Thomistic Institute: Continuing the Dialogue on Science and Faith

The Thomistic Institute exists to promote Catholic truth in our contemporary world by strengthening the intellectual formation of Christians at universities, in the Church, and in the wider public square. The Thomistic Institute has founded student chapters on approximately 48 university and liberal arts college campuses since 2016. These chapters organize academic talks and conferences on elite campuses, dedicated to the intellectual consideration of religious viewpoints. This furtherance of the project established in collaboration with the Templeton Foundation in 2018 will provide a series of talks and conferences on university campuses such as Harvard, Yale, Duke, and Williams, on the topics of (1) the compatibility of science and religion as well as (2) natural theology (the rationality of theism). The Institute works with a variety of respected scientists, philosophers and theologians, who are competent to speak on these two topics as they inter-relate to one another. This project would sponsor at least 50 events of this kind. It would also sponsor an annual summer conference on science and religion for graduate students overseen by an interdisciplinary team of philosophers and scientists. Due to the public health situation, the third annual conference will take place in June of 2021.