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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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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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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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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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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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