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From 2012 to 2020, Fr. Paul Mankowski, SJ delivered hundreds of lectures and master classes at the Lumen Christi Institute. Seeking to share the depth of his scholarship, this podcast offers many of his lectures (edited for coherence and quality) to the public in digital format for the first time. The first season will feature a course that Fr. Mankowski gave on Joseph Ratzinger’s Jesus of Nazareth and dozens of lectures centered around the books of the Bible (including Genesis, many of the prophets, the Gospel of Matthew, and St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans). Episodes will be released on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from September through December. To conclude the season, we’ll offer one or two interviews with people who knew Fr. Mankowski well and can offer an entry point to his person and scholarship.

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April 8, 2025

Cassandra Sever and Eric DeVilliers Appointed as Inaugural Postdoctoral Fellows at the Lumen Christi Institute

The Lumen Christi Institute is proud to announce the appointment of Eric DeVilliers and Cassandra Sever as the inaugural fellows for its newly launched postdoctoral fellowship program.
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March 11, 2025

From the Director | The Beacon, Winter 2025

A message from the Lumen Christi Institute's Executive Director, Daniel Wasserman-Soler, featured in the Winter 2025 edition of The Beacon newsletter.
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March 1, 2025

What Really Happens When… You Attend the High School Newman Forum?

What really happens when you baptize a baby? When you protest nonviolently? When you remember? On March 1, over 250 high school students gathered to explore these questions and more as part of the annual Winter Newman Forum Conference.
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February 27, 2025

The Body and Holiness: A Scholarly Look at Gender in Medieval Hagiography

How does the gendering of images in medieval hagiography render holy women vivid, compelling, and desirable? On February 27, five scholars set out to answer this question. Rachel Smith (Villanova University) opened the conversation.
Economics and Catholic Social Thought: A Primer
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February 6, 2025

Extended Application Deadline (03/16/25) for two Summer Seminars

Please click on the link to apply: Catholic Social Thought in Business Education | Economics and Catholic Social Though: A Primer.
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January 31, 2025

Multi-year Study Unveils Key Insights on Virtue Formation in Secular and Faith-Based Higher Education

The Lumen Christi Institute participated in a two-year study with researchers and experts from Baylor University, to examine virtue formation in higher education moral communities, both secular and faith-based.
Faith and Politics: Reflections of a Catholic Legislator
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January 6, 2025

Job Opening: Finance and Facilities Coordinator

This position has been filled.
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January 6, 2025

Meet LCI’s Winter Scholar-in-Residence, Rev. Dr. Adam Hincks, S.J.

The Lumen Christi Institute is excited to welcome Rev. Dr. Adam Hincks, S.J. as our scholar-in-residence for the winter quarter.
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December 1, 2024

Current Career Snapshot: PhD Summer Seminar Alumni, 2011-2019

In an effort to better understand the impact and effectiveness of its mission, the Lumen Christi Institute conducted a comprehensive study on the career paths of alumni from its PhD summer seminars held between 2011 and 2019.
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November 13, 2024

Applications Open for Winter Graduate Reading Groups

The University of Chicago is famous for its graduate student reading groups, in which students pursue their own intellectual interests among friends in an informal setting.