Thomistic Institute

The Thomistic Institute
Coat of Arms of the Order of Preachers
MottoCatholic Truth in a Contemporary World
Parent institutionDominican House of Studies
Established2009 (2009)
DirectorFr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
Websitethomisticinstitute.org

The Thomistic Institute is an academic institute of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies, a Catholic pontifical faculty run by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) located in Washington, D.C.[1] Founded in 2009,[2] its name derives from the order's heritage of Thomas Aquinas,[3] as the institute is influenced by the Thomistic tradition.[4] The institute was originally founded as an academic research institute of the Pontifical Faculty, but evolved into a network of campus chapters at universities throughout the United States, England, and Ireland that sponsors lectures on theology, philosophy, ethics, and politics.[3] As of 2018, the institute had chapters at around 60 universities.[4] Counted among its past speakers are Scottish philosophers Alasdair MacIntyre and John Haldane,[5] French philosopher Remi Brague,[6] American philosopher Robert Sokolowski,[7] English philosopher Sir Roger Scruton,[8] Australian philosopher Mark Johnston,[9] the Theologian of the Pontifical Household Wojciech Giertych,[10] and United States Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.[11] In addition to individual lectures, the Institute has co-sponsored academic conferences with Harvard Law School,[12] Yale University,[13][14] New York University, Georgetown University,[15] and Notre Dame University,[16] among others. It also organizes an annual conference on Thomistic philosophy[17] at Mt. St. Mary's College in Newburgh, New York and an annual Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science conference for faculty and graduate students in the experimental sciences and in philosophy, held in Washington, D.C.[18]

  1. ^ "The Thomistic Institute". Thomistic Institute. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Thomistic Institute's 7th annual Conference for Priests - in Providence". Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Thomistic Institute quietly bringing Catholic perspective to secular universities". Aleteia. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Campus Chapters Program". Thomistic Institute. May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "12:00 pm Reasonable Disagreement and Civic Friendship in an Age of Conflict". The Thomistic Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "Lecture Texts". The Thomistic Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "Msgr. Sokolowski Lecture Audio Now Available". Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph. February 18, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  8. ^ "Events 2014 - Sir Roger Scruton". www.roger-scruton.com. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  9. ^ "4:30 PM | Cognitive Science versus the Soul". The Thomistic Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  10. ^ "Therapy of the Soul: Living the Virtues in a Culture of Addiction". Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph. November 11, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  11. ^ Milano, Brett (October 31, 2018). "Christianity and the Common Good". Harvard Law Today. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "Mirror of Justice: Liberalism and Christianity at Harvard Law". mirrorofjustice.blogs.com. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  13. ^ "Christianity and Freedom: A Conference". The Thomistic Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  14. ^ "4:00 pm Aquinas and the Problem of Pagan Virtue". The Thomistic Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  15. ^ "Events Roundup—8.9.18 | Editors". First Things. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  16. ^ "The Catholic Intellectual and the Challenge of the Contemporary University". The Thomistic Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  17. ^ "Philosophy Workshop". www.msmc.edu. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  18. ^ "Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science Symposium". The Thomistic Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2019.