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Master Class on “On the God of the Christians” with Rémi Brague

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago

A master class discussion on On the God of the Christians (and one or two others) by Rémi Brague with Rémi Brague (Sorbonne/University of Munich) REGISTER HERE In this one-off seminar, participants will discuss the bookOn the God of the Christians with the author, philosopher Rémi Brague. They will discuss Prof. Brague’s philosophical treatment of the unique character of the Christian conception of God among religions and philosophies. Topics will include the nature of Christian monotheism; revelation; the relation of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism; the Trinity; the Good; and human freedom. Participants will be provided with a complimentary copy of the book...

Does Christianity Need Metaphysics?

Swift Hall, 3rd Floor Lecture 1025 E 58th St. Chicago, IL 60637, Hyde Park

a symposium with Rémi Brague (Sorbonne/University of Munich) Jean-Luc Marion (University of Chicago) cosponsored by the France Chicago Center at the University of Chicago

The Necessity of Goodness

Classics 110 1010 E 59th St. Chicago, IL 60637, Hyde Park

Rémi Brague (Sorbonne/University of Munich) cosponsored by the France Chicago Center at the University of Chicago We commonly conceive of the Good as being what we should do, sharing Aristotle’s rejection of Plato’s Idea of the Good and his reduction of the good to what can be done by a free subject. Since this subject is a human being, it must first come to be by being born, a process in which we don’t “do” anything and are radically non-free. To what extent can we call this process “good”? If not, we cannot  ensure the perpetuation of humankind. Should humankind...