Fall 2026

Upcoming Events

Public Lecture

Christianity and the Crisis of the University

With Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson

Is a university degree anything more than a pathway to a good job? What is the purpose of education? And what should be the mission of a university? In a time when universities view students as customers and education as credentialing, the Christian tradition offers us a vision of apprenticeship oriented toward a contemplative life of virtue. How can students and scholars in the modern university pursue this vision for all it’s worth?

When: Friday, October 23 at 7 PM
Where: UCLA Dodd Hall Room 146
Provided: Refreshments and dessert to follow
Free book: The first 40 RSVPs get On the Road with Saint Augustine by James K.A. Smith

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Film Club

Philosophy Through the Lens of Film

What is real? Join us for a screening of the Wachowskis’ The Matrix, followed by a conversation about the questions it raises about the nature of reality. Open to all who enjoy thoughtful films and meaningful conversation.

When: Friday, October 16, 7–10 PM
Where: Upside Down, 10962 Le Conte Ave
Prep: None. We’ll watch the movie together, then discuss.
Provided: Free popcorn, snacks, and drinks

Every week

Public Reading of Scripture

Join us journey through the entire Bible together and share a meal after! The Bible is a masterpiece of world literature and of immense historical significance. We welcome all to join regardless of religious affiliations.

As we listen to the text being read aloud, we are automatically forced slow down and only read at the pace of the reader. Reading scripture aloud in community is an ancient practice, before books were widely distributed (or easily replicated) the main way these texts were shared was as they were read aloud in group settings.

When: Every Monday, 12:30–1:30 PM
Where: 626 Landfair Ave
Provided: Lunch

Students reading together around a table

Great Texts of the Christian Tradition: Orthodoxy

Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton is a classic that every Christian should read. Chesterton tells how he set out to invent a new philosophy of his own and found that he had arrived back at historic Christianity. In it, Chesterton argues that the Christian faith makes more sense of reason, wonder, and the human condition than the modern ideas that tried to replace it.

Each week, we’ll listen to a chapter together over a free lunch and then talk about it. There’s no homework, just show up and you’ll have read one of the great classics of the Christian faith.

When: Every Wednesday, 12–1:15 PM, starting October 14
Where: SAC Conference Room 5
Provided: Lunch and the book

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