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/.

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/.
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. ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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 ...
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....
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.
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...
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...
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 ...
This lecture was given to our chapter at the United States Naval Academy on January 29th, 2019. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org.
This lecture was given for our Yale University chapter on Jan. 30th, 2019. The handout for this lecture is available here: tinyurl.com/yda5cc72 For more information on upcoming events, visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org.
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 ...
This lecture was given by Prof. Francis Beckwith (Baylor University) to our chapter at the University of Virginia Law School on Jan 28th, 2019. For more information on upcoming events, visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org
This lecture was given as the annual lecture in honor of St. Thomas Aquinas at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC on January 24th 2019. For more information on upcoming events visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events?view=c…month=01-2019
This lecture was written and prepared by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., and delivered by Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. to our chapter at George Mason on November27th, 2018. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...