Parishioners are invited for a candid lunchtime conversation with Charlottesville's Mayor, Juandiego Wade, and former mayor, Lloyd Snook, to talk about the relationship between their faith and their work as community and civic leaders.
Faith on the Field: Wisdom over Waffles & Chicken
Christianity appeals to sports metaphors in describing the Christian life. We are called to be trained in godliness, to win the race, and to subdue our bodies. Come hear from a student athlete from UMN as they reflect on the ways they have sought to integrate the...
Melchizedek, Man of Mystery
Join University of Iowa Associate Professor of Political Science, Ronald McMullen, as he discusses his how his faith impacted his role as a US Diplomat to Eritrea. During his tenure, he helped prevent a Civil War in Fiji. Bringing his unprecedented experienced and his...
2024 Annual Meeting
The 14th Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Christian Study Centers will be held at the North Carolina Study Center (NCSC) in Chapel Hill, NC. NCSC completed $3.5M in renovations on its 180-year-old historic home in fall 2022, which includes an updated kitchen,...
Feminism & the Family
What if the key to achieving female equality lies in embracing what makes women different from men instead of competing to be the same? Notre Dame Professor Abigail Favale was among the strongest feminist scholars in America, when a religious transformation moved her...
The Gospel & Golf
Come hear from three friends—professional golfers Webb Simpson and Ben Crane, along with William Kane of College Golf Fellowship—as they talk about how finding your identity in a relationship with God leads to new ways of competing, growing, and playing. William,...
Veritas Forum: Can Science Explain Everything?
Science has answered so many questions about how the universe works and how we can work for the betterment of humanity. Faced with such scientific advances, many conclude there is no longer any need for religion and belief systems to understand the mysteries of our...
Religion & Politics in America: Is There a Better Way?
Perhaps more than ever before, modern American politics has been influenced by cultural polarization, half-truths, and social media echo chambers. As Christians, we believe that the rigorous pursuit of truth in any discipline—including politics—yields important and...
Happier Doctor – Healthier Patient? A Conversation About Happiness, Vocation & Avoiding Burnout
At this Veritas Forum event, Dean Bernard S. Chang of Harvard Medical School will interview social scientist Arthur Brooks of the Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School about his empirical research on seeing happiness as a direction, exploring a...
2024 Scoper Lecture
The 2024 Scoper Lecture in Christian Thought will be delivered by David Brooks on the topic, “Know Better: Deepening the Bonds of Communal Life,” drawing on the themes of his new book, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen.