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SUMMARY:Maimonides on Christianity and Islam
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\nFor questions\, please email David Strobach at dstrobach@gmail.com. \nCosponsored by the Regenstein Foundation\, University of Chicago Medieval Studies Workshop\, University of Chicago Divinity School\, The Catholic-Muslim Studies Program at Catholic Theological Union\, and Seldon Institute. \nWhat did Maimonides say about Christianity and Islam? How would Al-Ghazali or Thomas Aquinas have responded to him?  \nThis symposium will be a thought-experiment in interreligious dialogue.   \nDavid Novak (University of Toronto) will begin by explicating Maimonides’ position. Yousef Casewit (University of Chicago) will put on the persona of Al-Ghazali to reply. And Matthew Levering (University of St. Mary of the Lake) will reply as if he were Thomas Aquinas. A conversation moderated by James Robinson (University of Chicago) and an audience Q-and-A will follow. \nIn biblical times\, the religious divide between the Jews and the Gentiles was straightforward: the Gentiles worship a variety of “other gods” (polytheism); the Jews alone worship the One and Only God\, the Creator of the universe (monotheism). But with the rise of Christianity and Islam\, there are now two peoples claiming to worship the same God as do the Jews. How did Maimonides accept these claims\, yet cogently affirm the superiority of Judaism?
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/maimonides-on-islam-and-christianity/
LOCATION:Kent Hall\, Room 120\, 1020 E 58th St.\nChicago\, IL 60637\, Hyde Park\, IL
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Symposia
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SUMMARY:A Catholic Vision of Art: Beauty - The Highway to God - A Catholic Vision of Culture in the 21st Century | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER 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 14: A Catholic Vision of Art: Beauty – The Highway to God\nSarah Crow (Saint Xavier University | St. Gregory’s Hall)\n\n“In everything which gives us the pure authentic feeling of beauty there is really the presence of God…all art of the highest order is religious in essence”  \n– Simone Weil  \n\nBeautiful art reflects the glory of the living\, incarnate God\, Jesus Christ\, whether or not explicitly religious in subject matter. Art is not only an instrument and expression of culture\, but also has a prophetic capacity to “prepare the way for the Lord” and transform the hearts of those who encounter it. This lecture will look at great works of art\, both sacred and secular\, and demonstrate how they can lead us to God. \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 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/a-catholic-vision-of-culture-in-the-21st-century-west-suburban-catholic-culture-series-4/
LOCATION:Ruth Lake Country Club\, 6200 South Madison Street\, Hinsdale\, IL
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Symposia,West Suburban Series,Cultural Forum
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SUMMARY:The Vocation of the Patristic Theologian: Teaching Nicaea
DESCRIPTION:This event is open to graduate students and faculty. For more information and to receive the registration link contact gzokal@lumenchristi.org  \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 will speak to this topic in reference to the teaching of Nicaea in commemoration of the 1700th anniversary. What does the teaching of this council\, its creed\, its attendant historical context and reception\, communicate about the essential character of the Patristic theologian? \nThis reception and forum\, following the annual meeting of the North American Patristics Society\, is co-organized by the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at the Loyola University of Chicago\, the Pappas Patristic Institute\, Baylor Institute for Faith and Learning\, the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies\, and The Lumen Christi Institute. \nFeatured Speakers                 \nKhaled Anatolios\nUniversity of Notre Dame \nLewis Ayres\nPontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas – Angelicum\, Rome \nPaul Blowers\nMilligan University \nMichael C. Magree\, S.J.\nBoston College \nErin Walsh\nUniversity of Chicago \n 
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-vocation-of-the-patristic-theologian-teaching-nicaea/
LOCATION:Lewis Towers\, Loyola University of Chicago Water Tower Campus\, 111 E Pearson St\, Chicago\, 60611\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Symposia
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