Episode Details

Episode Topic: Law & Morality

Does law reflect mere convention or objective reality? Marking 800 years of Thomas Aquinas, explore how his synthesis of law and morality provides a radical framework for justice. Challenge modern positivism and discover how the architecture of virtue informs the common good, moving society from legal compliance to true spiritual freedom.

Featured Speakers:

• Fr. Petar Popovic, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross
• Monica Marcelli-Chu, Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University
• Cait Lemos '20 MTS, '25 Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Aquinas at 800.

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