Free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. For more information, contact info@lumenchristi.org. "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is impotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Whence then is evil?” So the philosopher David Hume presents the […]
Free and open to the public. Registration required. Contact info@lumenchristi.org with any questions about this event. This event is co-presented with Calvert House and co-sponsored by the graduate and undergradate Catholic Students Organization. A Mass will precede the event. Lunch will be provided. Vatican II was the landmark event in the life of the 20th century Church. But […]
Free and open to the public. No registration required. This event is presented by the Veritas Forum and co-sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute. We find ourselves on the cusp of a revolution. In the realm of language, image, and voice, AI technologies showcasing incredible potential, such that distinguishing the work of humans from computers […]
Open to current students and faculty. Box lunches will be served. Texts will be provided. This event is co-sponsored by the Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion. Despite being the world's oldest and most popular Black Christian tradition, studies of Black Catholicism remain underrepresented both within popular discourse and academic study. This is […]
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact info@lumenchristi.org. This event is co-presented by the Lumen Christi Institute and the Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion. Cosponsored by St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Chicago, America Media, the Center for Gender Studies, the Center for Race, Politics and […]
Registration required. This event is presented by the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago and co-sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute and the Hank Center of Loyola University Chicago. To find out more, visit https://www.clgchicago.org/events. Sister Helen Prejean, who is known around the world for her tireless work against the death penalty, will be joining Catholic Lawyers […]
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. The Epic of Gilgamesh has been called the oldest surviving book in the history of Earth. Originating […]
Open to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Others interested in participating should contact nbeacom@uchicago.edu. Books, food, and beverages will be provided. Does life have a meaning in the face of unavoidable suffering and impending death? What does it mean to be good, to be authentic, […]
Open to current students and faculty. This event is co-sponsored by the St. Thomas More Society at the University of Chicago Law School. Others interested in participating should contact info@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 […]
Copresented with The Collegium Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture, First Things, and The Portsmouth Institute for Faith and Culture. This online-only event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. For more information, please contact info@lumenchristi.org From his role as a key peritus at the Second Vatican Council, a professor in Germany, to his […]
The Lumen Christi Institute's West Suburban Catholic Culture Series returns in 2023 with a monthly series on the theme of "A Catholic Vision of the Person and the World." REGISTER HERE THEME | In a 1965 address to the United Nations General Assembly, Pope Paul VI described the Catholic Church as “an expert in humanity.” The Church […]
This event is co-presented by the Lumen Christi Institute and Catholics at Booth. Registration required. Open to students and faculty only. Email m.lechevallier@lumenchristi.org to inquire about registration. According to the Edelman Trust Barometer, business firms have become the only “trusted” social Institution. Simultaneously, there has been a growing drumbeat around corporate “purpose” over the last 10 […]
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