Graduate students (and, for the first time, senior undergraduates) are invited to join us for Christian Thoughts-in-Progress, a series designed for graduate students seeking to integrate their Christian faith with their academic pursuits. The program offers a supportive community for scholars seeking growth in their vocation as integrated Christian thinkers who are making a legitimate contribution to the academy as well as to the church and the common good. Each session will feature a brief presentation from a graduate student member of our community. The presenter will highlight ways in which they see their work attempting to make a contribution to their discipline and the Christian community at large.
Our final session will feature a presentation by soon-to-be graduate student Isaiah Weir, who will present on "Suppressing the Knowledge of God?: Anscombe and Plantinga as 20th-Century Thomists." Isaiah graduated from Penn in December 2025 with a degree in Classical Studies (concentrating in Languages & Literature). He will matriculate at Notre Dame Law School this fall to begin his legal studies. In the interim, Isaiah has been working at Collegium Institute, both assisting our student programs and examining the Anscombe Archive.
Inspired by his interest in Anscombe, Isaiah offers the following abstract for his presentation: "Can God’s existence be demonstrated? This presentation follows two philosophers in their attempt to apply traditional Christian thought as well as the Thomistic tradition to the challenges of 20th Century philosophy."
All graduate students, as well as graduating seniors, are invited to join us for this final CTIPS session of the year. Lunch will be catered by Fogo de Chao. RSVP by Wednesday, May 6!
Date: Friday, May 8 (12:00 - 1:00 pm). Lunch will be provided for all participants.
Location: Fox-Fels Hall (3814 Walnut St)
To RSVP for each CTIPS session, click the button below. Questions? Please contact Joe Perez-Benzo (jperezbenzo@collegiuminstitute.org).
This program is made possible by support from the Ambassador’s Fund for Catholic Education