Seminars

Catholicism, Culture, and Modernity

  • Founded
    2011
  • Seminar Number
    745

This interdisciplinary seminar explores aspects of the relationship between Catholicism and the modern world and examines alternatives to standard narratives of secularization by drawing on recent work in the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. The seminar provides a forum for scholars to present and discuss the Catholic intellectual tradition in a modern academic setting.

Co-Chairs
Professor Pierre Force
pf3@columbia.edu

Professor Lorenzo Polvani
lmp@columbia.edu

Rapporteur
Matt Mazewski
matthew.mazewski@columbia.edu

Meeting dates and locations are subject to change. Please confirm details with the seminar rapporteur.

Meeting Schedule

09/17/2019 Faculty House, Columbia University
6:00 PM
Where in This World is the Human Soul?
Robert Pollack, Columbia University
Speaker Link



10/22/2019 Faculty House, Columbia University
6:00 PM
Fanny Howe’s Ordinary Mysticism
Anthony Domestico, Purchase College, SUNY and Commonweal Magazine
Speaker Link



11/06/2019 Faculty House, Columbia University
6:00 PM
Science and Faith: Non-Overlapping Magisteria?
Stephen Barr, University of Delaware

Jonathan Lunine, Cornell University

Moderator: Carlo Lancellotti, College of Staten Island, CUNY


Notes: Co-sponsored by the Lumen Christi Institute
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02/26/2020 Faculty House, Columbia University
6:00 PM
Longing for an Absent God
Nick Ripatrazone, Independent Scholar




03/25/2020 Faculty House, Columbia University
6:00 PM
meeting cancelled
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04/22/2020 Faculty House, Columbia University
6:00 PM
meeting cancelled
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