The Lumen Christi Institute

Visiting Scholar, Spring 2011

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Gilles Emery, OP

University of Fribourg

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Gilles Emery was born and grew up in the Swiss Alps. He is professor of dogmatic theology at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. His publications include La Trinité créatrice; Trinity in Aquinas; Trinity, Church, and the Human Person: Thomistic Essays; The Trinitarian Theology of Saint Thomas Aquinas; and The Trinity: An Introduction to Catholic Doctrine on the Triune God, forthcoming June 2011.

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The Dignity of Being a Substance

Wednesday, April 27, 4:30 pm

Swift Hall, Common Room

Thomas Aquinas characterized the person as “what is most perfect” and “most worthy” in all of nature. What grounds the dignity of the human being as a person? While in our day a metaphysical approach to the question is undervalued, this lecture attempts to show the value of such an approach in terms of “substance” and “nature.”

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A Carnal Love of Concepts or a Work of Mercy? The Intellectual Life and the Dominican Vocation

Thursday, April 28, 7:00 pm

Social Sciences 122

In the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), study has a central place as it is an integral part of the religious life itself. What is the aim of studying theology and other sciences within a Christian vocation?

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A poster for the event is available here: Gilles Emery Lectures

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