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SUMMARY:American Idol(s): The False Gods That Threaten Our Freedom
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nDinner Provided \nThis event is designated for current University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. University of Chicago faculty and staff are also welcome to attend. Others interested in auditing should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nThales\, ancient Greek philosopher of nature\, remarked that all things are “full of gods.” He spoke truer than he realized. Human beings are inclined to transform their pursuits into “ultimate concerns” that become their “be all and end all”\, their ultimate meaning. Amid the Siren songs that seek to enslave us\, how can we attain authentic freedom and ultimate fulfillment? What really can fill the “hole in the soul”? This course will consider “false gods” that menace our freedom and happiness. And it will make a rational case for acknowledging the Divine “I AM” revealed in the Bible\, Incarnate in Jesus of Nazareth.   \nCopies of The Uses of Idolatry by William Cavanaugh can be picked up from Gavin House in the week leading up to the first session of the class and afterwards. \nThis class Google Folder will contain other online class materials. \nCalendar & Syllabus\n\nOct. 6\, Week 1 –  Everybody Worships: A phenomenology of the human spirit.\nOct. 13\, Week 2 –  St. Augustine’s “Two Cities’: Idolatry as Self-Worship” (Further Optional Reading: excerpt from St. Augustine’s City of God)\nOct. 20\, Week 3 – The Splendid Idolatry of Nationalism  (Further reading: excerpt from William Cavanaugh’s The Uses of Idolatry)\nOct. 27\, Week 4 – The Unsplendid Idolatries of Consumerism and Careerism  (Further reading: excerpt from William Cavanaugh’s The Uses of Idolatry)\nNov. 3\, Week 5 – AI: an Idol? (Further reading: excerpt from Pope Leo’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas)\nNov. 10\, Week 6 –  I AM (Further reading: excerpt from Abraham Heschel’s The Sabbath)\n\n\n\n \n\n \nAbout Non-Credit Courses\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a Tuesday evening non-credit course at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). Survey-style lectures are held over a shared meal\, with no advanced preparation required.  These courses offer accessible introductions to key aspects of the Catholic intellectual tradition. All UChicago students\, staff\, and faculty members are welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/american-idols-the-false-gods-that-threaten-our-freedom-2026-10-6/2026-10-06/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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SUMMARY:Suffering and Everyday Life
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nLunch Provided | Coffee & Pastries Afterwards \nThis event is designated for current graduate & advanced undergraduate students and faculty from the University of Chicago & regional colleges and universities. Others interested in auditing should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nSuffering emerged in modernity as one of the great challenges to faith. Whereas creation opens our eyes to the existence of God\, to his wisdom\, power and greatness\, “evil and suffering seem to obscure this image\, sometimes in a radical way.” These words are from Pope John Paul II’s apostolic letter Salvifici Doloris\, a concise meditation on the Christian answer to the problem of suffering. Granted\, suffering\, from the Latin\, suffero\, “to undergo\,” is a formidable word that we tend to associate with intense pain or great tragedy. But it also includes everyday experiences of disappointment\, loss\, failure\, rejection\, humiliation\, and even despair. We want to explore these trials too: for to answer the question of their why?\, we must also turn to the One who suffered. \nSchedule\n\n1:00 p.m.   Lunch\n1:15 p.m.   Session Begins\n2:30 p.m.   End – Coffee & Pastries\n\nSyllabus\nPope John Paul II’s apostolic letter\, Salvifici Doloris (22 pages) \nJoseph E. Davis\, Introduction\, Chemically Imbalanced (17 pages) \n  \nThis project is made possible through the support of In Lumine Tuo: Expanding and Sustaining the Catholic Intellectual Tradition Nationwide (grant #63614) from the John Templeton Foundation and the generous support of our donors. \n  \n\n\n \n\n \nAbout Master Classes\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a master class at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). A master class is a seminar in miniature\, in which top scholars introduce students to a major figure or concept in the Catholic intellectual tradition. The session contain a mixture of lecture\, seminar discussion\, and close reading. All participants are provided a copy of the text under consideration. Any student interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/suffering-and-everyday-life-2026-10-8/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Master Classes
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SUMMARY:The Psalms in Latin
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nRefreshments Provided | Discussion \nThis event is designated for current University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. University of Chicago faculty and staff are also welcome to attend. Others interested in auditing should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nThis fall\, join the Lumen Christi Institute in reading the Psalms in their historic Latin translations. The Latin Psalter was the foundation of western Catholic prayer and spirituality from Late Antiquity\, through the Middle Ages and well into the Early Modern period. Artistic and literary works from across this time span are replete with allusions to the Psalms and anyone interested in post-Classical Latin literature would benefit from greater familiarity with them. The Psalms also tend to display relatively simple grammar and provide approachable native content for beginning students of Latin. \nAnyone interested in reading the Psalms is invited to join us—it is not necessary to be Catholic to participate\, and all levels of Latin are welcome. No preparation is expected. We will translate one Psalm per session\, so if you are unable to make all of the sessions you can still fully participate. \nClass materials can be found here. \nCalendar\n\nOct. 9\, Week 1 – Psalm 1 “Beatus vir”\nOct. 16\, Week 2 – Psalm 28 “Dominus illuminatio mea”\nOct. 23\, Week 3 – Psalm 94 “Venite\, exsultemus Domino”\nOct. 30\, Week 4 – Psalm 129 “De profundis”\nNov. 6\, Week 5 – Psalm 50 “Miserere”\nNov. 13\, Week 6 – Psalm 90 “Qui habitat”\n\n\n \n\n \n\nAbout Language Reading Groups\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts at least one classical language reading group at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal. Any student interested in working on his or her classical languages is welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-psalms-in-latin-2026-10-9/2026-10-09/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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SUMMARY:Lord of the Rings
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nDinner | Discussion \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. Please contact William Hurley with questions at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nThe world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places\,” JRR Tolkien wrote in his magnum opus\, The Lord of the Rings. Over the next three quarters\, we will trace the journey of his heroes through many of those perilous and dark places. What does it mean to die for what you believe in\, or to exercise free will in the face of an omnipotent God\, and how does one endure a quest through the darkness in order to eventually reach the light?  \nThis weekly reading group will meet over dinner. In the fall\, we will read The Fellowship of the Ring. At each session we will read a manageable number of pages. All students (graduate and undergraduate) are welcome to register. Copies of the text will be provided. It is not necessary to register for all three quarters. Come as you are able.  \nCalendar & Syllabus\nAutumn Quarter – The Fellowship of the Ring \n\nOct. 12\, Week 1: Book 1 – Prologue\, Chapters 1 and 2 (pgs. 1-64)\nOct. 19\, Week 2: Book 1 – Chapters 3-7 (pgs. 65-133)\nOct. 26\, Week 3: Book 1 – Chapters 8-11 (pgs. 134-196)\nNov. 2\, Week 4: Book 1 – Chapter 12\, Book 2 – Chapters 1-2 (pgs. 197-271)\nNov. 9\, Week 5: Book 2 – Chapters 3-5 (pgs. 272-332)\nNov. 16\, Week 6: Book 2 – Chapters 6-10 (pgs. 333-412)\n\nWinter Quarter – The Two Towers \n\nWeek 1: Book 3 – Chapters 1-3 (pgs. 413-460)\nWeek 2: Book 3 – Chapters 4-5 (pgs. 461-505)\nWeek 3: Book 3 – Chapters 6-8 (pgs. 506-559)\nWeek 4: Book 3 – Chapters 9-end to Book 4 – Chapter 1 (pgs. 560-619)\nWeek 5: Book 4 – Chapters 2-5 (pgs. 620-682)\nWeek 6: Book 4 – Chapters 6-end (pgs. 683-746)\n\nSpring Quarter – The Return of the King \n\nWeek 1: Book 5 – Chapters 1-3 (pgs. 747-805)\nWeek 2: Book 5 – Chapters 4-6 (pgs. 806-849)\nWeek 3: Book 5 – Chapters 7-10 (pgs. 850-896)\nWeek 4: Book 6 – Chapters 1-3 (pgs. 897-947)\nWeek 5: Book 6 – Chapters 4-6 (pgs. 948-988)\nWeek 6: Book 6 – Chapters 7-end (pgs. 989-1032)\n\n\n \n\nAbout Reading Groups\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any student interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/lord-of-the-rings-2026-10-12/2026-10-12/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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SUMMARY:American Idol(s): The False Gods That Threaten Our Freedom
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nDinner Provided \nThis event is designated for current University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. University of Chicago faculty and staff are also welcome to attend. Others interested in auditing should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nThales\, ancient Greek philosopher of nature\, remarked that all things are “full of gods.” He spoke truer than he realized. Human beings are inclined to transform their pursuits into “ultimate concerns” that become their “be all and end all”\, their ultimate meaning. Amid the Siren songs that seek to enslave us\, how can we attain authentic freedom and ultimate fulfillment? What really can fill the “hole in the soul”? This course will consider “false gods” that menace our freedom and happiness. And it will make a rational case for acknowledging the Divine “I AM” revealed in the Bible\, Incarnate in Jesus of Nazareth.   \nCopies of The Uses of Idolatry by William Cavanaugh can be picked up from Gavin House in the week leading up to the first session of the class and afterwards. \nThis class Google Folder will contain other online class materials. \nCalendar & Syllabus\n\nOct. 6\, Week 1 –  Everybody Worships: A phenomenology of the human spirit.\nOct. 13\, Week 2 –  St. Augustine’s “Two Cities’: Idolatry as Self-Worship” (Further Optional Reading: excerpt from St. Augustine’s City of God)\nOct. 20\, Week 3 – The Splendid Idolatry of Nationalism  (Further reading: excerpt from William Cavanaugh’s The Uses of Idolatry)\nOct. 27\, Week 4 – The Unsplendid Idolatries of Consumerism and Careerism  (Further reading: excerpt from William Cavanaugh’s The Uses of Idolatry)\nNov. 3\, Week 5 – AI: an Idol? (Further reading: excerpt from Pope Leo’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas)\nNov. 10\, Week 6 –  I AM (Further reading: excerpt from Abraham Heschel’s The Sabbath)\n\n\n\n \n\n \nAbout Non-Credit Courses\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a Tuesday evening non-credit course at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). Survey-style lectures are held over a shared meal\, with no advanced preparation required.  These courses offer accessible introductions to key aspects of the Catholic intellectual tradition. All UChicago students\, staff\, and faculty members are welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/american-idols-the-false-gods-that-threaten-our-freedom-2026-10-6/2026-10-13/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261014T210000
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SUMMARY:Do We Still Remember What a University Is For? Reading Boyagoda’s Lords of Serendipity
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nDinner | Discussion \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate students. Other students interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nRandy Boyagoda’s much-anticipated new novel\, Lords of Serendipity\, arrives at a moment when universities are facing profound questions about their purpose\, value\, and future. By bringing together American and international students\, professors\, teaching assistants\, administrators\, and parents\, Boyagoda allows us to see the university from many sides at once. Moving across countries and social worlds\, the novel presents the university not simply as a place of learning\, but as an entire system—a business\, a status symbol\, a path to migration and social mobility\, and\, for families around the world\, an object of extraordinary hope. \nOver four weekly sessions\, we will use the novel as a shared lens for thinking about contemporary higher education and sharing our own experiences. What happens when we ask the university to fulfill so many different hopes at once? What happens when education becomes entangled with prestige\, debt\, ambition\, politics\, and institutional survival? And amid all these competing demands\, what makes genuine learning possible—and what might a university ultimately be for? \nBooks can be picked up any time during business hours at Gavin House. \nCalendar\n\nOct. 14\, Week 1 – Part One\nOct. 21\, Week 2 – Part Two\nOct. 28\, Week 3 – Part Three\nNov. 4\, Week 4 – Part Four\n\n\n\n \n\nAbout Graduate Student Reading Groups\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any graduate student interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/what-is-a-university-for-reading-lords-of-serendipity/2026-10-14/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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SUMMARY:The Psalms in Latin
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nRefreshments Provided | Discussion \nThis event is designated for current University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. University of Chicago faculty and staff are also welcome to attend. Others interested in auditing should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nThis fall\, join the Lumen Christi Institute in reading the Psalms in their historic Latin translations. The Latin Psalter was the foundation of western Catholic prayer and spirituality from Late Antiquity\, through the Middle Ages and well into the Early Modern period. Artistic and literary works from across this time span are replete with allusions to the Psalms and anyone interested in post-Classical Latin literature would benefit from greater familiarity with them. The Psalms also tend to display relatively simple grammar and provide approachable native content for beginning students of Latin. \nAnyone interested in reading the Psalms is invited to join us—it is not necessary to be Catholic to participate\, and all levels of Latin are welcome. No preparation is expected. We will translate one Psalm per session\, so if you are unable to make all of the sessions you can still fully participate. \nClass materials can be found here. \nCalendar\n\nOct. 9\, Week 1 – Psalm 1 “Beatus vir”\nOct. 16\, Week 2 – Psalm 28 “Dominus illuminatio mea”\nOct. 23\, Week 3 – Psalm 94 “Venite\, exsultemus Domino”\nOct. 30\, Week 4 – Psalm 129 “De profundis”\nNov. 6\, Week 5 – Psalm 50 “Miserere”\nNov. 13\, Week 6 – Psalm 90 “Qui habitat”\n\n\n \n\n \n\nAbout Language Reading Groups\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts at least one classical language reading group at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal. Any student interested in working on his or her classical languages is welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-psalms-in-latin-2026-10-9/2026-10-16/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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SUMMARY:A Poetry Salon
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nLunch | Discussion \nThis event is designated for current University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. University of Chicago faculty and staff are also welcome to attend. Others interested in auditing should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. Note: The group will not meet on the Friday of November 6th. \nIn the 18th-century\, a distinct culture of the salon and the coffee house developed  in Europe. Here\, in a genteel and generous atmosphere\, lively humanistic conversation was encouraged.  Literary works were discussed freely and hospitably over shared refreshments.  \nAs an institute committed (in part) to making old things new again\, the Lumen Christi Institute will host a poetry salon on Fridays. Over lunch\, participants will read and discuss a great poem together. Neither advance preparation nor expertise in poetry is required.  The only prerequisites are a desire for good company\, good food\, and good poesy.  \nParticipants are encouraged not to prepare beforehand.  Our goal is to read closely and naively\, together. The salon will be hosted by Associate Director and Scholar-in-Residence\, Austin Walker.  \nLunch will begin at 12pm. At around 12:10pm\, we will read the poem aloud. Discussion will follow and we will conclude at 1pm. \nCalendar & Syllabus\n\nOct 16\, Week 1 – William Shakespeare\, Sonnet 73 (“That time of year thou mayst in me behold…”)\nOct 23\, Week 2 –  John Donne\, Holy Sonnet XIV (“Batter my heart\, three-person’d God\, for you…”)\nOct 30\, Week 3 – Yvor Winters\, “Time and the Garden” (“The spring has darkened with activity”)\nNov 6 – No Session\nNov 13\, Week 4 – Gerard Manley Hopkins\, The Windhover (“I caught this morning’s minion\, king-…”)\n\n\n\n \n\n  \n\n \nAbout Reading Courses\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a student-centered reading course at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading course is usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any student interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/a-poetry-salon-2026-10-16/2026-10-16/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Courses
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261019T203000
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SUMMARY:Lord of the Rings
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nDinner | Discussion \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. Please contact William Hurley with questions at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nThe world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places\,” JRR Tolkien wrote in his magnum opus\, The Lord of the Rings. Over the next three quarters\, we will trace the journey of his heroes through many of those perilous and dark places. What does it mean to die for what you believe in\, or to exercise free will in the face of an omnipotent God\, and how does one endure a quest through the darkness in order to eventually reach the light?  \nThis weekly reading group will meet over dinner. In the fall\, we will read The Fellowship of the Ring. At each session we will read a manageable number of pages. All students (graduate and undergraduate) are welcome to register. Copies of the text will be provided. It is not necessary to register for all three quarters. Come as you are able.  \nCalendar & Syllabus\nAutumn Quarter – The Fellowship of the Ring \n\nOct. 12\, Week 1: Book 1 – Prologue\, Chapters 1 and 2 (pgs. 1-64)\nOct. 19\, Week 2: Book 1 – Chapters 3-7 (pgs. 65-133)\nOct. 26\, Week 3: Book 1 – Chapters 8-11 (pgs. 134-196)\nNov. 2\, Week 4: Book 1 – Chapter 12\, Book 2 – Chapters 1-2 (pgs. 197-271)\nNov. 9\, Week 5: Book 2 – Chapters 3-5 (pgs. 272-332)\nNov. 16\, Week 6: Book 2 – Chapters 6-10 (pgs. 333-412)\n\nWinter Quarter – The Two Towers \n\nWeek 1: Book 3 – Chapters 1-3 (pgs. 413-460)\nWeek 2: Book 3 – Chapters 4-5 (pgs. 461-505)\nWeek 3: Book 3 – Chapters 6-8 (pgs. 506-559)\nWeek 4: Book 3 – Chapters 9-end to Book 4 – Chapter 1 (pgs. 560-619)\nWeek 5: Book 4 – Chapters 2-5 (pgs. 620-682)\nWeek 6: Book 4 – Chapters 6-end (pgs. 683-746)\n\nSpring Quarter – The Return of the King \n\nWeek 1: Book 5 – Chapters 1-3 (pgs. 747-805)\nWeek 2: Book 5 – Chapters 4-6 (pgs. 806-849)\nWeek 3: Book 5 – Chapters 7-10 (pgs. 850-896)\nWeek 4: Book 6 – Chapters 1-3 (pgs. 897-947)\nWeek 5: Book 6 – Chapters 4-6 (pgs. 948-988)\nWeek 6: Book 6 – Chapters 7-end (pgs. 989-1032)\n\n\n \n\nAbout Reading Groups\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any student interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/lord-of-the-rings-2026-10-12/2026-10-19/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261020T193000
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SUMMARY:American Idol(s): The False Gods That Threaten Our Freedom
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nDinner Provided \nThis event is designated for current University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. University of Chicago faculty and staff are also welcome to attend. Others interested in auditing should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nThales\, ancient Greek philosopher of nature\, remarked that all things are “full of gods.” He spoke truer than he realized. Human beings are inclined to transform their pursuits into “ultimate concerns” that become their “be all and end all”\, their ultimate meaning. Amid the Siren songs that seek to enslave us\, how can we attain authentic freedom and ultimate fulfillment? What really can fill the “hole in the soul”? This course will consider “false gods” that menace our freedom and happiness. And it will make a rational case for acknowledging the Divine “I AM” revealed in the Bible\, Incarnate in Jesus of Nazareth.   \nCopies of The Uses of Idolatry by William Cavanaugh can be picked up from Gavin House in the week leading up to the first session of the class and afterwards. \nThis class Google Folder will contain other online class materials. \nCalendar & Syllabus\n\nOct. 6\, Week 1 –  Everybody Worships: A phenomenology of the human spirit.\nOct. 13\, Week 2 –  St. Augustine’s “Two Cities’: Idolatry as Self-Worship” (Further Optional Reading: excerpt from St. Augustine’s City of God)\nOct. 20\, Week 3 – The Splendid Idolatry of Nationalism  (Further reading: excerpt from William Cavanaugh’s The Uses of Idolatry)\nOct. 27\, Week 4 – The Unsplendid Idolatries of Consumerism and Careerism  (Further reading: excerpt from William Cavanaugh’s The Uses of Idolatry)\nNov. 3\, Week 5 – AI: an Idol? (Further reading: excerpt from Pope Leo’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas)\nNov. 10\, Week 6 –  I AM (Further reading: excerpt from Abraham Heschel’s The Sabbath)\n\n\n\n \n\n \nAbout Non-Credit Courses\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a Tuesday evening non-credit course at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). Survey-style lectures are held over a shared meal\, with no advanced preparation required.  These courses offer accessible introductions to key aspects of the Catholic intellectual tradition. All UChicago students\, staff\, and faculty members are welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/american-idols-the-false-gods-that-threaten-our-freedom-2026-10-6/2026-10-20/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261021T210000
DTSTAMP:20261006T222239Z
CREATED:20260921T212132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T222239Z
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SUMMARY:Do We Still Remember What a University Is For? Reading Boyagoda’s Lords of Serendipity
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nDinner | Discussion \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate students. Other students interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nRandy Boyagoda’s much-anticipated new novel\, Lords of Serendipity\, arrives at a moment when universities are facing profound questions about their purpose\, value\, and future. By bringing together American and international students\, professors\, teaching assistants\, administrators\, and parents\, Boyagoda allows us to see the university from many sides at once. Moving across countries and social worlds\, the novel presents the university not simply as a place of learning\, but as an entire system—a business\, a status symbol\, a path to migration and social mobility\, and\, for families around the world\, an object of extraordinary hope. \nOver four weekly sessions\, we will use the novel as a shared lens for thinking about contemporary higher education and sharing our own experiences. What happens when we ask the university to fulfill so many different hopes at once? What happens when education becomes entangled with prestige\, debt\, ambition\, politics\, and institutional survival? And amid all these competing demands\, what makes genuine learning possible—and what might a university ultimately be for? \nBooks can be picked up any time during business hours at Gavin House. \nCalendar\n\nOct. 14\, Week 1 – Part One\nOct. 21\, Week 2 – Part Two\nOct. 28\, Week 3 – Part Three\nNov. 4\, Week 4 – Part Four\n\n\n\n \n\nAbout Graduate Student Reading Groups\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any graduate student interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/what-is-a-university-for-reading-lords-of-serendipity/2026-10-21/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261023T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261023T110000
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SUMMARY:The Psalms in Latin
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nRefreshments Provided | Discussion \nThis event is designated for current University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. University of Chicago faculty and staff are also welcome to attend. Others interested in auditing should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nThis fall\, join the Lumen Christi Institute in reading the Psalms in their historic Latin translations. The Latin Psalter was the foundation of western Catholic prayer and spirituality from Late Antiquity\, through the Middle Ages and well into the Early Modern period. Artistic and literary works from across this time span are replete with allusions to the Psalms and anyone interested in post-Classical Latin literature would benefit from greater familiarity with them. The Psalms also tend to display relatively simple grammar and provide approachable native content for beginning students of Latin. \nAnyone interested in reading the Psalms is invited to join us—it is not necessary to be Catholic to participate\, and all levels of Latin are welcome. No preparation is expected. We will translate one Psalm per session\, so if you are unable to make all of the sessions you can still fully participate. \nClass materials can be found here. \nCalendar\n\nOct. 9\, Week 1 – Psalm 1 “Beatus vir”\nOct. 16\, Week 2 – Psalm 28 “Dominus illuminatio mea”\nOct. 23\, Week 3 – Psalm 94 “Venite\, exsultemus Domino”\nOct. 30\, Week 4 – Psalm 129 “De profundis”\nNov. 6\, Week 5 – Psalm 50 “Miserere”\nNov. 13\, Week 6 – Psalm 90 “Qui habitat”\n\n\n \n\n \n\nAbout Language Reading Groups\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts at least one classical language reading group at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal. Any student interested in working on his or her classical languages is welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-psalms-in-latin-2026-10-9/2026-10-23/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261023T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261023T130000
DTSTAMP:20261001T193257Z
CREATED:20260921T215036Z
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SUMMARY:A Poetry Salon
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nLunch | Discussion \nThis event is designated for current University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. University of Chicago faculty and staff are also welcome to attend. Others interested in auditing should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. Note: The group will not meet on the Friday of November 6th. \nIn the 18th-century\, a distinct culture of the salon and the coffee house developed  in Europe. Here\, in a genteel and generous atmosphere\, lively humanistic conversation was encouraged.  Literary works were discussed freely and hospitably over shared refreshments.  \nAs an institute committed (in part) to making old things new again\, the Lumen Christi Institute will host a poetry salon on Fridays. Over lunch\, participants will read and discuss a great poem together. Neither advance preparation nor expertise in poetry is required.  The only prerequisites are a desire for good company\, good food\, and good poesy.  \nParticipants are encouraged not to prepare beforehand.  Our goal is to read closely and naively\, together. The salon will be hosted by Associate Director and Scholar-in-Residence\, Austin Walker.  \nLunch will begin at 12pm. At around 12:10pm\, we will read the poem aloud. Discussion will follow and we will conclude at 1pm. \nCalendar & Syllabus\n\nOct 16\, Week 1 – William Shakespeare\, Sonnet 73 (“That time of year thou mayst in me behold…”)\nOct 23\, Week 2 –  John Donne\, Holy Sonnet XIV (“Batter my heart\, three-person’d God\, for you…”)\nOct 30\, Week 3 – Yvor Winters\, “Time and the Garden” (“The spring has darkened with activity”)\nNov 6 – No Session\nNov 13\, Week 4 – Gerard Manley Hopkins\, The Windhover (“I caught this morning’s minion\, king-…”)\n\n\n\n \n\n  \n\n \nAbout Reading Courses\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a student-centered reading course at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading course is usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any student interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/a-poetry-salon-2026-10-16/2026-10-23/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261026T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261026T203000
DTSTAMP:20260925T162212Z
CREATED:20260925T161531Z
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SUMMARY:Lord of the Rings
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nDinner | Discussion \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. Please contact William Hurley with questions at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nThe world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places\,” JRR Tolkien wrote in his magnum opus\, The Lord of the Rings. Over the next three quarters\, we will trace the journey of his heroes through many of those perilous and dark places. What does it mean to die for what you believe in\, or to exercise free will in the face of an omnipotent God\, and how does one endure a quest through the darkness in order to eventually reach the light?  \nThis weekly reading group will meet over dinner. In the fall\, we will read The Fellowship of the Ring. At each session we will read a manageable number of pages. All students (graduate and undergraduate) are welcome to register. Copies of the text will be provided. It is not necessary to register for all three quarters. Come as you are able.  \nCalendar & Syllabus\nAutumn Quarter – The Fellowship of the Ring \n\nOct. 12\, Week 1: Book 1 – Prologue\, Chapters 1 and 2 (pgs. 1-64)\nOct. 19\, Week 2: Book 1 – Chapters 3-7 (pgs. 65-133)\nOct. 26\, Week 3: Book 1 – Chapters 8-11 (pgs. 134-196)\nNov. 2\, Week 4: Book 1 – Chapter 12\, Book 2 – Chapters 1-2 (pgs. 197-271)\nNov. 9\, Week 5: Book 2 – Chapters 3-5 (pgs. 272-332)\nNov. 16\, Week 6: Book 2 – Chapters 6-10 (pgs. 333-412)\n\nWinter Quarter – The Two Towers \n\nWeek 1: Book 3 – Chapters 1-3 (pgs. 413-460)\nWeek 2: Book 3 – Chapters 4-5 (pgs. 461-505)\nWeek 3: Book 3 – Chapters 6-8 (pgs. 506-559)\nWeek 4: Book 3 – Chapters 9-end to Book 4 – Chapter 1 (pgs. 560-619)\nWeek 5: Book 4 – Chapters 2-5 (pgs. 620-682)\nWeek 6: Book 4 – Chapters 6-end (pgs. 683-746)\n\nSpring Quarter – The Return of the King \n\nWeek 1: Book 5 – Chapters 1-3 (pgs. 747-805)\nWeek 2: Book 5 – Chapters 4-6 (pgs. 806-849)\nWeek 3: Book 5 – Chapters 7-10 (pgs. 850-896)\nWeek 4: Book 6 – Chapters 1-3 (pgs. 897-947)\nWeek 5: Book 6 – Chapters 4-6 (pgs. 948-988)\nWeek 6: Book 6 – Chapters 7-end (pgs. 989-1032)\n\n\n \n\nAbout Reading Groups\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any student interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/lord-of-the-rings-2026-10-12/2026-10-26/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261027T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261027T193000
DTSTAMP:20261006T204414Z
CREATED:20260918T164404Z
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SUMMARY:American Idol(s): The False Gods That Threaten Our Freedom
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nDinner Provided \nThis event is designated for current University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. University of Chicago faculty and staff are also welcome to attend. Others interested in auditing should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nThales\, ancient Greek philosopher of nature\, remarked that all things are “full of gods.” He spoke truer than he realized. Human beings are inclined to transform their pursuits into “ultimate concerns” that become their “be all and end all”\, their ultimate meaning. Amid the Siren songs that seek to enslave us\, how can we attain authentic freedom and ultimate fulfillment? What really can fill the “hole in the soul”? This course will consider “false gods” that menace our freedom and happiness. And it will make a rational case for acknowledging the Divine “I AM” revealed in the Bible\, Incarnate in Jesus of Nazareth.   \nCopies of The Uses of Idolatry by William Cavanaugh can be picked up from Gavin House in the week leading up to the first session of the class and afterwards. \nThis class Google Folder will contain other online class materials. \nCalendar & Syllabus\n\nOct. 6\, Week 1 –  Everybody Worships: A phenomenology of the human spirit.\nOct. 13\, Week 2 –  St. Augustine’s “Two Cities’: Idolatry as Self-Worship” (Further Optional Reading: excerpt from St. Augustine’s City of God)\nOct. 20\, Week 3 – The Splendid Idolatry of Nationalism  (Further reading: excerpt from William Cavanaugh’s The Uses of Idolatry)\nOct. 27\, Week 4 – The Unsplendid Idolatries of Consumerism and Careerism  (Further reading: excerpt from William Cavanaugh’s The Uses of Idolatry)\nNov. 3\, Week 5 – AI: an Idol? (Further reading: excerpt from Pope Leo’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas)\nNov. 10\, Week 6 –  I AM (Further reading: excerpt from Abraham Heschel’s The Sabbath)\n\n\n\n \n\n \nAbout Non-Credit Courses\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a Tuesday evening non-credit course at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). Survey-style lectures are held over a shared meal\, with no advanced preparation required.  These courses offer accessible introductions to key aspects of the Catholic intellectual tradition. All UChicago students\, staff\, and faculty members are welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/american-idols-the-false-gods-that-threaten-our-freedom-2026-10-6/2026-10-27/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Non-Credit Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261028T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261028T210000
DTSTAMP:20261006T222239Z
CREATED:20260921T212132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T222239Z
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SUMMARY:Do We Still Remember What a University Is For? Reading Boyagoda’s Lords of Serendipity
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nDinner | Discussion \nThis event is designated for University of Chicago graduate students. Other students interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nRandy Boyagoda’s much-anticipated new novel\, Lords of Serendipity\, arrives at a moment when universities are facing profound questions about their purpose\, value\, and future. By bringing together American and international students\, professors\, teaching assistants\, administrators\, and parents\, Boyagoda allows us to see the university from many sides at once. Moving across countries and social worlds\, the novel presents the university not simply as a place of learning\, but as an entire system—a business\, a status symbol\, a path to migration and social mobility\, and\, for families around the world\, an object of extraordinary hope. \nOver four weekly sessions\, we will use the novel as a shared lens for thinking about contemporary higher education and sharing our own experiences. What happens when we ask the university to fulfill so many different hopes at once? What happens when education becomes entangled with prestige\, debt\, ambition\, politics\, and institutional survival? And amid all these competing demands\, what makes genuine learning possible—and what might a university ultimately be for? \nBooks can be picked up any time during business hours at Gavin House. \nCalendar\n\nOct. 14\, Week 1 – Part One\nOct. 21\, Week 2 – Part Two\nOct. 28\, Week 3 – Part Three\nNov. 4\, Week 4 – Part Four\n\n\n\n \n\nAbout Graduate Student Reading Groups\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a number of student-led reading groups at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any graduate student interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/what-is-a-university-for-reading-lords-of-serendipity/2026-10-28/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T110000
DTSTAMP:20261013T143900Z
CREATED:20260924T155819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T143900Z
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SUMMARY:The Psalms in Latin
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nRefreshments Provided | Discussion \nThis event is designated for current University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. University of Chicago faculty and staff are also welcome to attend. Others interested in auditing should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. \nThis fall\, join the Lumen Christi Institute in reading the Psalms in their historic Latin translations. The Latin Psalter was the foundation of western Catholic prayer and spirituality from Late Antiquity\, through the Middle Ages and well into the Early Modern period. Artistic and literary works from across this time span are replete with allusions to the Psalms and anyone interested in post-Classical Latin literature would benefit from greater familiarity with them. The Psalms also tend to display relatively simple grammar and provide approachable native content for beginning students of Latin. \nAnyone interested in reading the Psalms is invited to join us—it is not necessary to be Catholic to participate\, and all levels of Latin are welcome. No preparation is expected. We will translate one Psalm per session\, so if you are unable to make all of the sessions you can still fully participate. \nClass materials can be found here. \nCalendar\n\nOct. 9\, Week 1 – Psalm 1 “Beatus vir”\nOct. 16\, Week 2 – Psalm 28 “Dominus illuminatio mea”\nOct. 23\, Week 3 – Psalm 94 “Venite\, exsultemus Domino”\nOct. 30\, Week 4 – Psalm 129 “De profundis”\nNov. 6\, Week 5 – Psalm 50 “Miserere”\nNov. 13\, Week 6 – Psalm 90 “Qui habitat”\n\n\n \n\n \n\nAbout Language Reading Groups\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts at least one classical language reading group at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading groups are usually held over a shared meal. Any student interested in working on his or her classical languages is welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/the-psalms-in-latin-2026-10-9/2026-10-30/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Groups
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T130000
DTSTAMP:20261001T193257Z
CREATED:20260921T215036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T193257Z
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SUMMARY:A Poetry Salon
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER BELOW\nLunch | Discussion \nThis event is designated for current University of Chicago graduate and undergraduate students. University of Chicago faculty and staff are also welcome to attend. Others interested in auditing should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org. Note: The group will not meet on the Friday of November 6th. \nIn the 18th-century\, a distinct culture of the salon and the coffee house developed  in Europe. Here\, in a genteel and generous atmosphere\, lively humanistic conversation was encouraged.  Literary works were discussed freely and hospitably over shared refreshments.  \nAs an institute committed (in part) to making old things new again\, the Lumen Christi Institute will host a poetry salon on Fridays. Over lunch\, participants will read and discuss a great poem together. Neither advance preparation nor expertise in poetry is required.  The only prerequisites are a desire for good company\, good food\, and good poesy.  \nParticipants are encouraged not to prepare beforehand.  Our goal is to read closely and naively\, together. The salon will be hosted by Associate Director and Scholar-in-Residence\, Austin Walker.  \nLunch will begin at 12pm. At around 12:10pm\, we will read the poem aloud. Discussion will follow and we will conclude at 1pm. \nCalendar & Syllabus\n\nOct 16\, Week 1 – William Shakespeare\, Sonnet 73 (“That time of year thou mayst in me behold…”)\nOct 23\, Week 2 –  John Donne\, Holy Sonnet XIV (“Batter my heart\, three-person’d God\, for you…”)\nOct 30\, Week 3 – Yvor Winters\, “Time and the Garden” (“The spring has darkened with activity”)\nNov 6 – No Session\nNov 13\, Week 4 – Gerard Manley Hopkins\, The Windhover (“I caught this morning’s minion\, king-…”)\n\n\n\n \n\n  \n\n \nAbout Reading Courses\nEach quarter\, the Lumen Christi Institute hosts a student-centered reading course at Gavin House (1220 E 58th St.). The reading course is usually held over a shared meal and all participants are provided a copy of the text. Any student interested in a shared reading of a great text is welcome to join. No religious affiliation is necessary.
URL:https://lumenchristi.org/event/a-poetry-salon-2026-10-16/2026-10-30/
LOCATION:Gavin House\, 1220 E 58th St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60637
CATEGORIES:Reading Courses
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