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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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year ago