After 250 years of experimentation, the proper relation between church and state remains a live concern in America today. The privatization of religious belief aims to safeguard our governing and civic institutions from partisan influence. However, religious practice develops virtues that promote democratic values and strengthen civic institutions. Drawing on Catholic thinkers like Aquinas, de Tocqueville, MacIntyre, and others, this seminar will explore how religion can be understood as a natural and social virtue that contributes to the common good generally, but also distinctively to American democratic society.

The Collegium Institute invites you to join us for this Catholic Philosophical Tradition four-part seminar on Monday evenings this summer, led by Br. John David Corwin O.P. and Br. Simeon Jaeger O.P. from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.

Dates: Mondays, 5:15 - 6:30 PM

• July 6

• July 13

• July 20

• July 27

Location: Penn Newman Center Lounge (111 S 38th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104) 

To RSVP, click the button below. Questions? Please contact Quinn Moore (qmoore@collegiuminstitute.org).