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April 9 Program Here Will Celebrate the Life of Theologian and Scientist Ian Barbour
04 Apr 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Barbour, who will attend the event, is one of the best-known figures in the interdisciplinary study of science and religion.
Christopher Toner Asks, ‘Why?’
28 Nov 2012 by Christopher Toner / 1 Comment
Philosophy is the pursuit of wisdom, asking “why” in a serial and dogged fashion. Growing up in a household at once Catholic and academic I think I was groomed to ask “why” in such a way.
Academic Journals: Faculty Editors Find the Personal Growth Worth the Challenge
24 Nov 2012 by Emily Koenig ’12 / No Comments
Each of the scholarly journals edited or published in the College of Arts and Sciences provides new information and exciting opportunities to the faculty who work on them.
Faith Meets Reason: Scholars Discuss a Much-Disputed Field of Philosophy
24 Nov 2012 by Emily Koenig ’12 / No Comments
For the past three summers, graduate students and beginning professors of philosophy and theology have traveled from around the world to attend the St. Thomas Summer Seminar in Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theory.
Philosophy Department Announces Fifth Annual Student Essay Contest
02 Nov 2012 by Philosophy Department / No Comments
Winners will receive a “Tom and Ginny Sullivan Scholarship” to be applied to spring tuition. The top prize is a $1,000 scholarship.
The Weigh-In: On Being Open-Minded
31 Oct 2012 by Steve Laumakis, Ph.D. / 8 Comments
Another election cycle is coming to end. After being in inundated with lawn signs, bumper stickers and advertising, is there any evidence that we truly can be open-minded about the choices we make?
Next ‘Hot Topics: Cool Talk’ Forum Sept. 26 to Give European Perspective on Religious Freedom
20 Sep 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Bishop Charles Morerod of Switzerland will give the first “Hot Topics: Cool Talk” lecture of the 2012-2013 academic year.
What do Tibetan Buddhists and Christians have in common?
01 Nov 2010 by Jonathan Stoltz, Philosophy Department / No Comments
Q&A with Harold Slawik ’82
15 Mar 2010 by Marisa Kelly, Dean (Photo by Thomas Whisenand) / No Comments
Hard Mind – Soft Heart
10 Jan 2008 by Richard Conklin '58 / No Comments
For more than four decades philosophy professor Thomas Sullivan has taught St. Thomas students how to broaden their own worldview
War for the Common Good
06 Jan 2008 by Dr. Kenneth W. Kemp / No Comments
Is Iraq a Just War? Two faculty colleagues offer different views on the Catholic response to war