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Thomistic Circles is a work of the at the Dominican House of Studies, in Washington, D.C. Serving as a forum for the exchange of theological and philosophical ideas, it seeks to consider contemporary cultural and intellectual issues from within the Thomistic tradition. As a work of the faculty, it involves collaboration from a variety of scholars from other institutions as well, and invites the participation of students at the PFIC, as well as outside guests who wish to register. It is a series of events meant to facilitate the development of the Thomistic Institute at the Dominican House of Studies.
Thomistic Circles Schedule, Academic Year 2009-2010
February 19-20, 2010
"Secularism and the Natural Desire to Know God"
A Theological Conference
Friday February 19, 2010:
7 PM: Keynote Address: Secularism and the Natural Desire to Know God by His Eminence Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.
Respondent, Dr. Russell Hittinger (Warren Chair of Catholic Studies, University of Tulsa)
Saturday February 20, 2010 :
9:30 AM: Desiring the Lord in a Secular Age: Discriminating the Senses of 'Natural' in 'Natural Desire' Dr. Paul Griffiths (Warren Chair of Catholic Studies, Duke Divinity School)
10:30-11:00 AM: Break
11:00 AM: The Wounds of Human Nature and the Natural Love of God. A Theological Meditation in Light of Secularism Dr. Reinhard Hütter (Duke Divinity School)
12:00 PM: Rosary and Midday Prayer (optional)
1:30 PM: Porous Selves, Infused Virtues, and the Realization of the Good Fr. John Corbett, O.P. (PFIC, Washington, D.C.)
2:30-3:00 PM: Break
3:00 PM: Natural Desire and Supernatural Faith Dr. Bruce D. Marshall (Perkins School of Theology at SMU, Dallas)
This event is free for all PFIC students and faculty. Registration is $40 for all other guests. Please register by contacting Honya Weeks at assistant@dhs.edu or calling (202) 495-3820.
Past Thomistic Circles Events:
September 24, 2009
Honorary Lecture by Alasdair MacIntyre
“What Should a Philosophical Education be Nowadays?"
Dominican House of Studies, 7 PM
This event is free for PFIC students and faculty. For everyone else, registraton is $10 (paid at the door). To register, please contact Ms. Honya Weeks at (202) 495-3820, or assistant@dhs.edu
October 16-17, 2009
"Thomism and the Renewal of Contemporary Theology"
A Theological Conference
Friday, Oct. 16th:
1:30-2:30 PM: Dr. Rudi te Velde: "Thomas Aquinas and the Problem of Theistic Conceptions of God"
2:30-3:00: Break
3:00 PM-4:30 PM: Dr. Matthew Levering, "Providential Governance" and Dr. Bruce Marshall, "Thomism and the Renewal of Trinitarian Theology"
5:00 PM: Mass with the Dominican Community
Saturday, Oct. 17th:
9:30-10:20 AM: Fr. Romanus Cessario, OP: “Catholic Moral Thought in an Age of Relativism: The Thomist Correction”
10:20-10:40 AM: Break
10:40-11:30 AM: Fr. Richard Schenk, OP, “The Study of St. Thomas and the Abiding Need for Grace”
12 PM: (Optional) Rosary, Midday Prayer
12:30-1:00 PM: Lunch Break. (Lunch can be purchased by conference participants across the street at the Catholic University of America or at the National Shrine.)
1:30-3:00 PM: Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP, “The Contemporary Relevance of Aquinas’ Teaching on the Divinity of Christ Crucified” and Dr. Gregory La Nave: “Is Holiness Necessary for Theology: Some Thomistic Distinctions”
3:30-4:30 PM: Reinhard Huetter, “The Gift of Truth: Theological Faith and the Science of Theology”
For more information please contact:
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception
Dominican House of Studies
487 Michigan Avenue, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20017
Tel: 202-495-3820
Email: assistant@dhs.edu
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