After Huizinga: The Low Countries as Cradle of Spiritual Innovation in the Late Middle Ages
Frits van Oostrom (Ultrecht University) This public lecture is presented by the University of Chicago Divinity School. Cosponsored by the Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion, the […]
Aquinas’ Third Way of Proving a God: Logic or Love?
Cosponsored by the Medieval Studies Workshop Thomas Aquinas’ famous five ways of proving the existence of a God continue to intrigue and perplex his readers. The most troublesome is perhaps the third—the […]
Master Class on Pseudo Dionysius
Bernard McGinn (University of Chicago) REGISTER HERE REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY FULL. If you are interested in attending, contact us and we will inform you if space becomes available. Cosponsored by the Medieval […]
The Greek East and the Spiritual Franciscan View of History
REGISTER HERE Cosponsored by the Theology & Religious Ethics Workshop The Spiritual Franciscan Angelo Clareno (d.1337) fervently promoted the view that St. Francis’ life and Rule renewed the true evangelic […]
Master Class on The Wisdom of Bernard of Clairvaux
REGISTER HERE This master class is open to current students and faculty. PDFs of the readings will be made available for participants. This one-time Seminar will study selected writings of […]
Schola Antiqua Concert: Music in Secret
British organist and Renaissance music historian Naomi Gregory leads the women of Schola Antiqua in a wide-ranging program of music from medieval and early modern convents. “Music in Secret” offers […]
Master Class on “Saint Thomas Aquinas on the Metaphysics of Evil”
Registration Required. Open to current students and faculty. Copies of the readings will be provided. To view photos of the master class, visit Lumen Christi’s Facebook page. Saint Thomas Aquinas’s […]
Angels, Demons, Heaven, and Hell: On Christian “Mythology” and the Spiritual Life
Join the Lumen Christi Institute for a special Epiphany symposium and reception with medieval historian Rachel Fulton Brown and Benedictine Monk Fr. Peter Funk, OSB. Free and open to the […]
Master Class on Grace, Free Choice, and the Infused Virtues
Open to current university students and faculty. A link to the readings will be provided for registrants. SESSION I: “Grace and Free Choice” Primary Reading: Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Ia, […]
The Moral Theology of Aquinas: Is it for Individuals?
Free and open to the public. Cosponsored by the Theology Club at the Divinity School and the Hildegard of Bingen Society for Christian Thought and Culture. Is the moral teaching […]