University of Arizona

The Thomistic Institute at the University of Arizona presents a lecture by Prof. Michael Pakaluk of the Catholic University of America titled “Why Am I a Christian?”

Tuesday, November 1

7:00 PM

Tubac Room - University of Arizona Student Union

This lecture is free and open to the public.

About the Speaker:

Michael Pakaluk studied philosophy at Harvard College and the University of Edinburgh on a Marshall Scholarship before getting his Ph.D. at Harvard writing a dissertation under John Rawls. He is a recognized authority on classical philosophy, especially Aristotle’s ethics. Pakaluk has held academic appointments at Clark University, Brown University, Ave Maria University, and The Catholic University of America, among others. His bestselling account of his late wife, Ruth, has been published by Ignatius Press under the title, The Appalling Strangeness of the Mercy of God. He lives in Hyattsville, Maryland, with his wife, Catherine, and their eight children.