Aquinas at 800: “Ad multos annos”
This conference celebrates the 800th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Aquinas, exploring the ongoing importance of his thought to contemporary cultural, philosophical, and theological discussions.
The comprehensive and systematic character of Aquinas’ thought has for centuries informed inquiry into questions of human dignity, freedom, economic development, work, poverty, the environment, and other issues of global significance.
In gathering many of the most accomplished contemporary scholars of Aquinas’ thought from throughout the world working on themes in Ethics, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Anthropology, Political Theory, Christology, Trinitarian Theology, Sacramental Theology and Ecclesiology, among others, the conference will promote fruitful interchange of diverse perspectives on the importance of Aquinas in the world today.
Keynote Speakers
Serge-Thomas Bonino, O.P.
Jean Porter
Rudi te Velde
Thomas Joseph White, O.P.
Conference Sponsors
The "Aquinas at 800: Ad multos annos" conference is taking place thanks to the generosity of our campus partners at the University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College. Thank you to our sponsors:
- Office of the Provost
- Office of the Dean of the College of Arts & Letters
- Office of Mission Engagement and Church Affairs
- Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts
- Jacques Maritain Center
- McMahon Aquinas Chair in Philosophy, Saint Mary's College
- Nanovic Institute for European Studies
- Medieval Institute
- McGrath Institute for Church Life
- de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture
- Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Theology