PC Humanities Program
The Providence College Humanities Forum is an opportunity for members of the Providence College community to engage regularly in intellectual life outside class, deepen their appreciation for the humanities, and explore diverse perspectives from on and off campus.
Makers by Nature: Art, Hospitality, and Hope -- Bruce Herman at the Humanities Forum
Restoring Healthcare to Women's Health -- Anna Halpine at the Humanities Forum
The Three Faces of Alma: Tennessee Williams’s Most Beloved Character Re-Examined - Henry Schvey @ PC
The Wisdom of a Liberal Arts Education - Jennifer Frey at the Humanities Forum
How Business Can Make You a Better Human Being - Andrew Gustafson at the Humanities Forum
Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity - Paul Kingsnorth at Providence College
C.S. Lewis on Creation, Crucifixion, & Love - Jahdiel Perez @ the Humanities Forum
"Creating Reality: Self and Truth in the Internet Age" - Tara Isabella Burton @ the Humanities Forum
The First Asians in America - Diego Javier Luis at the Humanities Forum
Political Authority, Religious Authority, and the Revolutions of 1776 - Vincent Phillip Munoz at PC
Does Evolution Lead Us to God? Martin Nowak at the Humanities Forum
"Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War" - Michael Vorenberg at Providence
"The Paradox of Dorothy Day: Humanism and Personalism" -- Tom Jeannot at Providence College
Who Counts as French? The Unusual Story of Jean Cras -- Paul André Bempechat at Providence College
Exploring C.S. Lewis and Shakespeare - Sarah Waters at Providence College
The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Founders and Defined America
"The WEIRDest People in the World" - Joseph Henrich at Providence College
Fearless Speech: Radical Truth-Telling of John Swanson Jacobs - Jonathan Schroeder at PC
“No Mercy from a Distance”: Aquinas on Compassion and Natural Friendship -- John O'Callaghan at PC
"Troubled: On Family, Foster Care, and Social Class" - Rob Henderson at Providence College
"Defending the Human in the Digital Age" -- Christine Rosen at Providence College
"Aristotle on the Persuasive Use of the Passions" - Jamie Dow at Providence College
"What is a 'Social' Encyclical? Opportunities and Difficulties in the Magisterial Tradition"
"Rebel Stances: The Antigones of Sophocles, Virginia Woolf, and Athol Fugard" - Nancy Worman at PC
"Is Consciousness Reducible to Physics?" - Stephen Barr at Providence College
"Fairies, Angels, and the Human Heart: Nature and Supernature in Conversation" - Junius Johnson @ PC
"Integral Ecology: Augustine, Aquinas, and the Recent Popes on Care for Creation" - Marie George
"Why September 17 Matters" -- Jack Miller Center Constitution Day Event at Providence College
"Human Flourishing at the End of Life" -- Dr. John Rhee at Providence College Humanities Forum
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