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The Thomistic Institute

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The Thomistic Institute exists to promote Catholic truth in our contemporary world by strengthening the intellectual formation of Christians at universities, in the Church, and in the wider public square. The thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Universal Doctor of the Church, is our touchstone. The Thomistic Institute Podcast features the lectures and talks from our conferences, campus chapters events, intellectual retreats, livestream events,  and much more.  Founded in 2009, the Thomistic Institute is part of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC.
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Episodes

Saved By Works Or Faith? | Prof. Michael Root

This lecture was delivered to the Thomistic Institute's Harvard University Undergraduate chapter on March 21, 2019. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit thomisticinstitute.org/events-1/.

Feb 27, 201959 min

Neuroscience and the Soul | Prof. James Madden (duplicate?)

This lecture was given by Prof. James Madden for our chapter at the University of South Carolina on February 13th, 2019. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the Speaker: James Madden is Professor of Philosophy at Benedictine College. He lives in Atchison, Kansas with his wife (Jennifer) and their six children; William, Martha, J. Patrick, Brendan, Jack, and Cormac. He is originally from Wisconsin, where he received a B.A. from St. ...

Feb 26, 201950 min

The Pursuit of Profound Rest: Friendship, Contemplation, and Work | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

This talk was offered on February 15th, 2019. For more info about upcoming TI events in North America check out, thomisticinstitute.org/events-1/ For events in Europe, visit: angelicum.it/thomistic-institute/thomistic-events/ Speaker Bio: Thomas Joseph White, O.P., entered the Order of Preachers in 2003. His research and teaching have focused particularly on topics related to Thomistic metaphysics and Christology as well as Roman Catholic-Reformed ecumenical dialogue. He is the author of Wisdom ...

Feb 25, 201944 min

Is There a Human Nature? | Prof. Michael Gorman

This talk was offered on February 16th, 2019 at Princeton Theological Seminary. It was one of the talks offered at the "Faith, Science and Nature Conference" co-sponsored by the Thomistic Institute, the Scala Foundation and PTS. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1 Speaker Bio: Michael Gorman is Ordinary Professor of Philosophy at CUA. He received a doctorate in philosophy from SUNY Buffalo and a doctorate in theology from Boston College. He is al...

Feb 22, 201932 min

Creation and the Big Bang | Prof. Stephen Barr

This talk was offered on February 16th, 2019 at Princeton Theological Seminary. It was one of the talks offered at the "Faith, Science and Nature Conference" co-sponsored by the Thomistic Institute, the Scala Foundation and PTS. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1 Speaker Bio: Professor Stephen Barr teaches at the University of Delaware in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. His research interests focus on elementary particle theory, supersy...

Feb 21, 20191 hr 1 min

Culture, Nature and God in the Social Sciences | Prof. Margarita Mooney

This talk was offered on February 16th, 2019 at Princeton Theological Seminary. It was one of the talks offered at the "Faith, Science and Nature Conference" co-sponsored by the Thomistic Institute, the Scala Foundation and PTS. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1 Speaker Bio: Margarita Mooney is an Associate Professor of Congregational Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary and also the founder of the Scala Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated t...

Feb 20, 201959 min

Good, Evil and Science | Fr. James Brent, OP

This talk was offered on February 16th, 2019 at Princeton Theological Seminary. It was one of the talks offered at the "Faith, Science and Nature Conference" co-sponsored by the Thomistic Institute, the Scala Foundation and PTS. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1 Speaker Bio: Fr. James Dominic Brent, O.P. was born and raised in Michigan. He pursued his undergraduate and graduate studies in Philosophy, and completed his doctorate in Philosophy at...

Feb 19, 20191 hr 10 min

Boundaries of Humanity: Humans, Animals, & Machines in the Age of Technology | Prof. William Hurlbut

This talk was offered on February 15th, 2019 at Princeton Theological Seminary. It was the keynote address for a 2 day conference on "Faith, Science and Nature" co-sponsored by the Thomistic Institute, the Scala Foundation and PTS. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1 Speaker Bio: William B. Hurlbut, MD, is Adjunct Professor and Senior Research Scholar in Neurobiology at the Stanford Medical School. After receiving his undergraduate and medical tr...

Feb 18, 20191 hr 13 min

Are Science and Religion Compatible? | Fr. Michael Dodds, OP

This lecture was given by Fr. Michael Dodds, O.P. for our chapter at the University of Arizona on Jan 30th, 2019, and was co-sponsored by the Faith and Science Forum. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: www.thomisticinstitute.org

Feb 15, 201948 min

Tolkien's Perilous Beauty | Prof. David O'Connor

This event was hosted at Baylor University, on February 7th, 2019. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1 About the Speaker: David K. O’Connor is a faculty member in the departments of Philosophy and of Classics at the University of Notre Dame. His teaching and writing focus on ancient philosophy, aesthetics, ethics and politics, and philosophy of religion. Dr. O’Connor is an acclaimed teacher and lecturer. His online lectures on love and sexuality ...

Feb 14, 20191 hr 15 min

The Need for Catholic Intellectuals Today | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

This talk was given on February 7th, 2018 at St. Saviour's Church, Dublin. For more information about upcoming TI events in North America visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1/ For Europe, visit: angelicum.it/thomistic-institute/thomistic-events/ Speaker Bio: Fr. Thomas Joseph White is the Director of the Thomistic Institute at the Angelicum. He did his doctoral studies at Oxford University, and has research interests in metaphysics, Christology, Trinitarian theology, and the theology of grace....

Feb 13, 20191 hr 13 min

Being Religious in a Post-Medieval World: Spinoza, Paschal and Thomas | Prof. F. C. Bauerschmidt

This lecture was offered at Duke University on January 24, 2019. For more info about upcoming TI Events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1/ Speaker Bio: Dr. Frederick C. Bauerschmidt is Professor of Theology at Loyola University Maryland and a deacon of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He has published a book on the theology of Thomas Aquinas and the Christian mystical tradition, as well as numerous articles on Catholic life and thought.

Feb 12, 20191 hr 13 min

When is Religious Belief Irrational? On the Harmony of Faith and Reason | Fr. Thomas Joseph White OP

This lecture was offered at University College Dublin on February 6th, 2019. For more information about upcoming TI events in North America visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1/ For Europe, visit: angelicum.it/thomistic-institute/thomistic-events/ Speaker Bio: Fr. Thomas Joseph White is the Director of the Thomistic Institute at the Angelicum. He did his doctoral studies at Oxford University, and has research interests in metaphysics, Christology, Trinitarian theology, and the theology of grac...

Feb 11, 201957 min

Christianity in the Public Square | R.R. Reno

This lecture was given for our UVA chapter on February 7th, 2019, and was co-sponsored with the St. Anselm Institute for Catholic Thought. For more information on upcoming events, visit our website: thomisticinstitute.edu About the Speaker: R. R. Reno is the editor of First Things magazine. He was formerly a professor of theology and ethics at Creighton University. He is the author of several books including Fighting the Noonday Devil, a theological commentary on the Book of Genesis in the Brazo...

Feb 08, 20191 hr 16 min

"Late Have I Loved You" - Augustine & Thomas on Grace & Conversion | Paige Hochschild

This lecture was offered on Feb. 5th, 2019 at Brown University. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events Speaker Bio: Dr. Paige Hochschild is a professor of historical and systematic theology at Mount St. Mary's University (MD), specializing in Augustine, Thomas Aquinas and the early Church. She also teaches philosophy courses at the Seminary at Mount St. Mary's. She has written a book on the place of memory in Augustine's theological anthropology, and ...

Feb 06, 201953 min

Is Belief in Miracles Rational? | Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

This lecture was given for the Thomistic Institute chapter at the University of Oregon on Jan. 17th, 2019. For more information on other upcoming events, visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org. Lecture Description: Modern people, including believers, can be embarrassed by miracles, fearing to be accused of superstition or unwarranted credulity. Can it ever be rational to believe in miracles? In order to answer this question and the skeptical objections that have been raised, we will consider ...

Jan 30, 20191 hr 42 min

The Catastrophe of the Self: Walker Percy on Sin and Transcendence | Jennifer Frey

This lecture was given on December 5th, 2018 at the Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C. This is the final lecture in a three-part series titled "Tales That Tell: Moral Devastation and Original Sin in Literature," co-sponsored by the Catholic Information Center and the Thomistic Institute. For more information on other upcoming events, visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org About the speaker: Jennifer A. Frey (University of South Carolina) received her BA from Indiana University in...

Jan 23, 201952 min

The Possibility of Perfection | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

This talk was offered at Duke University on January 17th, 2019. For more info about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1/ Event Description: In the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord instructs us to be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect . . . inspiring on one hand, but daunting on the other. Is it possible to be perfect or are we doomed to despair? Come hear how the universal call to holiness resonates really, truly, and personally in every human heart. Speaker Bio: Fr. G...

Jan 18, 201945 min

Classical Theism and the Nature of God | Edward Feser

This talk was offered on January 16, 2019 at Oxford University. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1/ Organized in partnership with the Aquinas Institute at Blackfriars Hall at the University of Oxford Speaker Bio: Prof. Edward Feser is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Pasadena City College and has also served as Visiting Assistant Professor at Loyola Marymount University. He received a PhD in philosophy from the University of California at Sa...

Jan 17, 20191 hr 23 min

Neuroscience and the Soul | James Madden

This talk was offered on January 15, 2019 at Harvard Medical School. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1/ Speaker Bio: Dr. James Madden is Professor of Philosophy at Benedictine College. He lives in Atchison, Kansas with his wife (Jennifer) and their six children; William, Martha, J. Patrick, Brendan, Jack, and Cormac. He is originally from Wisconsin, where he received a B.A. from St. Norbert College, and did his graduate work at Kent State (MA, ...

Jan 16, 201934 min

Let Us Pray?The Liturgical Revolution of the 1960's | Prof. Christopher Ruddy

This lecture was held at St. Gretrude's parish on October 9th, 2018. It was cosponsored by the Aquinas Society of Cincinnati and the Thomistic Institute. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1/ About the event: What is the liturgy? Why is liturgy so important? Why would would you reform the liturgy and how would you do it? - These are some of the fascinating questions that Dr. Ruddy (CUA) undertakes in his sweeping lecture. Speaker Bio: Christopher ...

Jan 14, 20191 hr 18 min

Who's in Charge Here?: The Church, Society and Obedience| Fr. Joseph Fox, OP

This lecture was held at St. Gretrude's parish on October 30th, 2018. It was cosponsored by the Aquinas Society of Cincinnati and the Thomistic Institute. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1/ About the event: The 1960s were a time of anti-establishment rebellion, and the rejection of existing authorities and structures. This turbulent time left its mark on the Church, for priests and religious and for the lay faithful alike. How have the structur...

Jan 11, 201943 min

A Discordant Time: Musical Revolution Since the 1960s | Fr. William Goldin

This event was hosted by the Aquinas Society of Cincinnati and cosponsored by the Thomistic Institute on October 23rd, 2018. It includes performances by Fr. William Goldin, a trained opera singer and theologian, of pieces by John Cage ("Aria" with "Fontana Mix") and Tchaikovsky. About the event: This revolution had a soundtrack. The 1960s saw a tremendous change in music, from the highest forms of opera to the popular songs on the radio. What we hear and sing in church and on our radios has been...

Jan 10, 20191 hr 21 min

Do Muslims and Christians and Jews Believe in the Same God? | Prof. Francis Beckwith

This talk was offered on November 30th, 2018 at Brown University. For more information about upcoming TI events, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1/ Speaker Bio: Francis J. Beckwith is Professor of Philosophy & Church-State Studies at Baylor University, where he also serves as Associate Director of the Graduate Program in Philosophy. Among his over one dozen books are Defending Life: A Moral and Legal Case Against Abortion Choice (Cambridge University Press, 2007), Politics For Christian...

Jan 09, 20191 hr 15 min

Has Neuroscience Disproved Free Will? | Dr. Daniel De Haan

This lecture was given by Dr. Daniel De Haan at Stanford University on November 12th, 2018. For more information on upcoming lectures, visit thomisticinstitute.org About the speaker: Daniel De Haan is a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer at the University of Cambridge working on the neuroscience strand of the Templeton World Charity Foundation’s Theology, Philosophy of Religion, and the Sciences Project, directed by Professor Sarah Coakley. He is conducting research on the intersections of theolog...

Jan 08, 201950 min
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