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Thomistic Institute

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Coat of Arms of the Order of Preachers
Coat of Arms of the Order of Preachers
Motto It Matters What You Think
Parent institution Dominican House of Studies
Established 2009
Director Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.
Website thomisticinstitute.org

The Thomistic Institute is an academic institute of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies, a Catholic pontifical faculty run by the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) located in Washington, D.C.[1]

Founded in 2009,[2] its name derives from the order's heritage of Thomas Aquinas,[3] as the institute is influenced by the Thomistic tradition.[4] The institute was founded as an academic research institute of the Pontifical Faculty, and, starting in 2016, began to support a network of campus chapters at universities throughout the United States, England, and Ireland that sponsors lectures on theology, philosophy, ethics, and science.[3] As of 2025, the institute had chapters at over 100 universities.[5] Counted among its past speakers are Scottish philosophers Alasdair MacIntyre and John Haldane,[6] French philosopher Remi Brague,[7] American philosopher Robert Sokolowski,[8] English philosopher Sir Roger Scruton,[9] Australian philosopher Mark Johnston,[10] and the Theologian of the Pontifical Household Wojciech Giertych.[11]

In addition to individual lectures, the Institute has co-sponsored academic conferences with Harvard Law School,[12] Yale University,[13][14] New York University, Georgetown University,[15] and Notre Dame University,[16] among others. It also organizes an annual conference on Thomistic philosophy[17] and an annual Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science conference for faculty and graduate students in the experimental sciences and in philosophy, held in Washington, D.C.[18]

Directors

List of directors of the institute in chronological order:[4]

  • Rev. Thomas Joseph White, O.P. (2009–2018)
  • Rev. Dominic Legge, O.P. (2018–2025)
  • Rev. Ambrose Little, O.P. (2025- )

See also

References

  1. Back to citation "The Thomistic Institute". Thomistic Institute. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  2. Back to citation "Thomistic Institute's 7th annual Conference for Priests - in Providence". Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  3. Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 "Thomistic Institute quietly bringing Catholic perspective to secular universities". Aleteia. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  4. Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 "Campus Chapters Program". Thomistic Institute. May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  5. Back to citation "Thomistic Institute Campus Chapters". thomisticinstitute.org.
  6. Back to citation "12:00 pm Reasonable Disagreement and Civic Friendship in an Age of Conflict". The Thomistic Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  7. Back to citation "Lecture Texts". The Thomistic Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  8. Back to citation "Msgr. Sokolowski Lecture Audio Now Available". Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph. February 18, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  9. Back to citation "Events 2014 - Sir Roger Scruton". www.roger-scruton.com. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  10. Back to citation "4:30 PM | Cognitive Science versus the Soul". The Thomistic Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  11. Back to citation "Therapy of the Soul: Living the Virtues in a Culture of Addiction". Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph. November 11, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  12. Back to citation "Mirror of Justice: Liberalism and Christianity at Harvard Law". mirrorofjustice.blogs.com. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  13. Back to citation "Christianity and Freedom: A Conference". The Thomistic Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  14. Back to citation "4:00 pm Aquinas and the Problem of Pagan Virtue". The Thomistic Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  15. Back to citation "Events Roundup—8.9.18 | Editors". First Things. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  16. Back to citation "The Catholic Intellectual and the Challenge of the Contemporary University". The Thomistic Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  17. Back to citation "Philosophy Workshop". www.msmc.edu. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  18. Back to citation "Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science Symposium". The Thomistic Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
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