
Aquinas and Structural Racism
Aquinas and Structural Racism
Thomas Aquinas's ethical system is framed in terms of evaluating an individual's intentional actions, which may be good ... Read more
27 Feb 2023
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Learning to See: Images in Theology and Philosophy
Learning to See: Images in Theology and Philosophy
We instinctively think of images as things we create, control, and consume. But in this lecture, Prof. Thomas Pfau (Duke... Read more
16 Feb 2023
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Why Read Great Books?: Liberal Education in the Twenty-First Century
Why Read Great Books?: Liberal Education in the Twenty-First Century
Are some books “great” in a way others are not? Can a core curriculum represent all the members of a university communit... Read more
7 Feb 2023
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The Myth of Left and Right
The Myth of Left and Right
As American politics descends into a battle of anger and hostility between two groups called "left" and "right," people ... Read more
26 Jan 2023
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Belief and Cult: Rethinking Roman Religion
Belief and Cult: Rethinking Roman Religion
Many scholars have held that Christianity created a new kind of religious belief and devotion, unlike the ritualistic, l... Read more
7 Nov 2022
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Why Should Lawyers Represent Unpopular Clients?
Why Should Lawyers Represent Unpopular Clients?
In the past, a lawyer might have taken for granted, as one ABA report explained, that “one of the highest services the l... Read more
18 Oct 2022
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How to Live in the Earthly City: Augustine on Loves, Lies, and the Politics of Perfection
How to Live in the Earthly City: Augustine on Loves, Lies, and the Politics of Perfection
In this talk, Prof. Veronica Ogle (Assumption University) helps us understand how Augustine sees the earthly city as par... Read more
28 Apr 2022
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37mins

Ross Douthat: What Is the Common Good in a Pluralistic Society?
Ross Douthat: What Is the Common Good in a Pluralistic Society?
As our society continues to fracture, writers across the political spectrum have repeatedly invoked the classical concep... Read more
3 Mar 2022
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1hr 4mins

The Theological Framework of Secular Society — Eric Nelson
The Theological Framework of Secular Society — Eric Nelson
It seems as though our cultural and moral debates in America and Europe take place between a secular side and a traditio... Read more
14 Dec 2021
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37mins

Classical Allusions in Contemporary African American Poetry — Chiyuma Elliott
Classical Allusions in Contemporary African American Poetry — Chiyuma Elliott
African American literature has a rich tradition of both using and discarding the classics. In the 20th century, the Bla... Read more
13 Dec 2021
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40mins