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Drone Warfare and Just War Theory: Aquinas on the Virtuous Use of Violence I Prof. Michael Krom
Season 12
Prof. Michael Krom analyzes the ethics of drone warfare through the lens of Aquinas’s just war tradition and virtue ethics, addressing moral principl…
10 months ago
Just War Theory I Prof. Joseph Capizzi
Season 12
Prof. Joseph Capizzi presents the just war account within the Catholic tradition, arguing that the use of force in war can be a moral act of peacemak…
10 months, 1 week ago
Render Unto Caesar: Aquinas On the Relationship Between Religion and Politics I Prof. Michael Krom
Season 12
Prof. Michael Krom explores Thomas Aquinas’s view on the relationship between religion and politics, discussing the distinction between obligations t…
10 months, 1 week ago
Anna Karenina and the Project of Literature I Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.
Season 12
Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel explores the project of literature from the classical to the modern era, highlighting how stories like Anna Karenina shape th…
10 months, 1 week ago
Getting to Know Tolkien and Lewis and Why It's Worth Your Time I Prof. Lee Oser
Season 12
Prof. Lee Oser explores the intertwined lives, faith journeys, and literary legacies of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and the Inklings, highlighting th…
10 months, 1 week ago
Reading Sacred Scripture with St. Thomas Aquinas I Fr. Isaac Morales, O.P. and Prof. Michael Root
Season 12
Fr. Isaac Morales and Prof. Michael Root explore how Thomas Aquinas’ biblical commentaries on Matthew and 1 Corinthians illuminate the beatific visio…
10 months, 1 week ago
J.R.R. Tolkien's Detached Aesthetics I Dr. Rebekah Lamb
Season 12
Dr. Rebekah Lamb explores J.R.R. Tolkien’s “detached aesthetics,” revealing how his Christian understanding of spiritual detachment shapes his writin…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
C.S. Lewis on the Ethics of Technology I Prof. Thomas Ward
Season 12
Prof. Thomas Ward explores C. S. Lewis’s "The Abolition of Man", analyzing how technology’s conquest of nature risks diminishing humanity unless anch…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Christ vs. Mary? Mary in Catholicism I Prof. Christopher Malloy
Season 12
Prof. Christopher Malloy defends the Catholic understanding of Mary’s role in salvation history, refuting common objections and demonstrating how her…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Will Heaven Be Incredibly Boring? I Prof. Christopher Mooney
Season 12
Prof. Christopher Mooney's lecture confronts the philosophical objection that heaven would be unbearably boring due to its infinite duration, arguing…
10 months, 2 weeks ago