JP2 Lecture //Carl A. Anderson: Christianity and Culture

ThePontificia Università S. Tommaso d'Aquino in Urbe(Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas), popularly known as “the Angelicum,” is an international center of learning in the historic center of Rome, Italy. The Angelicum’s most distinguished alumnus is Fr. Karol Józef Wojtyła (Pope St. John Paul II). The same classrooms where he studied Theology and defended his doctoral dissertation are still in daily use by our 1,200+ professors and students coming from over 90 countries.The university is run by the Dominicans (Order of Preachers) and has faculties of Theology, Philosophy, Canon Law, and Social Sciences. The foundation of the Angelicum goes back to the XIII century (1265) medieval Dominican house of studies in Rome, where St. Thomas Aquinas taught friars in formation for the Dominican priesthood.While many students are preparing for ordination to the priesthood or for a ministry in the Church, there is a rapidly growing number of lay students. All carry a commitment of dedication and service to the Catholic faith and the Universal Church.Today the Angelicum remains committed to preserving the heritage of St. Thomas Aquinas as a vital force in theological and philosophical scholarship and in the teaching of classical Roman Catholic Theology. In Fall 2018, the university is opened theThomistic Institute - Angelicumin order to promote the study of St. Thomas at the heart of the Church. This new institute will foster theological research and engagement with other philosophical and theological traditions, as well as contemporary sciences.Make a tax-deductible GIFT to the ANGELICUM in Rome:ANGELICUM.it/giveGrazie per la vostra generosità e le vostre preghiere!

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Christianity and Culture: A Truly Christian Life Bears Witness to Christ

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On Thursday, March 17, we invite you to the next lecture of the 2021-22 “JP2 Lectures” series, organized by the St. John Paul II Institute of Culture at the Angelicum, which will be given by Carl A. Anderson.The lecture titled &quot;Christianity and Culture: A Truly Christian Life Bears Witness to Christ&quot; will start at 4.30 PM (CET) in Aula Minor, at the Angelicum (address: Largo Angelicum, 1, 00184 Roma).Discussions of the “death of culture” present Christians with new opportunities for evangelization by individuals, families and parish communities that bear witness to Christ in distinctive ways. The early Christian encounter with pagan culture suggests ways in which this can be done. Christianity’s engagement with secular culture must find ways to awakening a sensibility toward transcendence among people who up to now live as though God does not exist. This can be done by Catholics living a way of life that as Pope Francis says “bears witness to Christ.” In this effort visual arts and music will have important roles. How the religious life of believers is supported by the Catholic culture of their parishes will be central to their witness in a secular culture. Carl Anderson served as supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus from 2000 to 2021, during this time he led the organization to new heights in business, membership, charity, and voluntary service and oversaw the establishment of the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C. He is the executive producer of numerous documentary films including one on Pope Francis and three on Pope John Paul II. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of seven books. He was the founding dean and current vice president of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.___________________The lecture will be delivered in English. The lecture will also be broadcast live: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pg8ej-xa7s" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pg8ej-xa7s</a> ___________________The monthly open “JP2 Lectures” given by scholars from around the world are offered by the St. John Paul II Institute of Culture at the Faculty of Philosophy at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas – the Angelicum in Rome, the Roman Alma Mater of fr. Karol Wojtyła. The guest speakers in the 2021-22 &quot;JP2 Lectures&quot; series are: John, Lord Alderdice, Jean-Luc Marion, George Weigel, Andrea Riccardi, John Milbank, Carl A. Anderson, Ewa Thompson, Bishop Robert Barron (tbc.), and Stanisław Grygiel.The lecturers in 2020-21 were: Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, John Finnis, Bp Rowan Williams, Marek A. Cichocki, John Cavadini, Francois Daguet O.P., Chantal Delsol, Rémi Brague, Renato Cristin, and Dariusz Gawin.Video recordings of all the previous lectures are available here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd2JcXhW7dU&amp;list=PLNEaoRy0GFQtl_Wau2Qdd1jE5oT42Jd4o" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.youtube.com/playlist... </a>

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