Lumen Christi Institute

The university program in catholic thought encourages students and faculty at the university of chicago to deeply engage the catholic intellectual and spiritual traditions by hosting both virtual and in-person events with visiting fellows and offering lectures,colloquia, non-credit courses and other events like religious book discussions and book events.

The lumen christi institute cultural forum seeks to engage the church, the academy and the public as a means of promoting the evangelization of culture called for by pope john paul ii. In-person and virtual events in this program have included sacred music concerts,discussions on law and culture, catholic social thought and the economy, religion and secular culture in europe and catholic education.