Our friends at Nova Forum at USC and USC Marshall School of Business will host a symposium tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb. 6) at USC exploring the intersection of religion, ethics and tech. “Being Human in the Age of AI" features ethicist and computer scientist Prof. Noreen Herzfeld. novaforum.org/events/science…

Our next Nova Forum Seminar: The Body as Gift is on 2/24! What is St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body? Why is it important? Join us for lunch and conversation! All Nova Forum events are free and open to the public. RSVP at the link in bio.

Are you a USC or Pepperdine, undergrad or graduate student? Join our community! This program is open to all USC and Pepperdine students regardless of religious affiliation. Applications are NOW OPEN and due by Monday, April 8. To apply visit novaforum.org

DEADLINE EXTENDED to Monday, April 22!

LCI is looking for someone who is passionate about the Catholic intellectual tradition to join our team. This staff member will support programming for the In Lumine Network, the Catholic Criminal Justice Reform Network, and more. Learn more and apply: buff.ly/44R0775

Our second summer seminar post is in honor of the penultimate day of our undergraduate seminar on Charles Taylor. 16 students have spent the week with Prof. Jason Blakely diving into Taylor's articulation of human behavior and social science in sunny LA.

Charles Taylor summer seminar amazingly peaked in a one-hour collective act of interviewing the man himself together with my students. We asked on topics across the whole range of his philosophical development. An amazingly generous & perceptive human Lumen Christi Institute Nova Forum at USC

Edited by David Albertson, associate professor of Religion at USC and executive director of Nova Forum at USC, "Cusanus Today: Thinking with Nicholas of Cusa between Philosophy and Theology," was recently published by The Catholic University of America Press. cuapress.org/9780813238111/…

Join us for the first NF Seminar on 9/21! This Seminar will be led by David Albertson and Fr. Luke Dysinger. This year we will be thinking about the place of beauty in Christian life, and the connection between beauty and virtue. RSVP in bio.

📢Join IACS and Nova Forum at USC for a symposium at USC on Friday, Oct. 4 featuring USC faculty and Prof. Peter Harrison of University of Southern Queensland. The symposium will highlight research on the “supernatural” narratives of disenchantment and scientific pluralism. novaforum.org/events/battle-…

The conflict between science & religion seems to be longstanding. Renowned historian, Peter Harrison, traces the history of these two categories and opens up new possibilities! All are welcome to join us 10/3, 12:30 PT at TCC 227 or via Zoom. Register at the link in bio!

We're proudly co-hosting a symposium with Nova Forum at USC featuring USC faculty and Prof. Peter Harrison of Queen's University. 🇦🇺 Friday's symposium will highlight research on the “supernatural” narratives of disenchantment and scientific pluralism. RSVP: novaforum.org/events/battle-…

Join us for Nature after Disenchantment: New Histories of Religion & Science on 10/4! Our symposium presents research in progress from USC humanities faculty on the “supernatural,” narratives of disenchantment, and scientific pluralism. RSVP at link in bio!

At USC with Nova Forum at USC event with historian Peter Harrison on religion & science — smart thinking on conflicts & rapprochement. Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC we think that dialogue across that divide matters.

Join us for the second NF Seminar on 10/19 at 10am! Now we can turn to Dante! Prof. Stefano Rebeggiani (Classics) and Prof. Leigh Tost (Marshall) will moderate our conversation this time. RSVP at link in bio!

The Chief Scientist at NASA JPL, Dr. Jonathan Lunine — a ‘cradle astronomer’ and Catholic convert — had some words of inspiration and wisdom for Catholic scientists. @angelusnews covers the Gold Mass organized by Nova Forum at USC: angelusnews.com/local/la-catho…

Prof. Andrea Robiglio (Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, UCLA) will offer a lecture on Dante open all USC students & faculty. How does Dante develop a concept of love halfway between poetry and philosophy? What is peculiar about Dante’s idea of love? Join us for lunch!

There's still time to apply to be Junior Fellow for 2025-2026 🎉 Applications are due 4/14! Are you an undergraduate or graduate student interested in exploring the past, present, and future of Catholic thought? Join our community! 📥 Apply at the link in bio

For our LAST seminar, we turn to T.S. Eliot’s "Four Quartets," in dialogue with philosopher Simone Weil. What virtues of attention and memory do we need to rediscover? How do Christian prayer—and university studies—require the virtue of attention? Join us for our conversation!

Join us for the first NF Seminar on 9/13! This Seminar will be led by David Albertson and Stefano Rebeggiani This year we will be thinking about the place of beauty in Christian life, and the connection between beauty and virtue. RSVP in bio.