Texas State University

The Thomistic Institute at Texas State University presents a lecture by Prof. Francis Beckwith of Baylor University titled “Can There Be Natural Rights Without God?”

There will be an in-person gathering to watch the lecture on a projector in room UAC 310. Attendance will be limited to 40.

Register below to receive Zoom credentials. This lecture is free and open to the public.

Thursday, March 11

6:30 PM CST

About the Speaker:

Francis J. Beckwith is Professor of Philosophy & Church-State Studies at Baylor University, where he also serves as Associate Director of the Graduate Program in Philosophy. Among his over one dozen books are Defending Life: A Moral and Legal Case Against Abortion Choice (Cambridge University Press, 2007), Politics For Christians: Statecraft As Soulcraft (IVP, 2010), and Taking Rites Seriously: Law, Politics, and the Reasonableness of Faith (Cambridge University Press, 2015), winner of the American Academy of Religion's prestigious 2016 Book Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Constructive-Reflective Studies. He is a graduate of the Washington University School of Law, St. Louis (MJS) as well as Fordham University (PhD, MA, philosophy).