Faith & Reason and a Meaningful Life
3 Fridays in February: Feb. 9, 16, 23, 2024 (10:30-11:45am, Clark Library 156)
We all seek “meaningful work” and a "successful career," but will work and career satisfy our deepest desire for the meaning of our existence? This Spring 2023 minicourse will offer UVA students and faculty a shared opportunity to consider how Faith and Reason work together to reveal great truths and wondrous mysteries about God, nature, society, and ourselves. This 4-hour commitment just might change how you understand your life! UVA students and faculty are invited to register by filling out this form or by emailing Dr. Charles Kromkowski This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Feb. 9, 2024: What is Faith? What is Faith & Reason?
Vatican I, Dei Filius, chs. II-IV (3 pp.); Benedict XVI, "What is Faith?" [3pp]: Oct. 24, 2012 + Oct. 31, 2012
Feb. 16, 2024: Why do Christians look at the World Differently?
Letter to Diogenetus [1p]; Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy, IV:vi; Edith Stein [St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross], "The Hidden Life and Epiphany" [3pp]
Feb. 23, 2024: The Meaning of the Lay Vocation in the Modern World
Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, "The State of Lay Persons in the World," and selections from Gaudium et Spes [On the Church in the Modern World] (1965)
Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, "The State of Lay Persons in the World," and selections from Gaudium et Spes [On the Church in the Modern World] (1965)
This program is made possible through the support of grant #62372 from the John Templeton Foundation, “In Lumine: Promoting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide."