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Saint Basil the Great Society |
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Copyright © 2011 Tommy Heyne |
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Academic Discussions |
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Academic Events Sponsored by the Basil Society:
† Our most popular events are the lunch discussions held twice a month, generally Tuesday 12pm-1pm in C2.106
For more info, or to be added to the email list, contact elizmary.cyril_at_utsouthwestern.edu
Previous talks include:
“Reason and Religion: ‘Proofs’ of God’s Existence” - Dr. Peter Kreeft “The Problem of Suffering: A Christian Perspective” - Dr. Peter Kreeft “Human Dignity as the Foundation of Medical Ethics” - Dr. Josef Seifert “Advice to Future Physicians: The Healer’s Way” - Dr. Ron Anderson “A Model for Healthcare Justice” - Dr. Ron Anderson (CEO of Parkland) “Serving in a Public Hospital” - Dr. Jay Shannon (CMO of Parkland) “On Being a Doctor: Unchanged from Antiquity” - Dr. Daniel Foster “Reflections on Religion and Medicine” - Dr. Daniel Foster (Colleges Master) “Sainthood: Meaning and Living Examples” - Dr. Daniel Foster “Psychiatry and the Soul” -Dr. Kevin Majeres “Psychiatry and God” -Dr. Kevin Majeres “Meditation, Mindfulness, and Psychiatry” - Dr. Kevin Majeres “Narcissism and Its Cures” - Dr. Kevin Majeres “Story from a Lost Boy of Sudan” - Athian Santino “Muslim-Christian Dialogue” - four students “My Summer in a Swaziland AIDS Clinic” - Trevor Turner “Proofs of the Soul’s Existence” - Fr. Roch Kereszty “Personal Reflections on Medical Mission Work” - Dr. Tom Zellers “The Great Books and Western Civilization” - Dr. James Patrick “Ethics and Politics of Death and Dying” - Dr. Griffin Nelson “Epistemology and Ethics” - Dr. R. Heyne “Spirituality and the Great Books” - Dr. Robert Collins “Grace and Conversion” - Dr. Robert Collins “Career and Vocation” - Dr. Robert Collins “Mary, Mother of the Son” - Mark Shea “Faith and Reason” - Travis Cooper “Contraception: Good Medicine?” - Dr. Janet Smith “Angels in Our Lives” - Joan Wester Anderson “The Vocation of Physician: Practicing in the Ways of Truth” - Dr. Frank Lazarus "The beauty and integrity of the body: An ancient perspective” - Dr. Chris Mirus “What Is Seeing? Reflecting on the Nature of Sight” - Dr. Robert Wood “Medical Diagnoses in Works of Art” - Tommy Heyne “Religion and Medicine in the Second Century” - Tommy Heyne “Early Christian History: An Introduction” - Tommy Heyne “A Glance at Church History: 1st century-16th century” - Tommy Heyne “Volunteering in Haiti after the Earthquake” - Tommy Heyne “Calligraphy for Beginners” - Tommy Heyne “International Mission Work” - Andrew Wang “A Story of Conversion” - Neil Murthy “The Rhetoric of Healing” - Dr. Scott Crider “Fall Concert” - Various students
Theology Reading Group
A group of students meet once a month (usually on Wed. evenings) to enjoy dinner and discuss excerpts from an interesting text. The choice is dictated by student interest.
Previous texts include excerpts from: “Doors of the Sea” - Hart “New Seeds of Contemplation” - Thomas Merton “Salvifici Doloris” - John Paul II “Theology of the Body” -John Paul II “Summa Theologiae” -Thomas Aquinas “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” -Flannery O’Connor “Embryo” - George and Tollefsen “New Proofs for the Existence of God” - Spitzer |
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“Always be prepared to give an answer [apologia] to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect...It is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good rather than doing evil.” 1 Peter 3:15-17 |
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Talk by Dr. Peter Kreeft (author) |
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Talk by Dr. Ron Anderson (CEO of Parkland) |
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Talk by Mr. Athian Santino (Lost Boy of Sudan) |