Is it Rational to Believe in Miracles? A Discussion of David Hume’s Argument Against Believing in Miracles
Can one be rational and also believe in miracles? The philosophers of the Enlightenment held that it was impossible for the laws of nature to allow such ruptures: to believe […]
CANCELED: A Master Class on the Social and Political Thought of Pope Benedict XVI
Due to travel restrictions in light of the spread of COVID-19, Msgr. Schallenberg will not be traveling to the US and thus will not be available to lead a master […]
CANCELED: Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, & Aquinas on the Soul
Due to restrictions put in place in response to the spread of COVID-19, this event has been postponed. We look forward to scheduling similar programming in the future. Further details TBA
Reason and Wisdom in Medieval Christian Thought
Due to restrictions put in place in response to the spread of COVID-19, our major spring events have been postponed. We are likely unable to host this non-credit course at this […]
WEBINAR: Christians in Times of Catastrophe: Augustine’s “City of God”
Cosponsored by America Media, the Collegium Institute, the Saint Benedict Institute, the Beatrice Institute, the Nova Forum, the Harvard Catholic Center, the Institute for Faith and Culture, and the Sacred and Profane […]
WEBINAR: Dante as Poet and Philosopher
A conversation with Professors Jason Aleksander (San Jose State University) and Arielle Saiber (Bowdoin College). Part of our Summer webinar series on “Reason and Beauty in Renaissance Christian Thought and Culture,” presented […]
Marsilio Ficino and the Philosophy of Plato
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A webinar with Professor Denis Robichaud (University of Notre Dame). Part of our summer webinar series on “Reason and Beauty in Renaissance Christian Thought and Culture,” presented in collaboration with the American […]
Women Humanists in the Renaissance: Paradise and Free Speech in Moderata Fonte
An evening webinar lecture with Tamara Albertini (University of Hawai’i at Manoa). Part of our summer webinar series on “Reason and Beauty in Renaissance Christian Thought and Culture,” presented in collaboration with […]
God and Morality: Francisco Suarez’s Reading of Thomas Aquinas
Registration is full. Please contact us if you would like to be put on the waitlist. This master class is open to current graduate students. It will take place online on […]
Master Class on “Newman’s Critique of Liberalism: Faith, Reason, and Antecedent Probability”
This master class is open to current graduate students. It will take place online on Zoom. Others interested in participating should contact us. In his intellectual autobiography, John Henry Newman […]