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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | The Bible and the Big Bang
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. \nWhat is the relation between the Bible and the Big Bang? To many\, it seems natural to connect the physical beginning of the cosmos with the Abrahamic doctrine of creation\, but this association of science with philosophy and theology bears critical investigation. In this course\, we will take a deep dive into both the science of the early Universe and the Biblically-rooted doctrine of creation from nothing\, and explore what\, if any\, is the relation between them. Along the way we will engage with thinkers spanning from Philo of Alexandria in the first century to Stephen Hawking in the twenty-first century\, and will explore topics such as the beginning of time\, something coming from ‘nothing’\, fine-tuning and design. \nFORMAT \nTuesdays\, Jan 14-Feb 25\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation \nOn February 11th\, in lieu of the non-credit course\, Fr. Adam Hincks will give our Magis Lecture\, “Faith\, Belief\, and Knowledge” at St. Ignatius College Prep. All NCC registrants are invited to attend the reception and lecture. Transportation will be provided.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/non-credit-course-the-bible-and-the-big-bang/2025-01-14/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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SUMMARY:Eros\, Order\, and the Human Person: Dostoevsky and Plato on the Soul
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.  \nPerhaps the most fundamental themes in Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov are the struggle to disclose the truth of human nature and the way in which social life must be rooted in the truth of what it is to be a person. In this master class\, we will show that the members of the Karamazov family can be understood as incarnations of the various “parts” of the human soul. Thus\, their family drama represents the struggle to unify the desires of the soul in pursuit of truth and the social consequences of succeeding or failing to achieve this unity. By structuring the novel around the mystery of the human person as fundamental for political life\, Dostoevsky gives a Christian recapitulation of the deepest themes in Plato’s Gorgias\, where Socrates and his triad of interlocutors similarly present the dimensions of human nature and show the individual and social drama inherent in the education of the soul’s eros. Further\, by presenting the truth of the human person as the foundation of a healthy society\, Dostoevsky anticipates one of the most important themes in the work of Pope St. John Paul II.   \nReadings:\nThe readings will consist of selections of the Brothers Karamazov and the Gorgias. \nBrothers Karamazov (Picador Edition): 3-26\, 71-81\, 258-261\, 337-339\, 349\, 361\, 383-385\, 536-538\, 585-591\, 623-630\, 660-665\, 670-673\, 675-678\, 681-683\, 688-690\, 719-720\, 737-740\, 766-767\, 821-823\n\nGorgias: 447d-449a\, 452d-453a\, 454b-455a\, 456b-457c\, 459a-459c\, 461b-462b\, 464b-466e\, 469b-d\, 470d-e\, 472c-473e\, 481b-484d\, 491a-493a\, 503d-504e\, 505e\, 507a-508b\, 510d-511a\, 521d-522a\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/plato-and-the-brothers-karamazov-master-class/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Master Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250121T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250121T193000
DTSTAMP:20260521T073717
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | The Bible and the Big Bang
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. \nWhat is the relation between the Bible and the Big Bang? To many\, it seems natural to connect the physical beginning of the cosmos with the Abrahamic doctrine of creation\, but this association of science with philosophy and theology bears critical investigation. In this course\, we will take a deep dive into both the science of the early Universe and the Biblically-rooted doctrine of creation from nothing\, and explore what\, if any\, is the relation between them. Along the way we will engage with thinkers spanning from Philo of Alexandria in the first century to Stephen Hawking in the twenty-first century\, and will explore topics such as the beginning of time\, something coming from ‘nothing’\, fine-tuning and design. \nFORMAT \nTuesdays\, Jan 14-Feb 25\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation \nOn February 11th\, in lieu of the non-credit course\, Fr. Adam Hincks will give our Magis Lecture\, “Faith\, Belief\, and Knowledge” at St. Ignatius College Prep. All NCC registrants are invited to attend the reception and lecture. Transportation will be provided.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/non-credit-course-the-bible-and-the-big-bang/2025-01-21/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250122T140000
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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:20260521T073717
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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:20250124T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250124T113000
DTSTAMP:20260521T073717
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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:20250128T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250128T193000
DTSTAMP:20260521T073717
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T203508Z
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SUMMARY:Non-Credit Course | The Bible and the Big Bang
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. \nWhat is the relation between the Bible and the Big Bang? To many\, it seems natural to connect the physical beginning of the cosmos with the Abrahamic doctrine of creation\, but this association of science with philosophy and theology bears critical investigation. In this course\, we will take a deep dive into both the science of the early Universe and the Biblically-rooted doctrine of creation from nothing\, and explore what\, if any\, is the relation between them. Along the way we will engage with thinkers spanning from Philo of Alexandria in the first century to Stephen Hawking in the twenty-first century\, and will explore topics such as the beginning of time\, something coming from ‘nothing’\, fine-tuning and design. \nFORMAT \nTuesdays\, Jan 14-Feb 25\n6:00pm: Dinner\n6:30pm: Presentation \nOn February 11th\, in lieu of the non-credit course\, Fr. Adam Hincks will give our Magis Lecture\, “Faith\, Belief\, and Knowledge” at St. Ignatius College Prep. All NCC registrants are invited to attend the reception and lecture. Transportation will be provided.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/non-credit-course-the-bible-and-the-big-bang/2025-01-28/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250129T140000
DTSTAMP:20260521T073717
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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:20250130T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T173000
DTSTAMP:20260521T073717
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SUMMARY:The Human Person and Biotechnology: Artificial Intelligence and its Limitations
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE for IN PERSON\nREGISTER HERE for ONLINE\nArtificial intelligence is increasingly interfacing with all aspects of human life\, raising particular ethical challenges in medicine and biotechnology. The ethical challenges of AI must be grounded in the limits of the discipline it is applied to. Medicine has seen amazing advances in the last few decades\, but these advances also raise questions about limits\, especially in living patients. We must ask: What are the limits of medicine and biotech – and how does this translate into limits on the use of AI in these fields? This public panel will serve to explore what the limits in medicine and biotech are and what role the wisdom of the Christian tradition can play in forming them. \nStudents and faculty are also invited to join us on Friday\, January 31\, for a master class on Technology\, Culture\, and Virtue\, with Professors Jeffrey Bishop. Readings will be provided to registrants \n  \nFor more information\, contact gzokal@lumenchristi.org \nThis event is cosponsored by the Program on Medicine and Religion at the University of Chicago\, and the Albert Gnaegi Center at Saint Louis University. 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.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-human-person-and-biotechnology-artificial-intelligence-and-its-limitations/
LOCATION:Knapp Center for Biological Discovery Room 1103\, 900 E 57th street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:ONLINE,Lectures & Symposia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T113000
DTSTAMP:20260521T073717
CREATED:20241210T213851Z
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-2-2/2025-01-31/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T170000
DTSTAMP:20260521T073717
CREATED:20241230T173350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T210748Z
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SUMMARY:Technology\, Culture\, and Virtue
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\nOpen to current students and faculty. This event is in-person only. All registrants will receive copies of the selected readings via Dropbox and PDFs which should be read in advance of the class. An optional wine and cheese reception will follow. \nTechnology is part of our everyday lives. Despite its everydayness\, there remains something mysterious about it. In this master class\, we will demystify technology\, engaging it as a product of culture that both challenges and enhances culture. \nReadings:\nMartin Heidegger – “The Question Concerning Technology” \nLevis\, Duganzic\, and Scheirer – “Organoids are Multi-Cellular Engineered Living Systems: What is the Path Forward for Their Use in the Laboratory and Beyond?” \nBishop – What is Man that AI is Mindful of Him? and Toward a Liturgical Cosmotechnics \nConwill\, Levis\, and Scheirer – Chapter 1 and Chapter 6 in Virtues in Virtual Spaces \nSchedule:\n1:30 PM | pre-event pastries and coffee \n2:00 PM | Part 1: Technology as a way of thinking \n2:40 PM | Part 2: Technology as a way of doing: Engineering Living Systems \n3:20 PM | BREAK \n3:40 PM | Part 3: Cosmotechnics: Technology\, Culture\, and Human Identity \n4:20 PM | Part 4: Goods\, Virtues\, and Virtual Spaces \nClass concludes at 5 PM with a reception following. \nFor 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.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/technology-and-culture-master-class/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Master Classes
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