Symposium on Gary Anderson’s Sin: A History

In Sin: A History, Gary Anderson shows how changing conceptions of sin lay at the heart of the biblical tradition. Spanning two thousand years, the book demonstrates how sin, once conceived […]

The Apocalypse in Origen and the Origenian Tradition

This lecture will investigate the interpretation of the Book of Revelation, or Apocalypse, in Origen and the Origenian tradition. Why does Origen accept this book, whereas many Origenian exegetes do not? What role does Millenarianism […]

“The Book of Ruth”

“The Book of Ruth”

6:30pm Dinner 7:00pm Lecture Intended for university students, faculty, and recent graduates. Others interested in attending, please contact info@lumenchristi.org. The Book of Ruth is exceptional in the Old Testament for the […]

“The Dignity of Being a Substance”

Metaphysics and the Soul in Thomas Aquinas

Co-sponsored by the Committee on Social Thought and the Program in Medieval Studies Thomas Aquinas characterized the person as “what is most perfect” and “most worthy” in all of nature. What grounds […]

“Right Reason”

“Right Reason”

Co-sponsored by the Ancient Philosophy Workshop and the Practical Philosophy Workshop