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Science, Reason... and Beyond – Prof. Alexander Pruss
Season 13
Prof. Alexander Pruss argues that science is powerful but limited, because it depends on presuppositions about logic, rationality, uniformity of natu…
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Aquinas and Catholic Theology – Prof. Gaven Kerr
Season 13
Prof. Gaven Kerr argues that Aquinas is central to Catholic theology because Thomas provides the systematic, deductive, and scripturally grounded fra…
1 month, 1 week ago
Diagnosing Dignity in the Era of AI – Prof. Paul Scherz
Season 13
Prof. Paul Scherz argues that AI-driven precision medicine and genetic risk prediction can undermine human dignity by turning health into an endless …
1 month, 1 week ago
The Idea of a University – Prof. Raymond Hain
Season 13
Prof. Raymond Hain presents John Henry Newman’s Idea of a University as a powerful defense of liberal education, arguing that a university should inc…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Does Vatican II Permit a Hermeneutic of Rupture? – Prof. Christopher Malloy
Season 13
Prof. Christopher Malloy argues that Vatican II does not permit a hermeneutic of rupture but demands one of continuity and reform, as Benedict XVI ta…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Like Soul to Body?: The Church's Developing Understanding of Her Relation to the State – Fr. Brad Elliott, O.P.
Season 13
Fr. Brad Elliott traces the Church's evolving use of the soul-body metaphor for her relation to the state, purifying it in modern social teaching to …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Foreigners’ Views on American Secularism: Alexis de Tocqueville, Max Weber, and G.K. Chesterton – Prof. James Nolan
Season 13
Prof. James Nolan argues that Tocqueville, Weber, and Chesterton offer contrasting foreign views on American secularism, with Tocqueville and Chester…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Catholic Imagination of Oscar Wilde – Prof. Guiseppe Pezzini
Season 13
Prof. Giuseppe Pezzini argues that Oscar Wilde's aestheticism and life journey reveal a Catholic imagination, where art confronts suffering and beaut…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Catholic Social Teaching: Highlights from the Popes – Prof. James Felak
Season 13
Prof. James Felak traces Catholic social teaching from Leo XIII to Francis, showing how the popes defend human dignity, a just wage, solidarity with …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Mary's Necessary Role in the Spiritual Life – Fr. John Mark Solitario, O.P.
This lecture was given on March 20th, 2026, at Vanderbilt University.
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1 month, 3 weeks ago