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Jun 10
Ismael Hernandez Is Rethinking Charity
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Ismael Hernandez, founder and president of the Freedom & Virtue Institute, about his book Not Tragically Colored: Freedom, Personhood, and the Renewal of Black America and Rethinking Charity: Restoring Dignity to Poverty Relief. The book ex ... Show More
43m 35s
Jun 3
Dave Hebert Explains the Economic Consequences of the Iran War
In this episode, Dan speaks with Dave Hebert, Director of Economics & Economic Freedom and Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research and an affiliate scholar here at the Acton Institute, about the economic impact of the ongoing conflict in Iran—from g ... Show More
47m 32s
Jun 1
Acton Rundown | June 2026
This month on the Acton Rundown, Dan and Mark chat about upcoming Acton events and new video content. Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here Why Postliberalism Failed | Patterson & Howes Essays: Can We Moderate a Politicized Church Without Politics? | Stephen O. Presle ... Show More
13m 7s
Apr 2024
Episode 69: Francis Lucille (Moderated by Simon Mundie)
<p dir="ltr">In this episode, author and broadcaster Simon Mundie moderates a delightful conversation with Rupert and Francis Lucille. They discuss a wide range of topics including non-duality, its implications, the similarities and differences between Rupert's and Francis's appr ... Show More
1h 58m
Jan 2024
Misconceptions Surrounding the Second Vatican Council
<p>Dr. Scott Hahn and Rob Corzine discuss the interpretation of the Second Vatican Council by many who misunderstand it as a "Liberal Council." In a thought-provoking discussion on the 60th anniversary of Lumen Gentium, a significant document from the Second Vatican Council, the ... Show More
43m 24s
Jan 2022
WOF 317: Faith, Science, and Sin
19m 49s
Jan 2022
Do Religions Even Exist?
14m 42s
Jan 2021
Religion and Science in Schools
Since Darwin published The Origin of Species, there has been a perceived battle between science and religion. It was not always so. For hundreds of years, science was designed to help people reach a better understanding of God rather than the world. The Enlightenment changed all ... Show More
27m 15s
Dec 2023
Leaving Loneliness, Building Friendship, and Fostering Human Flourishing | Professor Scott Cleveland
This lecture was given on September 24th, 2023, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events
About the speaker:
Prof. W. Scott Cleveland is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Catholic ... Show More
44m 55s
Feb 2019
Conflict between Science and Religion الصراع بين العلم والدين
5m 52s
Feb 2019
Reformed Epistemology نظرية المعرفة الاصلاحية
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Jul 2023
What Is Our Hope? Heaven And The Kingdom Of God | Professor Michael Root
This lecture was given on March 29th, 2023 at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events
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Professor Michael Root (Catholic University of America is an Ordinary Profes ... Show More
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In this episode, Dr. John Pinheiro speaks with Dr. Joseph Stuart about the complexity of the European Enlightenments: namely, the most common misconceptions and the mistake made by Christian and secular scholars alike who see in the Enlightenments only a simplistic conflict between faith and reason.
Professor Stuart argues that Christians interacted with t ... Show More
<p>Today we share a sample from our new Word on Fire Institute course titled <a href= "https://wordonfire.institute/courses/faith-science-and-sin/"><strong> "Faith, Science, and Sin"</strong></a> taught by Dr. Christopher Baglow.</p> <p>Dr. Baglow considers the mysteries of the C ... Show More
<p>This episode is on the scholarly academic side. We discuss the very commonly recurring problems of essentializing, generalizing and the "No True Scotsman Fallacy" in discussions about religion.</p><br><p><br></p><p>References:</p><p>Coleman, Simon (2010). “Recent Developments ... Show More
من حلقة الدين فى عصر العلم EP44: Religion in an Age of Science عندما يفكر الناس فى العلاقة بين العلم والدين، عادة ما بتقفذ الى ذهنهم علاقة الصدام، الصراع، الاشتباك، والقضاء اللى دارت عبر قرون طويلة حول نظرية التطور Evolution. منذ القضية الاولى فى بدايات القرن العشرين، اصبحت نظرية ... Show More
من حلقة الدين فى عصر العلم EP44: Religion in an Age of Science مصطلح الاصلاح مشتق من حركة الاصلاح البروتوستانية داخل الديانة المسيحية فى العصور الوسطى بأوروبا فى مواجهة الكنيسة الكاثوليكية، المصطلح مستخدم هنا للأشارة لرؤية جديدة أخيرة فى محاولة فهم العلاقة بين الايمان والعقلانية، ... Show More