Love, Power, Liberty: A Pro-Life Seminar with J. David Franks, PhD

Week 1 (July 7^th): C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves; Saint Thomas Aquinas, Summa theologiae I, q. 20; I-II, qq. 25-28; II-II, qq. 23-27

Week 2 (July 14^th): Josef Pieper, “Love”; Romano Guardini, Power and Responsibility

Week 3 (July 21^st): Michel Foucault, “Right of Death and Power over Life”; Pamela Cooper-White, The Cry of Tamar: Violence Against Women and the Church’s Response

Week 4 (July 28^th): Lord Acton, “The History of Freedom in Antiquity,” “The History of Freedom in Christianity”; J. S. Mill, On Liberty

Week 5 (August 4^th): Alasdair MacIntyre, Dependent Rational Animals

No class, August 11^th

Week 6 (August 18^th): Dante, Purgatorio; Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “Truth and Freedom”

Youth Summer Academy is an immersive experience for high school students who are training to be pro-life leaders today. The program is designed to inspire young people to be persuasive and compassionate voices for life. You can register below by simply inputting your information and clicking "Send RSVP". See you at the Academy!

Meet Pro-Life Stalwart Helen Alvare' and others at the 2018 Worcester Catholic Women's Conference.

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