Campus Lectures Episodes
Dec. 2, 2024
Saint Thomas and the Acquired Virtues | Prof. Candace Vogler
Professor Candace Vogler examines Thomas Aquinas' approach to virtue by highlighting Thomas' development of the Aristotelian notion of virtue, and explaining the role of the acquired and infused cardinal virtues in correcting human flaws.
Guest: Prof. Candace Vogler
Nov. 25, 2024
Aquinas, the 'Great Theory of Beauty', and Music | Prof. Michael Dickson
This lecture was given on February 20th, 2024, at University of South Carolina. Professor Michael Dickson examines the relationship between beauty and music, tracing the development of aesthetics from ancient Greece to modernity.
Guest: Prof. Michael Dickson
Nov. 20, 2024
Luther and Aquinas on Grace and Justification | Dr. Nathaniel Peters
This lecture was given on March 13th, 2024, at New York University.
Guest: Dr. Nathaniel Peters
Nov. 13, 2024
The Ethics of Organ Transplantation | Prof. Steven Jensen
This lecture was given on October 4th, 2024, at Johns Hopkins University.
Guest: Prof. Steven Jensen
Nov. 11, 2024
Why Should We Believe God Exists? | Prof. Joseph Trabbic
This lecture was given on October 25th, 2024, at Virginia Military Institute.
Guest: Prof. Joseph Trabbic
Nov. 8, 2024
Catholicism and Capital Punishment Revisited | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.
This lecture was given on March 3rd, 2024, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Guest: Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.
Nov. 6, 2024
Judging Truth: Moral Intolerance or the Dictatorship of Relativism | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
This lecture was given on November 8th, 2023, at Ave Maria University.
Guest: Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
Nov. 5, 2024
Helping Patients Who Are Dying or Helping Patients to Die? | Prof. Farr Curlin
This lecture was given on November 13th, 2023, at East Carolina University.
Guest: Prof. Farr Curlin
Nov. 4, 2024
Is it Wrong to Want the Bad Guy to Suffer? A Christian Approach to Vengeance | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.
This lecture was given on January 9th, 2024, at North Carolina State University.
Guest: Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.
Nov. 1, 2024
The Catholic Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings | Prof. Paul Gondreau
This lecture was given on April 5th, 2024, at University of South Carolina.
Guest: Prof. Paul Gondreau
Oct. 31, 2024
What Can an Adulteress Teach Us About Happiness? | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.
This lecture was given on October 19th, 2023, at Georgetown University.
Oct. 30, 2024
C. S. Lewis and Aquinas: Was Lewis Influenced by Thomism? | Prof. Peter Kreeft
This lecture was given on February 20th, 2024, at Regent University.
Guest: Prof. Peter Kreeft
Oct. 29, 2024
Tolkein's Philosophy | Prof. Robert Koons
This lecture was given on March 20th, 2024, at University of Texas at El Paso.
Guest: Prof. Robert Koons
Oct. 28, 2024
Flannery O'Connor and St. Thomas Aquinas on the Future of Catholic Fiction | Prof. Patrick Callahan
This lecture was given on April 4th, 2024, at Fordham University.
Guest: Prof. Patrick Callahan
Oct. 25, 2024
Exploring Finitude: Weakness, Suffering, and Faith in Isaac of Nineveh | Dr. Valentina Duca
This lecture was given on January 29th, 2024, at Oxford University.
Guest: Dr. Valentina Duca
Oct. 23, 2024
Why Does God Allow Us to Suffer? | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.
This lecture was given on January 29th, 2024, at The Ohio State University.
Oct. 22, 2024
How Could a Good God Allow Evil? | Prof. Rik Van Nieuwenhove
This lecture was given on January 25th, 2024, at Trinity College Dublin.
Guest: Prof. Rik Van Nieuwenhove
Oct. 21, 2024
Affliction, Sorrow and Human Flourishing | Prof. Thomas Hibbs
This lecture was given on November 30th, 2023, at North Carolina State University.
Guest: Prof. Thomas Hibbs
Oct. 2, 2024
Angels and Demons: A Biblical Analysis | Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.
This lecture was given on January 22nd, 2024, at Regent University.
Guest: Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.
Oct. 1, 2024
Holding Fast to the Word of Life: The Biblical Roots of Lectio Divina | Fr. Stephen Ryan, O.P.
This lecture was given on March 14th, 2024, at University of Virginia.
Guest: Fr. Stephen Ryan, O.P.
Sept. 25, 2024
A Theology of Joy in the Valley of Tears | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
This lecture was given on April 22nd, 2024, at Georgetown University.
Guest: Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.
Aug. 20, 2024
What Does Conscience Have to Do with Healthcare? | Dr. Farr Curlin
This lecture was given on October 10th, 2023, at University of South Carolina.For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-eventsAbout the Speaker:Farr Curlin, MD, is Josiah Trent Professor of Medical Humanit...
June 19, 2024
The Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology of Happiness | Prof. Christopher Kaczor
This lecture was given on February 23rd, 2024, at Claremont Colleges.
Guest: Prof. Christopher Kaczor
June 12, 2024
Holy Corpses: Incorrupt Bodies And Early Modern Science | Prof. Nuno Castel-Branco
This lecture was given on March 26th, 2024, at North Carolina State University.
Guest: Prof. Nuno Castel-Branco