AI Ethics, Human Flourishing, and Trust in Health Care
How are our imaginations deepened when the humanities and the sciences enter into a conversation? Join us for a lecture and panel discussion among scholars, including theologians, ethicists, and data scientists. This event is co-sponsored by Duke Health, Fons Vitae at Duke Divinity, and the Lumen Christi Institute at the University of Chicago. The evening is inspired by themes and topics related to Fons Vitae’s Summer 2024 Seminar “Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Catholic Thought.” Lecture at 5:15 pm CT / 6:15 pm ET Panel discussion at 6 pm CT / 7 pm ET
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 cosponsored by The Point Magazine. This event is made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. In his Introduction to Christianity, Joseph Ratzinger saw that at the root of the “technological mindset” was an anxiety about how man can come to know the world. Ratzinger contrasted…
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 for granted. What role, if any, does the university play in the moral formation of its students? Is moral formation beyond the bounds of its mission or is it inescapable? What virtues are formed in the modern university? This public panel, part of the Annual Meeting of the In Lumine Network, will serve to provide a broad conversation about the role of the university in regard to virtue and moral formation.
Peter Harrison Reflects on Religion and Science as the Lumen Christi Institute’s Fall Scholar-in-Residence
This past fall, the Lumen Christi Institute organized an academic collaboration with one of the world’s leading experts in the intersection of science, philosophy, and religion, Dr. Peter Harrison, who joined the Institute as its Fall Scholar-in-Residence.
Can We Be Good on Our Own? A Symposium on Ancient and Modern Approaches to Virtue
Can we be good on our own, or do we need divine assistance? Four scholars explored this question in a symposium that was the highlight of LCI’s spring University Program Series. With Emily Austin (University of Chicago) moderating, Angela Knobel (University of Dallas), Candace Vogler (University of Chicago), and Daniel Lapsley (University of Notre Dame) reflected on the relationship between Aristotle’s and Aquinas’ moral frameworks from theological, philosophical, practical, and behavioral-scientific perspectives.
WEBINAR: Anselm of Canterbury on the Rationality of Faith
Lumen Christi Institute receives $3.65M from John Templeton Foundation
Lumen Christi Institute receives $3.65M from John Templeton Foundation Grant to fund national network of Catholic institutes, science and religion programming CHICAGO — The Lumen Christi Institute has been awarded $3,648,000 from the John Templeton Foundation in support of its new three-year project that will create the first-ever national network of independent institutes of Catholic thought, located at some of the country’s top universities. The project is called “In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide.” The grant was announced Feb. 1. The In Lumine Network will include six initial members: Lumen Christi Institute at the University…
Lumen Christi Institute receives $3.65M from John Templeton Foundation
Lumen Christi Institute receives $3.65M from John Templeton Foundation Grant to fund national network of Catholic institutes, science and religion programming CHICAGO — The Lumen Christi Institute has been awarded $3,648,000 from the John Templeton Foundation in support of its new three-year project that will create the first-ever national network of independent institutes of Catholic thought, located at some of the country’s top universities. The project is called “In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide.” The grant was announced Feb. 1. The In Lumine Network will include six initial members: Lumen Christi Institute at the University…
Lumen Christi Receives John Templeton Foundation Grant for Science and Religion Project
“Science and Religion: A Dialogue of Cultures” will educate students, faculty, and the public through lectures, panel discussions, master classes, and summer seminars
Lumen Christi Partners with Our Sunday Visitor Institute to Engage “The Nones”
With the aid of an Our Sunday Visitor Institute grant, Lumen Christi is planning three signature symposia