Moderators: Jason Blakely & Brian Treanor

Can we still marvel at the beauty of the world around us? Can poetry revive the practice of faith in secular modernity and re-enchant our vision with wonder? Charles Taylor, arguably the greatest living Catholic philosopher, turns to the poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ in search of answers. We grow in faith by growing in our perception of beauty.

Topics & Readings:

Session I: Poetry as reenchantment

Reading: Taylor, Secular Age (selections)

Session II: Hopkins Poem

Reading: Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ

Seminar Schedule:

9:00-9:30 Mass in Church of Our Savior (optional)
9:30-10:00 Coffee & donuts on the patio
10:00-11:30 Session 1 in Newman Hall
11:30-12:30 Buffet Lunch outside on the patio
12:30-1:30 Session 2 in Newman Hall

This Seminar is supported by a grant from the Lumen Christi Institute with funding from the John Templeton (Grant #63614) from the John Templeton Foundation.