WEB seminar: Thomas Aquinas in the Magisterium of Pope Francis ICUSTA Network
Description: Thomas Aquinas is the author most cited by Pope Francis. The articles of the Theological Summa appear as illuminating focuses of the main documents of his pontificate. However, more than a return – without more – to the teachings of the Doctor of the Church, the Roman pontiff presents a reading that revitalizes key aspects of his philosophy and theology. In this way, Pope Bergoglio makes Saint Thomas a living participant in the debate on issues of urgent concern: biodiversity and the ecological problem, relativism and moral discernment, justice and political friendship, among others.
This seminar wants to address precisely the current presence of Thomas Aquinas in the teaching of Francis, in view of rediscovering the intellectual figure that inspires the identity of the ICUSTA Network and that continues to guide the teachings of the Catholic Church.
Organized by: ICUSTA and CET (Center for Thomistic Studies of the Santo Tomás University, Chile)
Duration: 4 sessions
Lecturers: Academics from the universities of the ICUSTA Network
Participants: Community of teachers and students from the universities of the ICUSTA Network and interested public in general. A certificate of participation from ICUSTA will be delivered.
Presentations can be in Spanish or English. There will be simultaneous translation.
ENCOUNTER 1
Date: October 1, 2021
Time: Houston, 08:00 am, 10:00 am Chile, Argentina, (UTC-3) Europe 2:00 pm, Philippines, 9:00 pm
The Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium and the program of Pope Francis
The dialogue reason and faith in Thomas Aquinas
ENCOUNTER 2
Date: October 8, 2021
Time: Houston, 08:00 am, 10:00 am Chile, Argentina, (UTC-3) Europe 2:00 pm, Philippines, 9:00 pm
The encyclical letter Laudato si and ecological biodiversity
The multiplicity of created things and the order of the cosmos according to Saint Thomas
ENCOUNTER 3
Date: October 15, 2021
Time: Houston, 08:00 am, 10:00 am Chile, Argentina, (UTC-3) Europe 2:00 pm, Philippines, 9:00 pm
The apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia and conjugal love
The nature of love and the morality of the passions in Thomas Aquinas
ENCOUNTER 4
Date: October 22, 2021
Time: Houston, 08:00 am, 10:00 am Chile, Argentina, (UTC-3) Europe 2:00 pm, Philippines, 9:00 pm.
The encyclical letter Fratelli Tutti and social friendship
Political friendship, mercy, justice and grace in Thomas Aquinas
Would you like to participate as a speaker on any of these topics?
Download the form here and send it to Roberto Lafontaine, Director of International Projects, at rlafontaine@santotomas.cl