Non-Credit Courses
OPEN TO UNDERGRAD/GRAD
THE GIFT THAT WOUNDS?: CHARITY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ETHICS OF INTERDEPENDENCE
Friday, October 13, 2:00-5:15 PM
St. Paul’s/ Harvard Catholic Center, Harvard Square
Gary Anderson, Hesburgh Professor of Catholic Thought, University of Notre Dame
China Scherz, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Virgina
Is the Biblical vision of charity compatible with the Sustainable Development Model that undergirds most aid projects today? What are their underlying ethical frameworks, and how does each affect real people in practice?
This course is made possible through the support of grant #62372 from the John Templeton Foundation, “In Lumine: Promoting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide.”
OPEN TO ALL - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
NEW TESTAMENT GREEK
READING GROUP
1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Begins September 19, 2023
Zoom
Taught by Classical languages instructor Michael O’Brien and Deacon Tim O'Donnell.
Participants should have completed and have some recollection of a year or more of Classical or Koine Greek. This year: the second half of the Acts of the Apostles, a marvelous combination of narrative sweep and gospel proclamation.
OPEN TO ALL - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
CHRISTIAN LATIN READING GROUP
1st and 3rd Mondays, 7:00 - 8:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Begins September 18, 2023
Zoom
Taught by Classical languages instructor Michael O’Brien and patristics scholar Christopher McLaughlin.
Participants should have completed and have some recollection of one year or more of Latin. Reading and translation of inspiring examples of Christian Latin prose and poetry.
OPEN TO UNDERGRAD/GRAD
READINGS ON THE SACRAMENTS
Fall Term, Weekly Mondays, 8:00-9:15PM,
Begins September 18, until the end of the semester
Harvard Catholic Center/St. Paul’s, Cambridge, MA
This reading group explores the role of the Sacraments in the Catholic Church through select theological readings in translation, beginning with Joseph Ratzinger’s The Spirit of the Liturgy. Reading materials will be provided to registered participants or are available online.
OPEN TO UNDERGRAD/GRAD
GENDER AND THE CHRISTIAN INTELLECTUAL TRADITION: METAPHYSICS, BIOLOGY, AND PSYCHOLOGY
Fall Term, Second and Fourth Saturdays, 3:45-4:45 PM
Begins September 16
St. Paul's/Harvard Catholic Center, Harvard Square
Sarah Byers, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy,
Boston College
A study group on topics pertaining to human nature and human experience as sexually embodied.
This course is made possible through the support of grant #62372 from the John Templeton Foundation, “In Lumine: Promoting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide.”
OPEN TO ALL - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS ON LAW, MORALITY, AND POLITICS
Fall Term, Second and Fourth Fridays, 12:00-1:15 PM
Begins September 15
St. Paul's/Harvard Catholic Center, Harvard Square
Brian FitzGerald, D. Phil., Lecturer on Medieval Studies and the Study of Religion, Harvard University
What role should law play in governing individual morality? How can we discern the proper use of power by politicians and lawgivers? What is the relationship between our human laws and divine law?
This course is made possible through the support of grant #62372 from the John Templeton Foundation, “In Lumine: Promoting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide.”
OPEN TO ALL - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS READING GROUP
Fall Term, Weekly Wednesdays, 6:00-7:15PM,
Begins September 13, 5 sessions
Harvard Catholic Center/St. Paul’s, Cambridge, MA
St. John of the Cross, one of the most famed poets of the Spanish language, offers both spiritual insight and literary flourish in his poems. This group will read his works in translation in an integrated manner, considering their literary, artistic, and theological merits. Knowledge of Spanish welcome but not necessary. Reading materials will be provided to registered participants or are available online.
OPEN TO ALL - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
CATHOLIC RESPONSES TO A PLURALISTIC AGE
Fall Term, Weekly Tuesdays, 6:00-7:15PM,
Begins September 12, 7 sessions
Harvard Catholic Center/St. Paul’s, Cambridge, MA
The challenges of religious diversity confront us today more than ever before. Indeed, even as Charles Taylor and others have analyzed our “secular age,” ours could equally be described as “pluralistic.” How, then, might we make sense of religious pluralism from a Catholic perspective? Join us as we dive into both Church documents and other writings that explore this topic.
This course is made possible through the support of grant #62372 from the John Templeton Foundation, “In Lumine: Promoting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide.”