
The Thomistic Institute
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Understanding Nietzsche's Post-Modern Critique of Christianity | Fr. Thomas Joseph White OP
Panel Discussion | R.R. Reno & Margarita Mooney
The Vocation of a Scientist | Fr. Nicanor Austriaco OP
The Compatibility of Neuroscience and the Soul | Prof. James Madden

The Rationality of Christian Belief w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.
Is Christian belief rational? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. for an off-campus conversation with Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. to find out — and to learn about a new book from Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.!You can watch this interview on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/VI_iUH355y4About the speaker:Fr. Thomas Joseph White is the Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum) in Rome. Originally a native of southeastern Georgia in the US, Fr. White studied at Brown University, where he converted to Catholicism. He did his doctoral studies in theology at Oxford University, and is the author of various books and articles including Wisdom in the Face of Modernity: A Study in Thomistic Natural Theology (Sapientia Press, 2011), The Incarnate Lord, A Thomistic Study in Christology (The Catholic University of America Press, 2015) Exodus (Brazos Press, 2016), The Light of Christ: An Introduction to Catholicism (Catholic University Press, 2017), and The Trinity: On the Nature and Mystery of the One God (Catholic University Press, 2022). He is co-editor of the journal Nova et Vetera, a Distinguished Scholar of the McDonald Agape Foundation, and a member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Cornelio Fabro’s Explanation of Aquinas’s Proofs for God’s Existence | Fr. Raymund Snyder OP
Aquinas, Calvin, and the Cross of Christ | Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P.
This lecture was given on January 16th, 2024, at the University of St. Andrews.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker:Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. teaches theology at the Dominican House of Studies, Dublin. He studied science and theology at Cambridge University, and recently completed postgraduate studies in theology at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
Human Genome Editing with CRISPR | Fr. Nicanor Austriaco OP
The Troubles about Sex and Gender | Prof. Candace Vogler
When Rights Go Wrong: Thomistic Reflections on Rights, Justice & the Common Good | Fr. Dominic Legge
Conference Introduction
Made Free for Freedom | Prof. Remi Brague
Sr. Mary Madeline Todd, OP- "Authentic Friendship: From Longing to Living"
Dr. Farr Curlin - "In Support of Dying Well"
Does God Exist? Aquinas's Proof of God Based on Motion | Prof. Gloria Frost
What Can We Know About the Jesus of History? | Prof. Nathan Eubank
Human Freedom and Divine Grace | Prof. Sarah Byers
The Catholic Who Invented Human Rights: Francisco de Vitoria and Human Rights | Dr. Joseph Capizzi
The Middle Ages: Dark Ages of Backwardness, Age of Catholic Harmony, or Neither? | Dr. Brad Gregory
Is Belief in God Rational? | Fr. Raymund Snyder OP
Dr. Therese Cory- "Masters, Parasites, or Gardeners? Thomistic Reflections on Environmental Ethics"
Rik Van Nieuwenhove - "Why Did God Die? Salvation According to Thomas Aquinas"
The Grace of Preaching and the Dominican Life | Fr. Dominic Legge OP
Dr. John Haldane - "Reasonable Disagreement and Civic Friendship in an Age of Conflict"
The Divine Name and the God of the Old Testament | Dr. Gregory Vall
Does Physics Leave Any Room for Free Will? | Fr. Thomas Davenport OP
True for Me, But Not for You? Moral Relativism and Public Life | Prof. Michael Gorman
Why Rights? Where Rights Come From and What They Mean for Healthcare | Fr. Thomas Joseph White
What is the Soul, and When Does It Come To Be? | Prof. James Madden
Christian Friendship: The Role of Human Friendship in the Spiritual Life | Prof. John Cuddeback
Evil: The Great Accuser of God's Existence | Fr. John Harris OP
The Natural Law Justification Of Capital Punishment (Keating Responding)| Prof. Edward Feser
The Compatibility of Neuroscience And The Soul | Prof. James Madden
Bodily Religion: God, the Flesh, and Catholic Belief | Fr. Thomas Petri, OP
How to Talk to People about God: Talking to Others | Fr. Raymund Snyder, OP
How to Talk to People about God: Our Knowledge of God | Fr. Raymund Snyder OP
Hollow Pursuits, Fulfilling Pursuits and Ultimate Satisfaction | Prof. Candace Vogler
The Rational Mystery: The Shape of Catholicism in the 21st Century | Fr. Thomas Joseph White OP
On Grace and Salvation: What Can We Hope For? | Prof. Jessica Murdoch
The Formation of Catholic Tradition from the New Testament to the First Ecumenical Council | Crotty
The Virgin Mother of God: Mary in the Bible and Church Teaching | Prof. Joshua Benson
Sizeless Stretchable Souls: Substantial Form as Nature in Aquinas | Fr. Stephen Brock
Aquinas’s Adaptation Of The Neoplatonic Triad Of Being, Life, And Intellect | Fr. Raymund Snyder OP
Quid Est Veritas? Truth and Moral Relativism | Prof. Jennifer Frey
The Soul After Neuroscience | Prof. Daniel De Haan
Christ and the Trinity at the Transfiguration | Fr. Dominic Legge OP
What Is Beauty? Is God Beautiful? | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP
Monks, Clerics, and Female Mystics: An Introduction to Medieval Theology | Prof. Nathaniel Peters
This lecture was given on January 25th, 2024, at the University of Florida.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the speaker:Nathaniel Peters is the Director of the Morningside Institute. He received his B.A. from Swarthmore College in linguistics, with a focus on French and Latin, his M.T.S. from the University of Notre Dame, and his Ph.D. in theology from Boston College. He has published articles and reviews on many topics in historical theology and ethics and serves as a contributing editor at Public Discourse.
West vs East: Is Thomism Compatible with Orthodoxy | Prof. Marcus Plested
This lecture was given on February 6th, 2024, at Regent University.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the speaker:Marcus Plested holds the Henri de Lubac Chair in Theology at Marquette University. He holds a PhD from Oxford University and has been a member of the Center of Theological Inquiry and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. He has taught, lectured, and published widely in patristic, Byzantine, and modern Orthodox theology. He is the author of two books to date: The Macarian Legacy: The Place of Macarius-Symeon in the Eastern Christian Tradition (Oxford: OUP 2004) and Orthodox Readings of Aquinas (Oxford: OUP 2012).