New York, New York
Art Opening: Nature and Form
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
First Things invites you to attend the opening of “Nature and Form,” a showcase of recent works by NYC artist Edmond Rochat. More information can be found here.
The 21: Journey into the Land of the Coptic Martyrs
Monday, February 11, 2019
Join Plough and First Things for a conversation about Coptic Christianity and religious freedom in the Middle East with author Martin Mosebach and Coptic Archbishop Angaelos of London, moderated by Eliza Griswold of the New Yorker. Register and find more information here.
The 2019 Telos-Paul Piccone Institute Conference
February 15–17, 2019
Join the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute for their 2019 conference, “Political Theology Today as Critical Theory of the Contemporary: Reason, Religion, Humanism.” Find more information here.
Something to Start From
February 15–17, 2019
Join New York Encounter for a weekend of public discussions, exhibits and live performances. Find more information here.
Only The Suffering God Can Help?
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Join the Catholic Center at NYU for a lecture by Fr. Isaac Morales, OP. Register and find more information here.
The Soul of Theology: Aquinas on How To Read The Bible
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Join the Catholic Center at NYU for a lecture by Fr. Timothy Bellamah, OP of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception. The afternoon begins with Mass at 11:30 AM, includes two lectures at 1 pm and 2:30 pm, and a break for refreshments. Register and find more information here.
Does Politics Need God?
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Join the Catholic Center at NYU and the Thomistic Institute for a conference featuring Professor Paul Rahe, Professor Steve Long, Sohrab Ahmari, and a panel with Professor Robert George, Professor Vincent Phillip Muñoz, and Fr. Dominic Legge, OP. Find more information here.
Author’s Night: Sohrab Ahmari
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Join the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture for an evening with Sohrab Ahmari, who will discuss his new book From Fire, By Water. Get tickets and find more information here.
Washington, D.C.
What is Truth? Who is Truth?
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Join the Thomistic Institute for a lecture on “Aquinas on the Person and the Analogical Scale of Truth,” delivered by Prof. Enrique Martinez Garcia. The evening will conclude with compline prayed with the Dominican friars. Register and find more information here.
Aristopopulism: A Political Proposal for America
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Please join us for our 2019 First Things Lecture in Washington, D.C. In this lecture, Patrick Deneen will propose that only a well-formed elite can support a humane condition of the populace, and only a well-formed populace can fruitfully restrain the hubris of a liberal elite and even orient them toward virtue. Register and find more information here.
Princeton, New Jersey
John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court
Monday, February 18, 2019
Join the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton for An Alpheus T. Mason Lecture on Constitutional Law and Political Thought, featuring Richard Brookhiser, Senior Editor at National Review. More information here.
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