West Virginia University
The Thomistic Institute at West Virginia University presents a lecture by Prof. Thomas Hibbs of Baylor University titled “Aquinas and Religious Pluralism: How to Engage without Sacrificing Truth.”
Oglebay Hall 103
Thursday, Oct. 14
6:45 PM
This lecture is free and open to the public.
About the speaker:
Until recently Thomas Hibbs served as the ninth President of the University of Dallas. As of the summer of 2021, he will return to Baylor University, where he will hold the J. Newton Rayzor Sr. Chair of Philosophy. Previously, he served as distinguished Professor of Ethics & Culture and Dean of the Honors College at Baylor. He is the author of books including Virtue's Splendor: Wisdom, Prudence, and the Human Good and Shows About Nothing, one of two books of his about film. He has nearly completed a book on Pascal, tentatively entitled Divine Irony and is at work on a book on Nihilism, Beauty, and God, an application of Jacques Maritain’s aesthetic theory to the arts of poetry and painting in the 20th century. He also has written on film, culture, books and higher education in publications including Books and Culture, Christianity Today, First Things, and The Chronicle of Higher Education.
