We need a solid understanding of ethics now more than ever, and knowing Aristotle's Ethics can help us with that. Starting May 19, Dr Laurie Johnson will lead a four week series on Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics, with an emphasis on its use in Christian theology and practice in the final session. The class will take place on four Mondays: May 19 & 26th, June 2 & 9. Readings will be supplied but reading is not mandatory.| The Maurin Academy for Regenerative Studies
Spencer and special guest Caleb Owens interview Laurie Johnson about her newly published book, The Gap in God's Country: A Longer View on Our Culture Wars. For more information about this book and where to buy it, as well as information about a series of talks she'll give on themes from the book, check out: https://pmaurin.org/2024/11/02/the-gap-in-gods-country-themes-discussion-with-laurie-johnson-coming-up/| The Maurin Academy for Regenerative Studies
The Gap in God’s Country: Themes and Discussion With Laurie M. Johnson Series Dates: November 18, December 2 and 9, January 6 and 20 at 7 p.m. US Central Time, live on Zoom Laurie’s newly published book, The Gap in God’s Country: A Longer View on Our Culture Wars was recently published and sessions with ... Read more| The Maurin Academy for Regenerative Studies
Donald Trump will be our president for the next four years. We are living through unprecedented times. It’s hard not to see this as a huge protest vote—with several sometimes competing things being protested. The effects of globalization. Job insecurity. Alienation from others and anxiety about the future. Anxiety about rapid and continuous cultural change. Anger over elite privilege. The list goes on. I doubt if Donald Trump is going to change anything in a direction that fixes those pro...| The Maurin Academy for Regenerative Studies
The Gap in God’s Country: A Longer View on Our Culture Wars, Sessions Starting in November (Nov. 18, Dec. 2 & 9, Jan. 6 & 20). To attend, join the Maurin Academy Patreon at the $5 or $ levels, or register on Eventbrite for $20 for all five sessions, or a donation of your choice.| The Maurin Academy for Regenerative Studies
The Spiritual Crises of Modernity: From Nominalism to Nihilism A Maurin Academy course with Deacon Christopher May 7 pm CDT live on Zoom on Tuesdays October 08, 15, 22, 29 Reportedly, William Temple, who became the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1942, once asked his father, who was then the Archbishop: “Father, why don’t philosophers rule ... Read more| The Maurin Academy for Regenerative Studies
Using selections of texts from Plato’s Republic, Gorgias, Symposium, and Laws, Laurie will discuss key ideas that attracted early Christians: Plato’s idealism (doctrine of the forms), his views on justice, the role of human love, the existence of God, and the afterlife. The last half hour, at least, will be for open discussion. Each session ... Read more| The Maurin Academy for Regenerative Studies