics\, wages\, markets\, globalization\, poverty\, and development. Participants will delve into social encyclicals\, secondary sources\, and relevant economics texts. \nThis seminar is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute; the Catholic Research Economists Discussion Organization; the De Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture; the Kellogg Institute for International Studies; and the the Institute for the Scholarship in the Liberal Arts\, College of Arts and Letters\, University of Notre Dame. \n\nLOCATION AND FORMAT\nFormat: There will be two sessions each day for three days\, each featuring a different instructor. Each instructor will open with a lecture\, and then we will turn to a seminar-style discussion of the texts and issues at hand. In the final sessions\, we will discuss how the material can be applied to each student’s particular area of interest. \nLocation: The seminar will take place at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend\, Indiana. Travel stipends are available on a need basis. All participants will be provided with accommodations and most meals (some on their own). \nApplication Information: This seminar will be open to PhD students and faculty in economics\, finance and related fields. \nApplicants will be required to submit a completed online application form\, including: \n\nAn updated CV.\nA brief statement of research interest no longer than 750 words.\nOne academic writing sample.\n\nAll application materials can be submitted via the online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Fifteen students will be admitted to this seminar. \nThe application deadline is February 25\, 2024. \nPlease direct any further questions to contact@credo-economists.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-economics-and-catholic-social-thought-a-primer/
LOCATION:University of Notre Dame\, Notre Dame\, IN 46556\, Notre Dame\, IN
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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SUMMARY:What is Social Science? Charles Taylor’s Catholic Vision of Human Behavior
DESCRIPTION:Are the social sciences properly scientific? Will we one day discover a social physics—perhaps a blend of psychology\, economics\, and algorithms—that allows us to predict and engineer our common life? No one has done more intellectual work to cast doubt on these techno-utopian claims than Catholic philosopher Charles Taylor. In this seminar we will explore Taylor’s argument that the study of human behavior should be closer to history and literature than biology and statistics. Is the human mind no more than a wet computer\, or does selfhood possess moral and artistic dimensions? Can we understand politics by calculating large-scale voter behavior\, or must we study cultural traditions like the “ethic of authenticity”? Taylor’s paradigm shift promises to transform 21st century social theory much as Max Weber or Emile Durkheim shaped theirs. For Taylor\, secular modernity is not only a story of disenchantment and fading values\, but an opportunity for increased spiritual intensity—what he calls a “Catholic modernity.”s \nThis seminar is organized by the Nova Forum for Catholic Thought and will be held at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. There will be two 2.5-hour sessions on Monday\, Tuesday\, and Thursday. On Wednesday and Friday\, the morning session will be followed by a post-lunch excursion. Each session will be a seminar-style discussion of the text and the issues at hand. Students will be expected to carefully prepare the readings\, submit study questions in advance\, and participate actively in each session. \nApplication Information \nThis seminar is open to all undergraduate students (including 2024 graduates) interested in understanding the thought of one of the greatest Catholic thinkers of our century. The seminar will be of interest to a wide variety of students regardless of major. \nApplicants will be required to submit an online application form including: \n\nA list of completed coursework.\nAt least one and as many as two letter(s) of recommendation from a professor at the school in which the student is currently enrolled.\nA statement of interest no longer than 750 words\, which includes an explanation of how this seminar might bear on the student’s current intellectual interests.\nAll application materials can be submitted via the online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Fifteen applicants will be admitted to this seminar.\n\nAdmitted students will receive lodging and meals for the duration of the seminar and a $350 travel stipend. \nApplication materials are due February 25. \nContact us with any questions at seminars@lumenchristi.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-what-is-social-science-charles-taylors-catholic-vision-of-human-behavior/
LOCATION:University of Southern California\, University Park Campus 3551 Trousdale Pkwy\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90007
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240614T000000
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SUMMARY:Early Christian Old Testament Exegesis
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented with the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies at the University of St. Michael’s College \nScripture is the soul\, shape\, and content of early Christian theology. This week-long seminar will offer an intensive exploration of the foundational texts\, concepts\, and movements in Early Christian Old Testament exegesis from 100-700 AD. \nLOCATION AND FORMAT\n· The seminar will be held at Windle House\, hosted by the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies at the University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto. \n· Most Meals (some on their own) and lodging will be provided to participants. \n· Participants will receive a stipend of up to $350 to offset travel expenses. \n· Participants will arrive on Sunday\, June 9 and depart on Friday\, June 14. \n· Participants will be provided with the relevant books. \n· Fifteen applicants will be admitted to the seminar. \nWorking knowledge of relevant ancient languages will be helpful\, but not essential. Preference will be given to Ph.D. students in theology\, philosophy\, classics\, and other relevant fields of study\, though advanced M.A. students will be considered. \nThere will be two sessions each day in the morning and in the afternoon. Each session will include lectures and seminar-style discussions. Students will be expected to prepare the readings carefully and participate in the discussions of the material. \nThe application deadline is February 2\, 2024. \nContact us with any questions at seminars@lumenchristi.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-early-christian-old-testament-exegesis/
LOCATION:University of St. Michael’s College\, 81 St. Mary's Street\nToronto\, ON M5S 1J4\, Toronto\, ON
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240611T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240614T000000
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SUMMARY:Catholic Social Thought in Business Education
DESCRIPTION:Apply here\nWe are pleased to announce the fourth annual seminar on “Business and Catholic Social Thought: A Primer.” During the seminar\, graduate students and faculty members in business schools will cover foundational principles in Catholic social thought and apply them to their own field of research and teaching. This seminar aims at widening epistemological preconceptions and showing practical implications of Catholic social thought for business in a way that affirms the goodness of business directed toward the common good. Participants will delve into social encyclicals\, secondary sources\, and relevant business texts that show the path for principled entrepreneurship in order to gain knowledge\, exchange experiences\, receive help with their syllabi and consider how best to integrate Catholic social thought into business education. \nLOCATION \nThe seminar will take place at the University of Saint Thomas in Minnesota between Tuesday\, June 11 and Friday\, June 14. \nA limited number of travel stipends for students are available on a per need basis. All participants will be provided with accommodations and most meals (some on their own). \n\nAPPLICATION INFORMATION\nThis seminar will be open to graduate students and faculty of any specialization in business schools. Applicants will be required to submit a completed online application\, including: \n\nAn updated CV/resume.\nA brief statement of research interest related to Catholic social thought no longer than 750 words.\nOne academic writing sample.\nAll application materials can be submitted via the online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.\nFifteen students will be admitted to this seminar.\n\nApplication materials are due February 25\, 2024. \nThis seminar is cosponsored by the John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought at the University of St. Thomas (MN); the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame; the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of America; the Lumen Christi Institute; and the Markets\, Culture and Ethics Research Centre at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross\, Rome.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-cst-in-business-education/
LOCATION:University of Saint Thomas\, Minnesota\, St. Paul Campus 2115 Summit Ave\, St. Paul\, MN\, 55105
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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SUMMARY:St. Thomas Aquinas on Free Choice
DESCRIPTION:This seminar will be a five-day\, intensive discussion aimed at understanding and evaluating St. Thomas Aquinas’ account of liberum arbitrium and of the psychological and metaphysical principles that underlie it. The sessions will center on passages from the Summa Theologiae\, but we will also refer to other works of Aquinas\, such as the De Malo and the Commentary on Aristotle’s Metaphysics\, and to pertinent texts from other philosophers such as Plato\, Aristotle\, Kant\, and Anscombe. We will want to address some of the more controversial questions about Thomas’ views\, such as the following: Does he differ from Aristotle on the will\, and if so\, how? Did he change his own mind about the will? To what extent\, in Aquinas’ account\, does the freedom of the will depend upon the distinction between the will and the intellect? Does St. Thomas’ apparent intellectualism commit him to some kind of determinism with regard to choice?  Does he offer an adequate account of the choice of evil? In comparison with modern thinkers\, does he sufficiently appreciate the value of freedom? \nLOCATION AND FORMAT\nFormat: There will be two 2 ½ hour sessions each day. Each session will include an opening lecture and seminar-style discussion of the text and the issues at hand. Students will be expected to prepare the readings carefully and participate in the discussions of the material. \nLocation: The seminar will take place at the Gavin House. Students will be provided with lodging\, most meals (some on their own)\, and a travel stipend of up to $350. \nApplication Information: This seminar will be open to PhD students in the humanities and relevant fields (such as philosophy\, theology\, english\, classics\, & history). \nApplicants will be required to submit: \n\nA completed online application form.\nAn updated CV.\nAt least one and as many as two letter(s) of recommendation from a member of the program in which the student is currently enrolled.\nA statement of research interest no longer than 750 words\, which includes an explanation of how this seminar might bear on the student’s current or future research plans.\nOne academic writing sample (30 pages maximum).\n\nAll application materials can be submitted via the online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Fiften students will be admitted to this seminar. \nTHE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 25\, 2024. \nContact us with any questions at seminars@lumenchristi.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-thomas-aquinas-on-free-choice/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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SUMMARY:The Thought of John Henry Newman
DESCRIPTION:Now in its eleventh year\, this intensive seminar will examine the achievements of Saint John Henry Newman as a theologian\, philosopher\, educator\, preacher\, and writer. Remarkably\, in each of these areas Newman produced works that have come to be recognized as classics: An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine\, The Grammar of Assent\, The Idea of a University\, The Parochial and Plain Sermons\, and the Apologia Pro Vita Sua. This seminar will approach Newman’s thought through a critical engagement with these texts. \nLOCATION AND FORMAT \n\nThe seminar will be held at Linacre College at the University of Oxford.\nMost Meals (some on their own) and lodging will be provided for the participants.\nParticipants will receive a stipend of up to $700 to offset travel expenses.\nParticipants will arrive on Saturday\, June 22 and depart on Saturday\, June 29.\nParticipants will be required to read the assigned texts in preparation for the seminar.\nFifteen applicants will be admitted to the seminar.\n\nQUALIFICATIONS AND APPLICATION \nThis seminar is open to PhD students in theology\, philosophy\, classics\, and other relevant fields of study. \n\nA completed online application form.\nAn updated CV.\nAt least one and no more than two letter(s) of recommendation.\nA statement of research interest no longer than 750 words\, which includes an explanation of how this seminar might bear on the student’s current or future research plans.\nOne academic writing sample (30 pages maximum).\nAll application materials can be submitted via the online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered\n\nApplication materials are due February 2\, 2024 \nContact us with any questions at seminars@lumenchristi.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-the-thought-of-john-henry-newman/
LOCATION:Linacre College\, St. Cross Road\, Oxford\, OX1 3JA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence\, Ethics and Catholic Thought
DESCRIPTION:The last few years have seen the rapid advance of artificial intelligence (AI)\, bearing potentially great benefits for the common good but also many dangers. AI applications are shaping society and individual life\, leaving governments\, businesses\, and individuals struggling to address the effects of this powerful technology. This five-day seminar will explore how the Catholic intellectual tradition can help contemporary society develop an ethics for AI. Possible topics that will be addressed include: virtue ethics and AI-driven applications’ effects on character; arguments over the personhood of AI; the resources of Catholic Social Thought for confronting dangerous social effects of AI on society\, such as those emanating from algorithmic bias; AI’s influence on work\, especially in the caring professions; potential tools for AI governance. Participants will engage a range of theological and secular sources on the questions of AI. \nLOCATION AND FORMAT \n\n\nThe seminar will take place at Duke University in Durham\, NC. Admitted students will be required to arrange their own travel to and from the seminar. \n\n\nAdmitted students will be granted a stipend of $350 to offset travel costs \n\n\nLodging and most meals (some on their own) will be provided for the students for the duration of the seminar. \n\n\nParticipants will arrive in Durham\, NC on Sunday\, June 23 and depart on Saturday\, June 29. The seminar will take place from Monday to Friday\, with a lecture and discussion session each morning and afternoon. \n\n\nParticipants will be required to read the assigned materials in preparation for the seminar. \n\n\nIn order to receive the $350 stipend\, students must participate fully in all seminar activities and complete a survey at the end of the seminar. \n\n\nAPPLICATION INFORMATION \n\n\nOpen to Ph.D. students in theology\, philosophy\, computer science\, and other relevant fields of study. Limited spots open to professionals within the field. \n\n\nApplicants must submit an online application\, including details on their course of study\, a statement of interest\, and a letter of recommendation (strongly encouraged). \n\n\nApplications Deadline is February 2. \n\n\n15 applicants will be admitted to the seminar. \n\n\nContact us with any questions at seminars@lumenchristi.org. \nThis seminar is made possible through the support of grant #62372 from the John Templeton Foundation\, “In Lumine: Promoting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide.” This program is copresented by the Lumen Christi Institute at University of Chicago and Fons Vitae at Duke Divinity School. This program is cosponsored by institutes of the In Lumine Network: the Collegium Institute\, the Harvard Catholic Forum\, COLLIS\, and the Saint Anselm Institute.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-artificial-intelligence-ethics-and-catholic-thought/
LOCATION:Duke University\, Chapel Drive\nDurham \, NC 27708\, Durham\, NC
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240626T190000
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SUMMARY:AI Ethics\, Human Flourishing\, and Trust in Health Care
DESCRIPTION:How are our imaginations deepened when the humanities and the sciences enter into a conversation? Join us for a lecture and panel discussion among scholars\, including theologians\, ethicists\, and data scientists. This event is co-sponsored by Duke Health\, Fons Vitae at Duke Divinity\, and the Lumen Christi Institute at the University of Chicago. The evening is inspired by themes and topics related to Fons Vitae’s Summer 2024 Seminar “Artificial Intelligence\, Ethics\, and Catholic Thought.” \nLecture at 5:15 pm CT / 6:15 pm ET \nPanel discussion at 6 pm CT / 7 pm ET
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-06-ai-ethics-human-flourishing-trust-in-health-care/
LOCATION:ONLINE\, World Wide Web\, INTERNET
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SUMMARY:Faith on the Frontiers: Origins\, Cosmos\, and Extraterrestrial Life
DESCRIPTION:Apply here \nCOLLIS Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture at Cornell University\, the In Lumine Network\, and the Lumen Christi Institute partner to organize \n“Faith on the Frontiers: Origins\, Cosmos\, and Extraterrestrial Life” \na weeklong intensive summer seminar for undergraduates exploring questions at the frontiers of science and theology. \nWhere do we come from? Are humans a unique form of life? Is there life beyond our planet\, and what would that mean for us? In this weeklong intensive seminar at Cornell University\, we will explore scientific\, philosophical\, and theological approaches to these questions in an attempt to forge a holistic perspective in which the three disciplines are treated as distinct but mutually enriching paths to truth. Possible topics to be explored include: the material origins of the cosmos\, evolution and the origin of human beings\, the structure of the cosmos\, and theological implications for the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Outside of the classroom\, we will explore the night sky at Cornell’s Fuertes Observatory\, chat with Catholic astronaut and scientist\, Thomas Jones; tour Cornell Space Sciences Labs; and sing the Office of Compline under the stars. \nLOCATION AND FORMAT\n\nThe seminar will take place at Cornell University\, in Ithaca\, NY. Admitted students will be required to arrange their own travel to and from the seminar.\nAdmitted students will be granted a stipend of $350 to offset travel costs\nLodging and most meals (some on their own) will be provided for the duration of the seminar.\nParticipants will arrive on Sunday\, July 7 and depart on Saturday\, July 13. The seminar will take place from Monday to Friday\, with lecture\, discussion\, and/or field excursions throughout the day\nParticipants will be required read the assigned materials in preparation for the seminar.\nIn order to receive the $350 stipend\, students must participate fully in all seminar activities and complete a survey at the end of the seminar.\n\nAPPLICATION INFORMATION \n\nOpen to all undergraduate students\, including those who graduate in 2024 and recent graduates.\nApplicants must submit an online application\, including details on their course of study\, a statement of interest\, and a letter of recommendation.\n15 applicants will be admitted to the seminar.\n\nThe application deadline is February 25\, 2024 \nContact us with any questions at seminars@lumenchristi.org. \nThis seminar is made possible through the support of grant #62372 from the John Templeton Foundation\, “In Lumine: Promoting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide.” 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-faith-on-the-frontiers-origins-cosmos-and-extraterrestrial-life/
LOCATION:Cornell University\, Cornell University\, Ithaca\, NY
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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SUMMARY:The Thought of Rene Girard: Understanding the Faith in a Secular Age
DESCRIPTION:One of the most influential 20th century Catholic thinkers\, René Girard transformed our understanding of culture\, religion\, and human behavior. His “mimetic theory” builds on the demystifying power of the Old and New Testaments to illuminate the religious history of mankind. Through an intensive reading of his more accessible works\, in conjunction with the fiction of the greatest writers\, this five-day seminar will explore Girard’s key insights into imitation\, conflict\, and scapegoating\, connecting them to central themes of Christian theology. \nLocation and Format \nThis seminar will be held at Stanford Univeristy. \nThere will be two 2.5-hour sessions on Monday\, Wednesday\, and Friday. On Tuesday and Thursday\, the morning session will be followed by a post-lunch excursion. Each session will a seminar-style discussion of the text and the issues at hand. Students will be expected to prepare the readings carefully\, submit study questions in advance\, and participate actively in each session. \nApplication Information\nThis seminar is open to all undergraduate students (including 2024 graduates) interested in understanding the thought of one of the great modern Christian apologists. \nApplicants will be required to submit an online application form including: \n\nA list of completed coursework.\nAt least one and as many as two letter(s) of recommendation from a professor at the school in which the student is currently enrolled.\nA statement of interest no longer than 750 words\, which includes an explanation of how this seminar might bear on the student’s current intellectual interests.\n\nAll application materials can be submitted via the online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Fifteen applicants will be admitted to this seminar. Admitted students will receive lodging and meals for the duration of the seminar and a $350 travel stipend. \nApplication materials are due February 25. \nContact us with any questions at seminars@lumenchristi.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-the-thought-of-rene-girard-understanding-the-faith-in-a-secular-age/
LOCATION:Stanford University\, 450 Serra Mall\, Stanford\, CA 94305\, Stanford\, CA
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240721T120000
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SUMMARY:Newman Forum Summer Institute | Mystery and Reality: The Eucharist in Catholic Thought\, Art\, and Life
DESCRIPTION:Over six days\, high school students will be introduced to college-level study through an investigation of the theology and artistic depictions of the Eucharist. Notre Dame professors Jay and Jennifer Martin will lead students through a discussion of thinkers like Ignatius of Antioch\, Thomas Aquinas\, and Joseph Ratzinger along with biblical texts.  \nWe balance academic excellence with spiritual formation. Students learn how to pray the Liturgy of the Hours\, attend Daily Mass\, and reflect on their vocation. We also balance work and play. Mornings are for lectures and discussion\, afternoons and evenings for excursions and fun. \nThis year we will take part in the 2024 Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis\, leaving Friday afternoon and returning early Sunday morning.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/newman-forum-summer-institute-mystery-and-reality-the-eucharist-in-catholic-thought-art-and-life/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Newman Forum
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240727T000000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:Eudaimonia: Philosophical\, Theological\, and Psychological Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:What is a good human life? What are the virtues and community types that enable us to live well?  This seminar will explore the nature of virtue and happiness by putting philosophical and theological perspectives on eudaimonia in dialogue with the empirical findings and theoretical frameworks of contemporary psychology\, especially the field of positive psychology situated at Penn. Possible topics to be explored include: (1) eudaimonia and its relation to subjective well-being\, (2) virtue in the context of community and social institutions\, (3) the significance of religion and transcendence for human flourishing\, (4) interdisciplinary perspectives on concepts like (a) freedom and grace\, conditioning and constraint; (b) acquired virtue and infused virtues\, or (c) sin / failure and forgiveness / resilience. \nThis Magi Summer Seminar is presented by the Collegium Institute and the Lumen Christi Institute\, and will feature lectures by Martin E.P. Seligman (University of Pennsylvania)\, Candace Vogler (University of Chicago)\, Kristján Kristjánsson (University of Birmingham)\, Darcia Narvaez (University of Notre Dame)\, David Cloutier (Catholic University of America)\, and Sarah Schnitker (Baylor University). \nLOCATION AND FORMAT \n\nThe seminar will take place at University of Pennsylvania. Admitted students will be required to arrange their own travel to and from the seminar.\nAdmitted students will be granted a stipend of $350 to offset travel costs in addition to having their lodging and most meals covered for the duration of the seminar.\nParticipants will arrive in Pennsylvania on Sunday\, July 21 and depart on Saturday\, July 27. The seminar will take place from Monday to Friday\, with a lecture and discussion session each morning and afternoon.\nParticipants will be required to read the assigned materials in preparation for the seminar.\nIn order to receive the $350 stipend\, students must participate fully in all seminar activities and complete a survey at the end of the seminar.\n\nAPPLICATION INFORMATION \n\nOpen to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in STEM fields\, medicine\, the history of science\, philosophy\, theology\, and relevant fields.\nApplicants must submit an online application\, including details on their course of study\, a statement of interest\, and a letter of recommendation (optional).\nApplication Deadline is February 2.\n15 applicants will be admitted to the seminar.\n\nContact us with any questions at seminars@lumenchristi.org. \nThe Application Deadline is Friday February 2. \nThis seminar is made possible through the support of grant #62372 from the John Templeton Foundation\, “In Lumine: Promoting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide.”
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-eudaimonia-philosophical-theological-and-psychological-perspectives/
LOCATION:University of Pennsylvania\, 34th & Spruce Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240803T000000
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SUMMARY:Catholic Social Thought: A Critical Investigation
DESCRIPTION:In this seminar\, students will read\, analyze\, and discern continuities and discontinuities in Catholic social thought from the late 19th century to the present. Lectures\, seminar reports\, and discussion will focus on original sources (encyclicals and other magisterial documents)\, beginning with Rerum novarum (1892) and concluding with Caritas in veritate (2009) and Evangelii Gaudium (2013). This intensive course is multi-disciplinary\, since this tradition of social thought overlaps several disciplines in the contemporary university including political science\, political philosophy\, law\, economics\, theology\, and history. \nLOCATION AND FORMAT\n\nThe seminar will be held in Berkeley\, CA. \nMost Meals (some on their own) and lodging will be provided for participants.\nParticipants will receive a stipend of up to $350 to offset travel expenses.\nParticipants will arrive on Saturday\, July 27 and depart on Saturday\, August 3.\nParticipants will be required to read the assigned texts in preparation for the seminar.\nFifteen applicants will be admitted to the seminar.\n\nQUALIFICATIONS AND APPLICATION  \nThis seminar is open to Ph.D. and J.D. students in theology\, philosophy\, law\, social sciences\, and relevant fields of study \n\nA completed online application form.\nAn updated CV.\nAt least one and no more than two letter(s) of recommendation.\nA statement of research interest no longer than 750 words\, which includes an explanation of how this seminar might bear on the student’s current or future research plans.\nOne academic writing sample (30 pages maximum).\nAll application materials can be submitted via the online application. Incomplete applications will not be considered\n\nTHE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 25\, 2024. \nContact us with any questions at seminars@lumenchristi.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-catholic-social-thought-a-critical-investigation/
LOCATION:University of California\, Berkeley\, S Hall Rd.\nBerkeley\, CA 94720\, Berkeley\, CA
CATEGORIES:Summer Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240828T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240828T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:Heart Speaks to Heart: John Henry Newman on Faith\, Reason\, and Holiness
DESCRIPTION:Registration has been closed\n(If you would like to be put on a waitlist in case we receive a cancellation\, please email mcorona@lumenchristi.org) \nEach year\, the West Suburban Catholic Culture series presents sophisticated yet accessible lectures drawn from the treasure house of the Church’s intellectual tradition. These lectures explore contemporary themes and issues by presenting faithful Catholic teaching in a way that avoids the acrimony of the culture wars. \nAs a capstone to the 2023-2024 series on Faith and Reason\, the Lumen Christi Institute will hold an intimate dinner-time lecture at its headquarters on the University of Chicago Campus. Associate Director and Scholar-in-Residence Austin Walker will discuss the thought of St. John Henry Newman\, one of the most influential and sophisticated modern Catholic thinkers. Dr. Walker will take us through Newman’s famous and insightful account of how we discover\, assent to\, and communicate the truth and beauty of the faith. \nDoors will open and cocktails will be served at 6:30 pm. Dinner and the lecture begin at 7:00 pm. The evening will conclude by 8:30 pm. The format will be the same as  we follow at Ruth Lake Country Club; the one difference is that we at Lumen Christi will have the joy of hosting you.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-08-heart-speaks-to-heart-john-henry-newman-on-faith-reason-holiness-austin-walker/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:West Suburban Series,Cultural Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240925T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240925T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20250530T193319Z
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SUMMARY:What is Catholic Culture? - A Catholic Vision of Culture in the 21st Century | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series
DESCRIPTION:The West Suburban Catholic Culture Series Fall 2024\nA Catholic Vision of Culture in the 21st Century\nREGISTRATION\n(Business casual attire encouraged. For questions\, please email Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org). \nSchedule: 6:30 p.m. Drinks | 7:00 p.m. Dinner\, Lecture\, & Q&A | 8:30 p.m. End \nSeptember 25th:\nWhat is Catholic Culture?\nJennifer Newsome Martin (University of Notre Dame)\n  \nSERIES DESCRIPTION \nWestern culture owes a great deal to Christianity\, but Christianity does not require any culture\, as a culture\, to be built with Christian materials. This does not reflect a weakness or defect in Christianity. It is a consequence of its genius. Christianity can and should inform every human undertaking. In this series\, we’ll explore various arenas where human existence is played out and discover how Christianity can transform them. Our point of departure is Remi Brague’s reflection “From What is Left Over\,” which takes as its inspiration Pope Benedict’s “The Roots of European Culture.” \n  \nCALENDAR \nSeptember 25: What is Catholic Culture?\nJennifer Newsome Martin  (University of Notre Dame) \nOctober 16: Literary Traditions and the Pursuit of Truth: A Culture of Humility\nEmily Austin (University of Chicago) \nNovember 20: The Story of Catholic Education: Renewing Our Schools\, Renewing Our Culture\nMichael Naughton (University of St. Thomas) \nFebruary 27: Journalism and Catholic Culture – CANCELLED\nJD Flynn (The Pillar) \nMarch 20: On Work\nPaul Blaschko (University of Notre Dame) \nApril 24: A Catholic Vision of Sports\nClark Power (University of Notre Dame)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-09-catholic-culture-series/
LOCATION:Ruth Lake Country Club\, 6200 South Madison Street\, Hinsdale\, IL
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Symposia,West Suburban Series,Cultural Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241003T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241003T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:Graduate Student Social
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Advanced registration is encouraged. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be provided. This social is co-presented by Calvert House. \nCome join us over wine and cheese to celebrate the start of the new academic year. Learn more about the Lumen Christi Institute\, Calvert House\, and meet new and returning graduate students! \nThe social will run from 4:00pm – 6:00pm on Thursday\, October 3rd at Gavin House (1220 East 58th Street).
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-grad-student-social/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Social
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241007T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241007T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241029T175909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T175909Z
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SUMMARY:Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages: Umberto Eco Graduate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Aidan Valente at valenteaidan@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided. This will be held at the LCI Residence (5554 S Wooodlawn Ave). \n“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” – This well-worn aphorism suggests that what we find “beautiful” relies only on subjective taste; and yet\, many would agree in finding a Gothic cathedral obviously more beautiful than a brutalist library. Is there\, then\, an objective component to beauty\, and if so\, where and how can we locate it? \nPhilosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages argued for the objectivity of beauty\, but they did so in diverse ways. This reading group will follow Umberto Eco’s introduction to medieval aesthetics (in the scholastic context and especially the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas) and will explore both Eco’s sources and his interpretation of medieval attitudes toward art and architecture. \nAn optional session at the end of the course will take place at the Art Institute of Chicago to examine and discuss medieval art first-hand. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Mondays (beginning Oct 7th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nOct 7: Preface\, Introduction\, and I: The Medieval Aesthetic Sensibility (19 pages) \nOct 14: II\, Transcendental Beauty and III\, The Aesthetics of Proportion (26 pages) \nOct 21: IV\, The Aesthetics of Light and V\, Symbol and Allegory (22 pages) \nOct 28: VI\, Aesthetic Perception and VII\, The Aesthetics of the Organism (19 pages) \nNov 4: VIII\, Development and Decline of the Aesthetics of the Organism and IV\, Theories of Art (21 pages) \nNov 11: X\, Inspiration and the Status of Art and XI\, Conlusion (19 pages) \nA optional trip\, free with a UCID\, to the Art Institute of Chicago or Smart Museum will be planned to conclude the group. \nA copy of Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-umberto-eco-reading-group-2/2024-10-07/
LOCATION:5554 S. Woodlawn Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241008T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241008T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241029T175741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T175951Z
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | Science and Religion: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. \nThis 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. \nRegistrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. \nIt is often assumed\, on the basis of contemporary controversies\, that science and religion have always been in an oppositional relationship\, and that conflict between them is inevitable.  In this course we will consider the long history of science-religion relationships\, exploring the ways in which religious factors played a positive role in the emergence of modern science\, and were important in establishing a permanent and prominent place for scientific activity at the heart of modern Western culture. Specifically\, the course will consider how the very ideas of ‘science’ and ‘religion’ came to take on their present form\, while examining historical episodes such as the Galileo affair\, the publication of Darwin’s Origin of Species\, and the nineteenth-century invention of the conflict thesis.  We will also discuss how historical insights can provide resources for helping understand present relations between science and religion. \nSCHEDULE  \nOctober 8th: The Boundaries of Science & Religion \n\nFurther Reading: Harrison\, Peter\, Territories of Science and Religion ch 1 and 2.\n\nOctober 15: Religion and the Rise of Science \n\nFurther Reading: Harrison\, Peter\, ‘Christianity and the Rise of Western Science’\, ABC Religion and Ethics\, 8 May\, 2012.\nFurther Reading: Harrison\, Peter\, Territories of Science and Religion\, ch. 3.\n\nOctober 22: Exemplars of Conflict: Galileo and Darwin \n\nFurther Reading: Graney\, Christopher\, ‘Opposition to Galileo was Scientific\, not just Religious’\, Aeon Magazine\, 21 September\, 2016.\nFurther Reading: Dixon\, Thomas and Adam Shapiro\, Science and Religion\, chs. 2 & 4.\n\nOctober 29: Science and Modern Naturalism \n\nFurther Reading: Harrison\, Peter\, Some New World\, Introduction.\n\nFORMAT \nTuesdays\, October 8-October 29\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-fall-non-credit-course-peter-harrison-2-2/2024-10-08/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241009T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241009T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241003T161450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T175058Z
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SUMMARY:Undergraduate Student Social
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. Advanced registration is encouraged. Pizza will be provided.  \nCome join us over pizza to celebrate the start of the new academic year. Learn more about the Lumen Christi Institute and meet new and returning undergraduate students! \nThe social will run from 6:00pm – 8:00pm on Wednesday\, October 9th at Gavin House (1220 East 58th Street). \nUndergraduate Only Events \n\nFundamental Questions Seminar: Civilization on the Brink? Modern Philosophy and the Abolition of Man\n\n\nPoverty\, Injustice\, Liberation: Class Conflict in Latin America and The Theology of Gustavo Gutierrez\n\n\nThe Brothers Karamazov Reading Group
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-undergrad-student-social/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Social
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241010T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241010T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241003T161448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T162518Z
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SUMMARY:An Inquiry into the Value of Work: A Discussion of Matt Crawford’s Shop Class as Soulcraft
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \n5:30 Cocktail and Hors d’Oeuvres  |   6:30 Opening Remarks   |   6:45 Dialogue and Q&A   |   7:30 End   \nThrough the generosity of LCI’s donors\, undergraduate and graduate students are able to attend this event for free. Interested students should email Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org to register. \nThis event is cosponsored at The Point Magazine. \nPublished in 2009\, Matthew Crawford’s Shop Class as Soulcraft became an unexpected best-seller.  Written by a University of Chicago PhD and motorcycle mechanic\, the book explored the value of craftsmanship and manual work in a world increasingly dominated by technology and abstract thinking. \nDrawing on his own experiences as a philosopher and motorcycle mechanic\, Crawford argued that hands-on labor offers a sense of purpose\, fulfillment\, and autonomy often lacking in the world around us. The book delves into the intellectual and philosophical richness of craftsmanship\, challenging the conventional wisdom that separates thinking from doing\, and seeks to reintegrate man with the created world. \nIn this downtown conversation\, Crawford will rehearse the major themes of his bestseller. He will then enter into conversation with experts in Catholic social thought\, to discuss the ways in which his insights about purposeful work and craft resonate with the Church’s insights about the dignity of labor and the value of the created world. \nCrawford will be joined by Kirk Doran\, a University of Notre Dame economist and expert in labor economics and Catholic Social Thought\, and Elisa Rubbo\, a University of Chicago economist\, whose research focuses on how macroeconomic variables affect different industries and labor markets.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-shopclass-as-soulcraft/
LOCATION:University Club of Chicago\, 76 E Monroe St\nChicago\, IL 60603\, Downtown\, IL
CATEGORIES:Downtown Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241010T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241010T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241003T161447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T170323Z
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SUMMARY:Dante's Divine Comedy Graduate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Kristóf Oltvai at oltvai@uchicago.edu. Books and dinner will be provided.  \nIn what is perhaps the literary triumph of the European imagination\, Dante Alighieri’s Commedia offers a vision of unforgettable cosmic and spiritual grandeur. Join us on this journey from the horrors of Hell\, along Mount Purgatory’s breathtaking vistas\, all the way into the bosom of the eternal Church Triumphant as our poet-protagonist discovers the meaning of sin\, love\, virtue\, and redemption in conversation with his guides\, Virgil and Beatrice. \nThis reading group will focus on two themes: \n(1) Dante as a moral pedagogue – as one who leads us from accepting the righteousness of God’s judgment; through pursuing virtue as a prerequisite for beatitude; to seeing\, at last\, even that ethical growth as a gift of grace \n(2) The communion of saints as the fabric of the universe. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Thursdays (beginning October 10th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. We will read 10 cantos before each meeting. \n\n\nOct 10: Inferno 1-10 \n\n\nOct 24: Inferno 11-20 \n\n\nNov 7: Inferno 21-30 \n\n\nNov 21: Inferno 31-34\, Purgatorio 1-6 \n\n\nDec 5th: Purgatorio 7-17 \n\n\nA copy of Dante’s Divine Comedy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-dante-reading-group/2024-10-10/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241011T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241011T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241003T161445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T194104Z
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SUMMARY:The Boldness of Belief and Timidity of Technology: A Symposium on Gratitude\, Creation\, and the Technological Mindset
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE FOR ZOOM LIVESTREAM \nREGISTER HERE FOR IN-PERSON \nOpen to students and faculty. For more information\, contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. \nThis event is cosponsored and supported by the University of Chicago John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought. It is also cosponsored by The Point Magazine. 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. \nIn his Introduction to Christianity\, Joseph Ratzinger saw that at the root of the “technological mindset” was an anxiety about how man can come to know the world.  Ratzinger contrasted the technological orientation to the world with an orientation of belief. Belief was not incomplete or provisional knowing\, but a trustful standing upon and loyalty to that which is given by Creation. \nIn this symposium\, Matt Crawford and Mark Shiffman will come together to discuss the problem of virtue in light of Ratzinger’s distinction. Crawford will begin by exploring how the virtue of gratitude often eludes us under a technological mindset. A better approach is to boldly entrust oneself to that which one cannot make or fully grasp. \nMark Shiffman will respond by using this same distinction between technocracy and givenness to and explain the difference between optimism and hope. Melanie Barrett will also offer comments. \nOn Saturday\, Matt Crawford and Mark Schiffman will lead a Master Class on Max Scheler’s work\, Ressentiment.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-standing-on-what-is-given/
LOCATION:Social Sciences\, Tea Room\, 1126 E 59th St.\nChicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Symposia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241012T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241012T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:Is Christianity a Slave Morality? Max Scheler on Ressentiment
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students and faculty. Advanced undergraduates and others interested in participating should contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This event is in-person only. All registrants will receive copies of the selected readings\, which should be read in advance of the class. An optional wine and cheese reception will follow.  \nThis 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. \nIn his book Ressentiment\, the German philosopher Max Scheler deepens Nietzsche’s account of ressentiment\, the life-denying disposition of spite\, envy and revenge. Nietzsche finds this spiritual sickness to be the inner secret of so-called Christian love\, which is really an expression of weakness. Scheler turns this account upside down\, and finds Christianity a life-affirming doctrine that elevates its adepts into generosity and strength. Scheler also sharply distinguishes Christian love from egalitarian humanitarianism. Sometimes called “the Nietzschean Catholic\,” Scheler is thus a helpful guide for thinking through the quarrels that are emerging today between the neo-pagan\, online Right\, which takes its bearings from Nietzsche\, and the nascent revival of orthodox Christianity. Scheler equips us to see some overlap in the intuitions of these camps\, and to retrieve a more aristocratic and virile strand in the Christian tradition. It is a strand that can speak to our present discontents\, and to the pervasive sense of civilizational collapse. \nReadings:\nWe will read Max Scheler’s Ressentiment\, which may be found here  \nThe master class will focus on: \n\nCh. 1\nCh. 3\nCh. 4\n\nIf you prefer\, you can pick up a printout of the readings at Gavin House (1220 E. 58th Street) Mon-Fri\, 10am-4pm. Please email David Strobach at dstrobach@lumenchristi.org to let us know you are coming. \nDiscussion Questions Forthcoming\nSchedule:\n11:30-12:00 | Optional pre-event lunch \n12:00-1:20 | Session 1 \n1:20-1:40 | Coffee break \n1:40-3:00 | Session 2 \n3:00-3:30 | Reception
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-max-scheler-master-class/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Master Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241014T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241014T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2024-10-14/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241014T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241014T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages: Umberto Eco Graduate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Aidan Valente at valenteaidan@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided. This will be held at the LCI Residence (5554 S Wooodlawn Ave). \n“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” – This well-worn aphorism suggests that what we find “beautiful” relies only on subjective taste; and yet\, many would agree in finding a Gothic cathedral obviously more beautiful than a brutalist library. Is there\, then\, an objective component to beauty\, and if so\, where and how can we locate it? \nPhilosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages argued for the objectivity of beauty\, but they did so in diverse ways. This reading group will follow Umberto Eco’s introduction to medieval aesthetics (in the scholastic context and especially the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas) and will explore both Eco’s sources and his interpretation of medieval attitudes toward art and architecture. \nAn optional session at the end of the course will take place at the Art Institute of Chicago to examine and discuss medieval art first-hand. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Mondays (beginning Oct 7th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nOct 7: Preface\, Introduction\, and I: The Medieval Aesthetic Sensibility (19 pages) \nOct 14: II\, Transcendental Beauty and III\, The Aesthetics of Proportion (26 pages) \nOct 21: IV\, The Aesthetics of Light and V\, Symbol and Allegory (22 pages) \nOct 28: VI\, Aesthetic Perception and VII\, The Aesthetics of the Organism (19 pages) \nNov 4: VIII\, Development and Decline of the Aesthetics of the Organism and IV\, Theories of Art (21 pages) \nNov 11: X\, Inspiration and the Status of Art and XI\, Conlusion (19 pages) \nA optional trip\, free with a UCID\, to the Art Institute of Chicago or Smart Museum will be planned to conclude the group. \nA copy of Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-umberto-eco-reading-group-2/2024-10-14/
LOCATION:5554 S. Woodlawn Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241015T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241015T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:Greek New Testament Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Joe Haydt at jhaydt@uchicago.edu. Lunch will be provided.  \nWe will work through the Greek text of chapters eight and nine of the Gospel of Luke. Particular attention will be paid to the narrative structure of these chapters. Participants with all levels of Greek are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided by the Lumen Christi Institute. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Tuesday (beginning October 15th) from 1pm – 2pm. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-greek-new-testament/2024-10-15/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241015T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241015T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241029T175741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T175951Z
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | Science and Religion: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. \nThis 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. \nRegistrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. \nIt is often assumed\, on the basis of contemporary controversies\, that science and religion have always been in an oppositional relationship\, and that conflict between them is inevitable.  In this course we will consider the long history of science-religion relationships\, exploring the ways in which religious factors played a positive role in the emergence of modern science\, and were important in establishing a permanent and prominent place for scientific activity at the heart of modern Western culture. Specifically\, the course will consider how the very ideas of ‘science’ and ‘religion’ came to take on their present form\, while examining historical episodes such as the Galileo affair\, the publication of Darwin’s Origin of Species\, and the nineteenth-century invention of the conflict thesis.  We will also discuss how historical insights can provide resources for helping understand present relations between science and religion. \nSCHEDULE  \nOctober 8th: The Boundaries of Science & Religion \n\nFurther Reading: Harrison\, Peter\, Territories of Science and Religion ch 1 and 2.\n\nOctober 15: Religion and the Rise of Science \n\nFurther Reading: Harrison\, Peter\, ‘Christianity and the Rise of Western Science’\, ABC Religion and Ethics\, 8 May\, 2012.\nFurther Reading: Harrison\, Peter\, Territories of Science and Religion\, ch. 3.\n\nOctober 22: Exemplars of Conflict: Galileo and Darwin \n\nFurther Reading: Graney\, Christopher\, ‘Opposition to Galileo was Scientific\, not just Religious’\, Aeon Magazine\, 21 September\, 2016.\nFurther Reading: Dixon\, Thomas and Adam Shapiro\, Science and Religion\, chs. 2 & 4.\n\nOctober 29: Science and Modern Naturalism \n\nFurther Reading: Harrison\, Peter\, Some New World\, Introduction.\n\nFORMAT \nTuesdays\, October 8-October 29\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-fall-non-credit-course-peter-harrison-2-2/2024-10-15/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241016T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241016T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:Civilization on the Brink? Modern Philosophy and the Abolition of Man
DESCRIPTION:Open to current undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. Registration is capped at 25. Students who register after capacity has been reached will be put on a waitlist. All registrants will be provided with a free copy of the text.  \nThis seminar and the Nicklin Fellows are cosponsored by the First Analysis Institute\, and 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. \nREGISTER HERE \nIn 1944\, CS Lewis looked upon civilization and was amazed by what he saw: \nIn a sort of ghastly simplicity\, we remove the organ and demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful.\nWhat was it about 20th century philosophy that horrified Lewis? Was the embrace of relativism a step towards greater social progress\, or did it threaten the foundations of society?  Did the conquest of nature result in “nature’s conquest over man”\, a victory that made man less than human? Was there a source of universal values\, such as natural law\, that could prevent the abolition of man? How would one know if such a law existed with a seemingly infinite number of traditions and beliefs? \nIn The Abolition of Man\, C.S. Lewis\, from an intentionally non-Christian perspective\, delivered a scathing critique of moral relativism and the limitless advancements of science. This seminar will delve into Lewis’s bold arguments and challenge participants to confront uncomfortable questions about the direction of our values\, ethics\, and what it means to be human. \nProfessor Erin Walsh\, Assistant Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature\, will join us for the conversation. \n\nSchedule \n6:00 PM Dinner | 6:15 PM Discussion | 7:30 PM Close \nOctober 16th: “Men Without Chests” (27 pages) \nOctober 30th: “The Way” (26 pages) \nNovember 13th: “The Abolition of Man” (27 pages) \n\nThis event is part of Lumen Christi’s Fundamental Questions seminar\, a quarterly reading group designed for undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. By fostering intellectually rigorous conversation around culturally resonant texts\, we aim to allow students to experience the force of the deep existential concerns which animate our lives: “Where do my values come from? What is the good life? How can I become happy?” Our aim is not to answer such fundamental questions\, but rather to equip students with the intellectual skills needed to recognize and articulate them for themselves. This group welcomes students from all religious and philosophical backgrounds because existential questions of being are of concern to all. \nIn addition\, undergraduate students who participate in this seminar are eligible to become “Nicklin Fellows.” These fellows will have exclusive access to research and development grant funds to pursue their intellectual interests. Grants can be used to do things like the following: \n\nOrganize a reading group\nBring a speaker to campus\nOrganize a movie night\nDevelop and plan future fundamental questions seminars\nWrite a paper for a journal\nAnd more!\n\n 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-abolition-of-man/2024-10-16/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Fundamental Questions Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241016T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241016T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241003T161435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T191333Z
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SUMMARY:Literary Traditions and the Pursuit of Truth: A Culture of Humility - A Catholic Vision of Culture in the 21st Century | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series
DESCRIPTION:The West Suburban Catholic Culture Series Fall 2024\nA Catholic Vision of Culture in the 21st Century\nREGISTRATION\n(Business casual attire encouraged. For questions\, please email Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org). \nSchedule: 6:30 p.m. Drinks | 7:00 p.m. Dinner\, Lecture\, & Q&A | 8:30 p.m. End \nOctober 16th:\nLiterary Traditions and the Pursuit of Truth: A Culture of Humility\nEmily Austin (University of Chicago)\nThe challenges of our times can make Christians feel embattled and besieged. But the Catholic intellectual tradition\, at its best\, equips us to look with openness for the Truth\, incarnate in the world around us. In this lecture\, Prof. Emily Austin will share her perspective as a classicist\, reading within a literary tradition. To read within a tradition requires patience and attentiveness\, allowing each text to teach you how to read anew. She will argue that a Catholic literary culture requires—and fosters—humility. The pursuit of Truth is most productively sought\, in a literary context\, within a community of friends \nSERIES DESCRIPTION \nWestern culture owes a great deal to Christianity\, but Christianity does not require any culture\, as a culture\, to be built with Christian materials. This does not reflect a weakness or defect in Christianity. It is a consequence of its genius. Christianity can and should inform every human undertaking. In this series\, we’ll explore various arenas where human existence is played out and discover how Christianity can transform them. Our point of departure is Remi Brague’s reflection “From What is Left Over\,” which takes as its inspiration Pope Benedict’s “The Roots of European Culture.” \n  \nCALENDAR \nSeptember 25: What is Catholic Culture?\nJennifer Newsome Martin (University of Notre Dame) \nOctober 16: Literary Traditions and the Pursuit of Truth: A Culture of Humility\nEmily Austin (University of Chicago) \nNovember 20: The Story of Catholic Education: Renewing Our Schools\, Renewing Our Culture\nMichael Naughton (University of St. Thomas) \nFebruary 27: Journalism and Catholic Culture – CANCELLED\nJD Flynn (The Pillar) \nMarch 20: On Work\nPaul Blaschko (University of Notre Dame) \nApril 24: A Catholic Vision of Sports\nClark Power (University of Notre Dame)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-catholic-culture-series/
LOCATION:Ruth Lake Country Club\, 6200 South Madison Street\, Hinsdale\, IL
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Symposia,West Suburban Series,Cultural Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241017T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241018T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:2024 Annual Meeting of the In Lumine Network
DESCRIPTION:INVITATION ONLY \nThe In Lumine Network\, consisting of thirteen independent institutes for Catholic Thought located at top research universities throughout the U.S.\, will hold its annual best practices meeting October 17th-18th at the Study Hotel at the University of Chicago. The meeting will be held in conjunction with Baylor University’s meeting of Christian study centers and institutes for Catholic thought on the topic of developing moral communities within higher education. This is the 3rd annual in-person meeting for the In Lumine Network. The 2 day event will bring together leaders from various Catholic institutes and Christian study centers for workshops and panels on how these institutes and centers can best achieve their missions today at secular universities. The event will also offer an opportunity for fellowship\, communal prayer\, and participation in the liturgy among the attendees. \nWhile the annual meeting is by invitation only\, there will be a public panel titled “Virtue\, Moral Formation\, and the University” on Thursday\, October 17th from 5:00pm – 6:30pm. \nThis 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.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-2024-annual-meeting-of-the-in-lumine-network/
LOCATION:The Study Hotel\, 1227 E 60th St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241017T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241017T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:Virtue\, Moral Formation\, and the University
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE FOR IN-PERSON \nREGISTER HERE FOR LIVESTREAM \nOpen to students and faculty. For more information\, contact gzokal@lumenchristi.org. \nThis 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. \nAs scholars such as Julie Reuben have documented\, there has been a decline in the mission of moral formation of students over the history of US higher education and this role of the university is no longer to be taken for granted. What role\, if any\, does the university play in the moral formation of its students? Is moral formation beyond the bounds of its mission or is it inescapable? What virtues are formed in the modern university? This public panel\, part of the Annual Meeting of the In Lumine Network\, will serve to provide a broad conversation about the role of the university in regard to virtue and moral formation. \nImage courtesy of: Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center\, University of Chicago Library
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-virtue-moral-formation-and-the-university/
LOCATION:Swift Hall\, 3rd Floor Lecture\, 1025 E 58th St.\nChicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Symposia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241018T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241018T114500
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241028T174821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T174821Z
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SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning Oct 18th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2/2024-10-18/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241018T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241018T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:Poverty\, Injustice\, Liberation: Class Conflict in Latin America and The Theology of Gustavo Gutierrez
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Fabricio Wei\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nWhat is the task of Christian theology in our time? How can we talk about God in the midst of poverty and injustice\, without being naive or paternalistic? How can theology help us understand the call for liberation coming from people experiencing marginalization\, violence and destitution? \nIn this class\, we will address these and other key questions drawing from the work of one of the most influential theologians of the 20th and 21st centuries\, Gustavo Gutierrez. We will focus on Gutierrez’s diagnosis of Modernity and how modern values such as autonomy and freedom\, together with growing industrialization and capitalism shaped most theological discourse during the 20th century. With Gutierrez\, we will examine whether modern\, European and North American theology has been mainly focused on the needs of the most privileged in society\, being often complicit with systems that cause poverty and inequality. In turn\, we will study the emergence and main tenets of liberation theology as a response to both the inadequacies of modern theology and the needs of the poor and most vulnerable. Can theology be both a source for political liberation and spiritual growth\, especially for those who experience the destructive effects of poverty\, racism\, and other affronts to our human dignity? Liberation theology’s answer is in the affirmative. Our task–through close textual analysis and critical discussion–will be to examine how Gutierrez and the liberation theology movement reached such a conclusion\, while drawing lessons for the present. \nReadings:\nWe will read Gustavo Gutierrez’s The Power of the Poor in History (Maryknoll\, NY: Orbis Books\, 1992 [1979])\, Chapter 7\, “Theology from the Underside of History.” Optional reading includes the 1st Chapter of A Revolutionary Faith (Stanford UP\, 2023) by Dr. Raul Zegarra. \nBoth the required and recommended readings will be distributed to participants via Dropbox and PDFs. If you prefer\, you can pick up a printout of the readings at Gavin House (1220 E. 58th Street) Mon-Fri\, 10am-4pm once they are ready. Please email David Strobach at dstrobach@lumenchristi.org to let us know you are coming. \nSchedule:\n2:30-3:00 | pre-event pastries and coffee \n3:00-4:20 | Session 1 \n4:20-4:40 | Coffee break \n4:40-6:00 | Session 2
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-liberation-theology-master-class/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Master Classes,Nicklin Fellowship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241021T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241021T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2024-10-21/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241021T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241021T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241029T175909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T175909Z
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SUMMARY:Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages: Umberto Eco Graduate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Aidan Valente at valenteaidan@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided. This will be held at the LCI Residence (5554 S Wooodlawn Ave). \n“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” – This well-worn aphorism suggests that what we find “beautiful” relies only on subjective taste; and yet\, many would agree in finding a Gothic cathedral obviously more beautiful than a brutalist library. Is there\, then\, an objective component to beauty\, and if so\, where and how can we locate it? \nPhilosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages argued for the objectivity of beauty\, but they did so in diverse ways. This reading group will follow Umberto Eco’s introduction to medieval aesthetics (in the scholastic context and especially the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas) and will explore both Eco’s sources and his interpretation of medieval attitudes toward art and architecture. \nAn optional session at the end of the course will take place at the Art Institute of Chicago to examine and discuss medieval art first-hand. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Mondays (beginning Oct 7th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nOct 7: Preface\, Introduction\, and I: The Medieval Aesthetic Sensibility (19 pages) \nOct 14: II\, Transcendental Beauty and III\, The Aesthetics of Proportion (26 pages) \nOct 21: IV\, The Aesthetics of Light and V\, Symbol and Allegory (22 pages) \nOct 28: VI\, Aesthetic Perception and VII\, The Aesthetics of the Organism (19 pages) \nNov 4: VIII\, Development and Decline of the Aesthetics of the Organism and IV\, Theories of Art (21 pages) \nNov 11: X\, Inspiration and the Status of Art and XI\, Conlusion (19 pages) \nA optional trip\, free with a UCID\, to the Art Institute of Chicago or Smart Museum will be planned to conclude the group. \nA copy of Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-umberto-eco-reading-group-2/2024-10-21/
LOCATION:5554 S. Woodlawn Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241022T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241022T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T173331Z
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SUMMARY:Greek New Testament Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Joe Haydt at jhaydt@uchicago.edu. Lunch will be provided.  \nWe will work through the Greek text of chapters eight and nine of the Gospel of Luke. Particular attention will be paid to the narrative structure of these chapters. Participants with all levels of Greek are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided by the Lumen Christi Institute. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Tuesday (beginning October 15th) from 1pm – 2pm. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-greek-new-testament/2024-10-22/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241022T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241022T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241029T175741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T175951Z
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | Science and Religion: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. \nThis 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. \nRegistrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. \nIt is often assumed\, on the basis of contemporary controversies\, that science and religion have always been in an oppositional relationship\, and that conflict between them is inevitable.  In this course we will consider the long history of science-religion relationships\, exploring the ways in which religious factors played a positive role in the emergence of modern science\, and were important in establishing a permanent and prominent place for scientific activity at the heart of modern Western culture. Specifically\, the course will consider how the very ideas of ‘science’ and ‘religion’ came to take on their present form\, while examining historical episodes such as the Galileo affair\, the publication of Darwin’s Origin of Species\, and the nineteenth-century invention of the conflict thesis.  We will also discuss how historical insights can provide resources for helping understand present relations between science and religion. \nSCHEDULE  \nOctober 8th: The Boundaries of Science & Religion \n\nFurther Reading: Harrison\, Peter\, Territories of Science and Religion ch 1 and 2.\n\nOctober 15: Religion and the Rise of Science \n\nFurther Reading: Harrison\, Peter\, ‘Christianity and the Rise of Western Science’\, ABC Religion and Ethics\, 8 May\, 2012.\nFurther Reading: Harrison\, Peter\, Territories of Science and Religion\, ch. 3.\n\nOctober 22: Exemplars of Conflict: Galileo and Darwin \n\nFurther Reading: Graney\, Christopher\, ‘Opposition to Galileo was Scientific\, not just Religious’\, Aeon Magazine\, 21 September\, 2016.\nFurther Reading: Dixon\, Thomas and Adam Shapiro\, Science and Religion\, chs. 2 & 4.\n\nOctober 29: Science and Modern Naturalism \n\nFurther Reading: Harrison\, Peter\, Some New World\, Introduction.\n\nFORMAT \nTuesdays\, October 8-October 29\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-fall-non-credit-course-peter-harrison-2-2/2024-10-22/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241024T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241024T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241003T161422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T174119Z
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SUMMARY:Christian Martyrdom in the Reformation Era: Reflections on Salvation at Stake (1999) after Twenty-Five Years
DESCRIPTION:5:00 p.m. Mass.\nLecture & reception to follow \nCosponsored by the Bollandist Society\, St. Ignatius College Prep. Supported by the Fr. Paul V. Mankowski\, S.J.\, Memorial Fund for Jesuit Scholarship at Lumen Christi. \nFree and open to the public. Registration required.  \nIn Reformation Europe\, several thousand Christian men and women were executed for their religious beliefs. Brad Gregory told their stories and analyzed the implications in Salvation at Stake\, his ground-breaking 1999 book comparing how Catholic\, Protestant\, and Anabaptist martyrs understood themselves. His book has been acclaimed widely and has shaped how many historians now write about religious belief and practice. In this lecture\, Prof. Gregory will reflect on the themes of his research on Christian martyrdom\, especially in light of more recent developments that point to why the study of history and martyrdom continue to be relevant today.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-christian-martyrdom-in-reformation-era-reflections-on-salvation-at-stake-1999-after-twenty-five-years/
LOCATION:Saint Ignatius College Prep\, 1076 W Roosevelt Rd\, Chicago\, IL
CATEGORIES:Cultural Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241024T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241024T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T170323Z
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SUMMARY:Dante's Divine Comedy Graduate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Kristóf Oltvai at oltvai@uchicago.edu. Books and dinner will be provided.  \nIn what is perhaps the literary triumph of the European imagination\, Dante Alighieri’s Commedia offers a vision of unforgettable cosmic and spiritual grandeur. Join us on this journey from the horrors of Hell\, along Mount Purgatory’s breathtaking vistas\, all the way into the bosom of the eternal Church Triumphant as our poet-protagonist discovers the meaning of sin\, love\, virtue\, and redemption in conversation with his guides\, Virgil and Beatrice. \nThis reading group will focus on two themes: \n(1) Dante as a moral pedagogue – as one who leads us from accepting the righteousness of God’s judgment; through pursuing virtue as a prerequisite for beatitude; to seeing\, at last\, even that ethical growth as a gift of grace \n(2) The communion of saints as the fabric of the universe. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Thursdays (beginning October 10th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. We will read 10 cantos before each meeting. \n\n\nOct 10: Inferno 1-10 \n\n\nOct 24: Inferno 11-20 \n\n\nNov 7: Inferno 21-30 \n\n\nNov 21: Inferno 31-34\, Purgatorio 1-6 \n\n\nDec 5th: Purgatorio 7-17 \n\n\nA copy of Dante’s Divine Comedy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-dante-reading-group/2024-10-24/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241025T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241025T114500
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241028T174821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T174821Z
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SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning Oct 18th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2/2024-10-25/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241028T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241028T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T143622Z
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SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2024-10-28/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241028T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241028T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072310
CREATED:20241029T175909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T175909Z
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SUMMARY:Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages: Umberto Eco Graduate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Aidan Valente at valenteaidan@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided. This will be held at the LCI Residence (5554 S Wooodlawn Ave). \n“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” – This well-worn aphorism suggests that what we find “beautiful” relies only on subjective taste; and yet\, many would agree in finding a Gothic cathedral obviously more beautiful than a brutalist library. Is there\, then\, an objective component to beauty\, and if so\, where and how can we locate it? \nPhilosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages argued for the objectivity of beauty\, but they did so in diverse ways. This reading group will follow Umberto Eco’s introduction to medieval aesthetics (in the scholastic context and especially the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas) and will explore both Eco’s sources and his interpretation of medieval attitudes toward art and architecture. \nAn optional session at the end of the course will take place at the Art Institute of Chicago to examine and discuss medieval art first-hand. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Mondays (beginning Oct 7th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nOct 7: Preface\, Introduction\, and I: The Medieval Aesthetic Sensibility (19 pages) \nOct 14: II\, Transcendental Beauty and III\, The Aesthetics of Proportion (26 pages) \nOct 21: IV\, The Aesthetics of Light and V\, Symbol and Allegory (22 pages) \nOct 28: VI\, Aesthetic Perception and VII\, The Aesthetics of the Organism (19 pages) \nNov 4: VIII\, Development and Decline of the Aesthetics of the Organism and IV\, Theories of Art (21 pages) \nNov 11: X\, Inspiration and the Status of Art and XI\, Conlusion (19 pages) \nA optional trip\, free with a UCID\, to the Art Institute of Chicago or Smart Museum will be planned to conclude the group. \nA copy of Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-umberto-eco-reading-group-2/2024-10-28/
LOCATION:5554 S. Woodlawn Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241029T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241029T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072311
CREATED:20241003T161440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T173331Z
UID:10000861-1730206800-1730210400@lumenchristi.org
SUMMARY:Greek New Testament Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Joe Haydt at jhaydt@uchicago.edu. Lunch will be provided.  \nWe will work through the Greek text of chapters eight and nine of the Gospel of Luke. Particular attention will be paid to the narrative structure of these chapters. Participants with all levels of Greek are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided by the Lumen Christi Institute. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Tuesday (beginning October 15th) from 1pm – 2pm. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-greek-new-testament/2024-10-29/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241029T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241029T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072311
CREATED:20241029T175741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T175951Z
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | Science and Religion: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. \nThis 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. \nRegistrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. \nIt is often assumed\, on the basis of contemporary controversies\, that science and religion have always been in an oppositional relationship\, and that conflict between them is inevitable.  In this course we will consider the long history of science-religion relationships\, exploring the ways in which religious factors played a positive role in the emergence of modern science\, and were important in establishing a permanent and prominent place for scientific activity at the heart of modern Western culture. Specifically\, the course will consider how the very ideas of ‘science’ and ‘religion’ came to take on their present form\, while examining historical episodes such as the Galileo affair\, the publication of Darwin’s Origin of Species\, and the nineteenth-century invention of the conflict thesis.  We will also discuss how historical insights can provide resources for helping understand present relations between science and religion. \nSCHEDULE  \nOctober 8th: The Boundaries of Science & Religion \n\nFurther Reading: Harrison\, Peter\, Territories of Science and Religion ch 1 and 2.\n\nOctober 15: Religion and the Rise of Science \n\nFurther Reading: Harrison\, Peter\, ‘Christianity and the Rise of Western Science’\, ABC Religion and Ethics\, 8 May\, 2012.\nFurther Reading: Harrison\, Peter\, Territories of Science and Religion\, ch. 3.\n\nOctober 22: Exemplars of Conflict: Galileo and Darwin \n\nFurther Reading: Graney\, Christopher\, ‘Opposition to Galileo was Scientific\, not just Religious’\, Aeon Magazine\, 21 September\, 2016.\nFurther Reading: Dixon\, Thomas and Adam Shapiro\, Science and Religion\, chs. 2 & 4.\n\nOctober 29: Science and Modern Naturalism \n\nFurther Reading: Harrison\, Peter\, Some New World\, Introduction.\n\nFORMAT \nTuesdays\, October 8-October 29\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-fall-non-credit-course-peter-harrison-2-2/2024-10-29/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241030T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241030T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072311
CREATED:20241003T161439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T173017Z
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SUMMARY:Civilization on the Brink? Modern Philosophy and the Abolition of Man
DESCRIPTION:Open to current undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. Registration is capped at 25. Students who register after capacity has been reached will be put on a waitlist. All registrants will be provided with a free copy of the text.  \nThis seminar and the Nicklin Fellows are cosponsored by the First Analysis Institute\, and 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. \nREGISTER HERE \nIn 1944\, CS Lewis looked upon civilization and was amazed by what he saw: \nIn a sort of ghastly simplicity\, we remove the organ and demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful.\nWhat was it about 20th century philosophy that horrified Lewis? Was the embrace of relativism a step towards greater social progress\, or did it threaten the foundations of society?  Did the conquest of nature result in “nature’s conquest over man”\, a victory that made man less than human? Was there a source of universal values\, such as natural law\, that could prevent the abolition of man? How would one know if such a law existed with a seemingly infinite number of traditions and beliefs? \nIn The Abolition of Man\, C.S. Lewis\, from an intentionally non-Christian perspective\, delivered a scathing critique of moral relativism and the limitless advancements of science. This seminar will delve into Lewis’s bold arguments and challenge participants to confront uncomfortable questions about the direction of our values\, ethics\, and what it means to be human. \nProfessor Erin Walsh\, Assistant Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature\, will join us for the conversation. \n\nSchedule \n6:00 PM Dinner | 6:15 PM Discussion | 7:30 PM Close \nOctober 16th: “Men Without Chests” (27 pages) \nOctober 30th: “The Way” (26 pages) \nNovember 13th: “The Abolition of Man” (27 pages) \n\nThis event is part of Lumen Christi’s Fundamental Questions seminar\, a quarterly reading group designed for undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. By fostering intellectually rigorous conversation around culturally resonant texts\, we aim to allow students to experience the force of the deep existential concerns which animate our lives: “Where do my values come from? What is the good life? How can I become happy?” Our aim is not to answer such fundamental questions\, but rather to equip students with the intellectual skills needed to recognize and articulate them for themselves. This group welcomes students from all religious and philosophical backgrounds because existential questions of being are of concern to all. \nIn addition\, undergraduate students who participate in this seminar are eligible to become “Nicklin Fellows.” These fellows will have exclusive access to research and development grant funds to pursue their intellectual interests. Grants can be used to do things like the following: \n\nOrganize a reading group\nBring a speaker to campus\nOrganize a movie night\nDevelop and plan future fundamental questions seminars\nWrite a paper for a journal\nAnd more!\n\n 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-abolition-of-man/2024-10-30/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Fundamental Questions Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241101T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241101T114500
DTSTAMP:20260404T072311
CREATED:20241028T174821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T174821Z
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SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning Oct 18th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2/2024-11-01/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241104T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241104T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072311
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SUMMARY:The Brothers Karamazov Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:This event is sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute’s Nicklin Fellows Program\, which supports and encourages University of Chicago undergraduate students to develop their intellectual maturity. Jacob Neplokh\, who designed this program\, is a Nicklin Fellow. This program is for undergraduate students only. \nREGISTER HERE \nThe Brothers Karamazov\, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final masterpiece\,  explores the human questions of morality\, freedom\, reason\, and belief\, in the context of a captivating family drama. \nRather than merely writing a philosophical treatise\, Dostoevsky produced a work of literature\, thereby warranting a complete reading of the text. \nThis weekly dinnertime reading group spread out over two quarters seeks to accomplish that task\, primarily focusing on the philosophical and theological themes above\, in an enriching communal setting. \nCopies of The Brothers Karamazov will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will run over dinner on Mondays from 6 – 7:30pm\, starting October 14th. \nWinter Quarter: \n\nWeek 2: Book Eight (pp. 386-472)\nWeek 3: NO MEETING (MLK Day)\nWeek 4: Book Nine (pp. 472-545)\nWeek 5: Book Ten (pp. 545-596)\nWeek 6: Book Eleven\, chs. 1-5 (pp. 596-639)\nWeek 7: Book Eleven\, chs. 6-10 (pp. 639-696)\nWeek 8: Book Twelve\, chs. 1-9 (pp. 696-769)\nWeek 9: Book Twelve\, chs. 9-14 (pp. 769-803) + Epilogue (803-825)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-brothers-k/2024-11-04/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241104T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241104T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072311
CREATED:20241029T175909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T175909Z
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SUMMARY:Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages: Umberto Eco Graduate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Aidan Valente at valenteaidan@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided. This will be held at the LCI Residence (5554 S Wooodlawn Ave). \n“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” – This well-worn aphorism suggests that what we find “beautiful” relies only on subjective taste; and yet\, many would agree in finding a Gothic cathedral obviously more beautiful than a brutalist library. Is there\, then\, an objective component to beauty\, and if so\, where and how can we locate it? \nPhilosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages argued for the objectivity of beauty\, but they did so in diverse ways. This reading group will follow Umberto Eco’s introduction to medieval aesthetics (in the scholastic context and especially the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas) and will explore both Eco’s sources and his interpretation of medieval attitudes toward art and architecture. \nAn optional session at the end of the course will take place at the Art Institute of Chicago to examine and discuss medieval art first-hand. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Mondays (beginning Oct 7th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nOct 7: Preface\, Introduction\, and I: The Medieval Aesthetic Sensibility (19 pages) \nOct 14: II\, Transcendental Beauty and III\, The Aesthetics of Proportion (26 pages) \nOct 21: IV\, The Aesthetics of Light and V\, Symbol and Allegory (22 pages) \nOct 28: VI\, Aesthetic Perception and VII\, The Aesthetics of the Organism (19 pages) \nNov 4: VIII\, Development and Decline of the Aesthetics of the Organism and IV\, Theories of Art (21 pages) \nNov 11: X\, Inspiration and the Status of Art and XI\, Conlusion (19 pages) \nA optional trip\, free with a UCID\, to the Art Institute of Chicago or Smart Museum will be planned to conclude the group. \nA copy of Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-04-umberto-eco-reading-group-2/2024-11-04/
LOCATION:5554 S. Woodlawn Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241105T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241105T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072311
CREATED:20241003T161440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T173331Z
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SUMMARY:Greek New Testament Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Joe Haydt at jhaydt@uchicago.edu. Lunch will be provided.  \nWe will work through the Greek text of chapters eight and nine of the Gospel of Luke. Particular attention will be paid to the narrative structure of these chapters. Participants with all levels of Greek are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided by the Lumen Christi Institute. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Tuesday (beginning October 15th) from 1pm – 2pm. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-greek-new-testament/2024-11-05/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241105T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241105T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072311
CREATED:20241003T161421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T175759Z
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | Reasonably Vicious
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThis event is in-person only. Intended for university students\, faculty\, and staff. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This non-credit is made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. \nRegistrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. \nReasonably Vicious\, originally published in 2002\,  has been praised by Alasdair MacIntyre as a “distinctive\, well-argued\, in some key respects original and beautifully written account of practical reason.” \nPhilosopher Candace Vogler explores the problem of evil\, with Aquinas and Anscombe as her main interlocutors. She challenges contemporary moral psychology with a nuanced perspective that ties together practical reason\, practical good\, and the source of wrongdoing. \nVogler offers a complex understanding of moral agency by examining how moral actions are shaped by rationality\, human desires\, and motivations. \nReasonably Vicious has for twenty years remained a significant contribution to contemporary ethical discourse by making traditional philosophy relevant to modern moral challenges. \nJoin us as Prof. Vogler takes us through her work in a 3 session non-credit course. Participants will receive a copy of Reasonably Vicious. \nFORMAT \nTuesdays\, Nov 5-Nov 12\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-11-reasonably-vicious/2024-11-05/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241107T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241107T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072311
CREATED:20241003T161420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T194504Z
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SUMMARY:On the Dignity of Society: Catholic Social Teaching and Natural Law
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nFor more information\, contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. \nCo-sponsored by the Catholic University of America Press.  \nRussell Hittinger has long been one of the world’s leading scholars of Catholic social teaching and natural law theory. His most recent book\, On the Dignity of Society\, presents the fruit of his mature thinking on fundamental issues in Catholic political thought. Rooted in Thomistic philosophy and natural law theory\, but also animated by his study of St. Augustine and thus sensitive to historical contexts and arenas for moral and theological disputation\, Hittinger articulates the deepest principles of the Church’s social teaching and sheds considerable light on their historical applications. At this event\, Profs. Mary Hirschfeld and R. H. Helmholz will discuss Hittinger’s latest work\, and the event will conclude with a response from Prof. Hittinger. \nOn Saturday\, Russ Hittinger and Scott Roniger will lead a master class titled “What Is a Society? On the Coherence of Catholic Social Thought from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Francis.“
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-11-on-the-dignity-of-society/
LOCATION:Swift Hall\, First Floor Common Room\, 1025 E 58th St\,Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Symposia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241107T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T072311
CREATED:20241003T161447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T170323Z
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SUMMARY:Dante's Divine Comedy Graduate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Kristóf Oltvai at oltvai@uchicago.edu. Books and dinner will be provided.  \nIn what is perhaps the literary triumph of the European imagination\, Dante Alighieri’s Commedia offers a vision of unforgettable cosmic and spiritual grandeur. Join us on this journey from the horrors of Hell\, along Mount Purgatory’s breathtaking vistas\, all the way into the bosom of the eternal Church Triumphant as our poet-protagonist discovers the meaning of sin\, love\, virtue\, and redemption in conversation with his guides\, Virgil and Beatrice. \nThis reading group will focus on two themes: \n(1) Dante as a moral pedagogue – as one who leads us from accepting the righteousness of God’s judgment; through pursuing virtue as a prerequisite for beatitude; to seeing\, at last\, even that ethical growth as a gift of grace \n(2) The communion of saints as the fabric of the universe. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Thursdays (beginning October 10th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. We will read 10 cantos before each meeting. \n\n\nOct 10: Inferno 1-10 \n\n\nOct 24: Inferno 11-20 \n\n\nNov 7: Inferno 21-30 \n\n\nNov 21: Inferno 31-34\, Purgatorio 1-6 \n\n\nDec 5th: Purgatorio 7-17 \n\n\nA copy of Dante’s Divine Comedy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during buisness hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-dante-reading-group/2024-11-07/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241108T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241108T114500
DTSTAMP:20260404T072311
CREATED:20241028T174821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T174821Z
UID:10000798-1731062700-1731066300@lumenchristi.org
SUMMARY:Latin Vulgate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact Emily Barnum at ebarnum@uchicago.edu. Coffee\, tea\, and pastries will be provided.  \nSt. Jerome’s Latin translation of the Bible was used exclusively by the Western Church for centuries; its significance for the Roman Catholic tradition cannot be overstated. In this group\, we will work through sections of the Vulgate in order to appreciate its beauty and practice our Latin. For the first session\, no preparation is necessary; we will decide together which texts we will read. Please come with a desire to grow in Latin Bible knowledge with St. Jerome and friends! \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet every Friday (beginning Oct 18th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n\nThe University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups\, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting. The Lumen Christi Institute supports this endeavor by sponsoring a number of graduate student reading groups each quarter. LCI provides space\, hospitality\, and books. \nReading groups cover the whole spectrum of ideas. Texts do not need to be explicitly Catholic\, though we follow St. Paul’s injunction to attend to whatever is true\, noble\, right\, admirable\, and lovely (Phil 4:8). Groups follow LCI’s guiding principles\, which… \n\n\nAffirm the intellectual life as good in itself \n\n\nAsk questions animated by the principle that “all knowledge forms one whole” \n\n\nTranscend the ideological / political divide (i.e.\, programs should not be partisan in nature) \n\n\nWelcome religious perspectives as part of the intellectual life (i.e.\, programs need not be theological in nature but conversations should be open to religious insights) \n\n\nNurture friendships\, to support the pursuit of truth\, beauty\, and goodness (i.e.\, programs should have a social component)
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2/2024-11-08/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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SUMMARY:What Is a Society? On the Coherence of Catholic Social Thought from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Francis
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students and faculty. Advanced undergraduates and others interested in participating should contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This event is in-person only. All registrants will receive copies of the selected readings\, which should be read in advance of the class. An optional wine and cheese reception will follow.  \nIn this masterclass\, we will discuss one of the most fundamental questions in Catholic social teaching: What is a society? We will track the various ways this question has been raised and answered in papal teaching from Leo XIII through the current pontificate of Pope Francis. We will see that tracing the magisterium’s treatment of the nature of society allows us to assess the coherence of modern Catholic social doctrine\, and it also enables us to explore other pressing issues. Are there societies necessary for human flourishing? If so\, which ones? Can we truthfully speak of an international or global society? If so\, what are our obligations to such a society? \nReadings:\nThe readings will consist of an essay by Russell Hittinger and selections from papal documents from Leo XIII to Francis. \nBoth the required and recommended readings will be distributed to participants via Dropbox and PDFs. If you prefer\, you can pick up a printout of the readings at Gavin House (1220 E. 58th Street) Mon-Fri\, 10am-4pm once they are ready. Please email David Strobach at dstrobach@lumenchristi.org to let us know you are coming. \nSchedule:\n1:30-2:00 | Pre-event pastries and coffee \n2:00-3:20 | Session 1 \n3:20-3:40 | Coffee break \n3:40-5:00 | Session 2 \n5:00-5:30 | Reception
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-11-what-is-society-master-class/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Master Classes
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