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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/2025-01-13/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250115T193000
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SUMMARY:Reading Course on The Drama of Atheist Humanism
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Books\, dinner\, and beverages will be provided.  \nIs dependency on God an obstacle to human freedom?  Is authentic human autonomy compromised by religious faith?  Nietzsche and Dostoevsky epitomize the fundamental option that confronts anyone seeking truth and the meaning of life.  Henri de Lubac’s The Drama of Atheist Humanism sets out their worldviews\, the consequences of which continue to reverberate in our post-modern\, post-truth culture.  You are invited to engage with this classic text that casts light on contemporary nihilism at odds with the persistence of religious faith. \nCopies of The Drama of Atheist Humanism will be provided. They may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the spring quarter. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Wednesdays (beginning January 15th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \n\nJan 15: Intro and Part One [Feuerbach\, Nietzsche\, and Kierkegaard]\nJan 29: Carry over from 1st Class and selections from Part Two [Comte]\nFeb 12: Part Three [Dostoevsky as prophet; comparison with Nietzsche…]\nFeb 26: Mystical Confrontations
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/reading-course-on-the-drama-of-atheist-humanism/2025-01-15/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250116T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250116T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T040106
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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.  \nThis winter quarter\, become our traveling companion as we continue a pilgrimage of unforgettable cosmic and spiritual grandeur through Dante Alighieri’s Commedia. Having passed through the horrors of hell\, our poet-protagonist turns to pondering questions of love\, virtue\, grace\, and divine providence as he journeys along Mount Purgatory’s breathtaking vistas\, through the otherworldly astral spheres\, into the bosom of the eternal Church Triumphant with his trusted guides: Virgil\, Beatrice\, and the “last of the fathers\,” Bernard of Clairvaux – who\, in the mystical climax of this crowning achievement of European literature\, brings Dante before the throne of the living God.  \nEven if you did not have the chance to participate in the fall quarter\, we warmly invite you to join as we 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. \n  \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet again bi-weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 16th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. We will read 10 cantos before each meeting. \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 business hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nWeek 2 (Thursday\, Jan. 16): Purgatorio 17-26\nWeek 4 (Thursday\, Jan. 30): Purgatorio 27-33\, Paradiso 1-3\nWeek 6 (Thursday\, Feb. 13): Paradiso 4-13\nWeek 8 (Thursday\, Feb. 27): Paradiso 14-23\nWeek 10 (Thursday\, March 13): Paradiso 24-33
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-dante-reading-group-2-2/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250120T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250120T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T040106
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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/2025-01-20/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250122T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250122T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T040106
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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 Wednesday (beginning January 22nd) from 1pm – 2pm.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-greek-new-testament-2/2025-01-22/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250123T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250123T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T040106
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SUMMARY:On the Nature of Angels: Thomas Aquinas Reading Course
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students and faculty. Food\, beverages\, and readings will be provided.  \nOne of Saint Thomas Aquinas’s very last projects was a treatise On Angels. He did not finish it\, but the part that he did carry out is exceptionally brilliant\, even by his standards. It is a work of theology\, but the title under which it came to circulate reflects how philosophical it also is: On Separate Substances. With a more historical approach than that of either Summa on the subject\, it addresses such topics the immateriality of angels\, their origin\, their knowledge\, and the distinctions among them\, including the distinction between the good ones and the bad ones. Along the way\, it offers some of Thomas’s most sophisticated discussions of the metaphysics of creation\, hylomorphism\, and participation. We will work through it at a leisurely pace. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet bi-weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 23rd) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nThe text can be accessed online HERE in a Latin and English side-by-side. Participants who prefer a bound copy of the English text can request one from dstrobach@lumenchristi.org.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/on-the-nature-of-angels-thomas-aquinas-reading-group/2025-01-23/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250123T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250123T213000
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SUMMARY:On the Consolation of Philosophy Graduate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Drinks and Snacks will be provided. \nThe Consolation of Philosophy\, written by Boethius while awaiting his execution at the hands of the Roman Emperor Theodoric for treason in the AD 523\, concerns a man confronted with his own unjust death. Mixing poetry and prose\, Greek philosophy and Christian doctrine\, the goddess Philosophy appears to the despairing poet in his jail cell and consoles him\, reminding him of the teaching he has forgotten in his dire situation. Boethius\, one of most learned men of his generation\, discusses happiness\, fortune\, Divine Providence\, and the ascent of the soul to God. This work\, one of the most influential of the Middle Ages\, remains a seminal treatise on the purpose of philosophy and how we ought to live in a world which we have but very limited control over. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 23rd) from 8:30pm – 9:30pm over dinner. \nA copy of On the Consolation of Philosophy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/on-the-consolation-of-philosophy-graduate-reading-group/2025-01-23/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250124T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250124T113000
DTSTAMP:20260407T040106
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144226Z
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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 January 24th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2-2/2025-01-24/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250127T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250127T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T040106
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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/2025-01-27/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups,Nicklin Fellowship
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250127T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250127T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T040106
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T190701Z
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SUMMARY:The Letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch 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 Garrett Ashlock at gashlock@uchicago.edu. Books and drinks will be provided. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter. This will be held at the LCI Residence (5554 S Wooodlawn Ave). \nSaint Ignatius\, the second-century Bishop of Antioch\, is known as a martyr\, an “Apostolic Father\,” and the first writer to call the church “catholic.” However\, much like Saint Paul\, who served as his literary model\, Ignatius did not compose theological treatises\, summas\, or tractates but seven epistles sent to the churches in Rome and Asia Minor. They represent some of the earliest Christian writings apart from the New Testament itself and are an invaluable resource for theologians and historians alike. This reading group will journey with Ignatius to his eventual martyrdom in Rome\, encountering along the way his sophisticated musings and instructions on topics like the nature of Christ\, the role of the bishop\, the canon of scripture\, and the meaning of martyrdom. We will find in him an author who\, in addition to being a portal into the early church\, is remarkably personal and prescient and an expert guide to thinking about Christianity today. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Mondays (beginning January 27th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \nJan 27: Letter to the Ephesians\nFeb 3: Letter to the Magnesians\, Letter to the Trallians\nFeb 10: Letter to the Romans\nFeb 17: Letter to the Philadelphians\, Letter to the Smyrneans\nFeb 24: Letter to Polycarp\, “On Pseudo-Ignatius”
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-letters-of-st-ignatius-of-antioch-reading-group/2025-01-27/
LOCATION:5554 S. Woodlawn Ave.\, Chicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T040106
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T171035Z
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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 Wednesday (beginning January 22nd) from 1pm – 2pm.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-greek-new-testament-2/2025-01-29/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T040106
CREATED:20241211T165024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T203401Z
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SUMMARY:Reading Course on The Drama of Atheist Humanism
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Books\, dinner\, and beverages will be provided.  \nIs dependency on God an obstacle to human freedom?  Is authentic human autonomy compromised by religious faith?  Nietzsche and Dostoevsky epitomize the fundamental option that confronts anyone seeking truth and the meaning of life.  Henri de Lubac’s The Drama of Atheist Humanism sets out their worldviews\, the consequences of which continue to reverberate in our post-modern\, post-truth culture.  You are invited to engage with this classic text that casts light on contemporary nihilism at odds with the persistence of religious faith. \nCopies of The Drama of Atheist Humanism will be provided. They may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the spring quarter. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet on Wednesdays (beginning January 15th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. \n\nJan 15: Intro and Part One [Feuerbach\, Nietzsche\, and Kierkegaard]\nJan 29: Carry over from 1st Class and selections from Part Two [Comte]\nFeb 12: Part Three [Dostoevsky as prophet; comparison with Nietzsche…]\nFeb 26: Mystical Confrontations
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/reading-course-on-the-drama-of-atheist-humanism/2025-01-29/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T040106
CREATED:20241209T200155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T144110Z
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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.  \nThis winter quarter\, become our traveling companion as we continue a pilgrimage of unforgettable cosmic and spiritual grandeur through Dante Alighieri’s Commedia. Having passed through the horrors of hell\, our poet-protagonist turns to pondering questions of love\, virtue\, grace\, and divine providence as he journeys along Mount Purgatory’s breathtaking vistas\, through the otherworldly astral spheres\, into the bosom of the eternal Church Triumphant with his trusted guides: Virgil\, Beatrice\, and the “last of the fathers\,” Bernard of Clairvaux – who\, in the mystical climax of this crowning achievement of European literature\, brings Dante before the throne of the living God.  \nEven if you did not have the chance to participate in the fall quarter\, we warmly invite you to join as we 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. \n  \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet again bi-weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 16th) from 6:00pm – 7:30pm over dinner. We will read 10 cantos before each meeting. \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 business hours at the start of the fall quarter. \n\nWeek 2 (Thursday\, Jan. 16): Purgatorio 17-26\nWeek 4 (Thursday\, Jan. 30): Purgatorio 27-33\, Paradiso 1-3\nWeek 6 (Thursday\, Feb. 13): Paradiso 4-13\nWeek 8 (Thursday\, Feb. 27): Paradiso 14-23\nWeek 10 (Thursday\, March 13): Paradiso 24-33
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-dante-reading-group-2/2025-01-30/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T213000
DTSTAMP:20260407T040106
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T143206Z
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SUMMARY:On the Consolation of Philosophy Graduate Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nOpen to current graduate students at the University of Chicago. Participants can come to whichever sessions they choose. Drinks and Snacks will be provided. \nThe Consolation of Philosophy\, written by Boethius while awaiting his execution at the hands of the Roman Emperor Theodoric for treason in the AD 523\, concerns a man confronted with his own unjust death. Mixing poetry and prose\, Greek philosophy and Christian doctrine\, the goddess Philosophy appears to the despairing poet in his jail cell and consoles him\, reminding him of the teaching he has forgotten in his dire situation. Boethius\, one of most learned men of his generation\, discusses happiness\, fortune\, Divine Providence\, and the ascent of the soul to God. This work\, one of the most influential of the Middle Ages\, remains a seminal treatise on the purpose of philosophy and how we ought to live in a world which we have but very limited control over. \nSCHEDULE:\nThis group will meet weekly on Thursdays (beginning January 23rd) from 8:30pm – 9:30pm over dinner. \nA copy of On the Consolation of Philosophy will be provided to all participants. The reading may be picked up at Gavin House (1220 E 58th street) during business hours at the start of the fall quarter.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/on-the-consolation-of-philosophy-graduate-reading-group/2025-01-30/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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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 January 24th) from 10:45am – 11:45am over coffee\, tea\, and pastries. \n 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/2024-10-latin-vulgate-2-2/2025-01-31/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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