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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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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.
A Catholic Vision of Culture in the 21st Century | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series
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November 20, 2024

The Story of Catholic Education: Renewing our Schools, Renewing our Culture – A Catholic Vision of Culture in the 21st Century | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series

If we do not know where we come from, it is hard to know what role we play. Dr. Michael Naughton provides a compelling narrative of Catholic education that draws upon our personal, institutional, and cosmic stories. This narrative gives
Magis Lecture | Technology, Liturgy, and the Work of Human Hands
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November 14, 2024

Magis Lecture | Technology, Liturgy, and the Work of Human Hands

Technology always pushes the limits of our thinking and challenges us morally. In this presentation, we will see that our difficulty with evaluating the morality of technology is because technology sits very close to human identity. Human culture just is
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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.
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November 13, 2024

Applications Open for the Nicklin Fellows Program

The Nicklin Fellows are the recipients of a competitive, application based fellowship for undergraduate students. Nicklin Fellows are granted exclusive access to research and development grant funds to pursue their intellectual interests.
Virtue, Moral Formation, and the University
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October 17, 2024

Virtue, Moral Formation, and the University

As scholars such as Julie Reuben have documented, there has been a decline in the mission of moral formation of students over the history of US higher education and this role of the university is no longer to be taken
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October 17, 2024

In Lumine Network Gathering from Across the Nation

On October 17-18, the Lumen Christi Institute convened the third annual meeting of the In Lumine Network at the University of Chicago. Funded by the John Templeton Foundation, the conference brought together representatives from the network's 13 member institutes.
A Catholic Vision of Culture in the 21st Century | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series
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October 16, 2024

Literary Traditions and the Pursuit of Truth: A Culture of Humility – A Catholic Vision of Culture in the 21st Century | West Suburban Catholic Culture Series

The challenges of our times can make Christians feel embattled and besieged. But the Catholic intellectual tradition, at its best, equips us to look with openness for the Truth, incarnate in the world around us. In this lecture, Prof. Emily
The Boldness of Belief and Timidity of Technology: A Symposium on Gratitude, Creation, and the Technological Mindset
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October 11, 2024

The Boldness of Belief and Timidity of Technology: A Symposium on Gratitude, Creation, and the Technological Mindset

REGISTER HERE FOR ZOOM LIVESTREAM REGISTER HERE FOR IN-PERSON Open to students and faculty. For more information, contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. This event is cosponsored and supported by the University of Chicago John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought. It is also