The Thomistic Institute’s Chapter at Kean University as well as Campus Ministry invites you to join us on Friday, February 20, 2026 for a lecture by visiting speaker Dr. Timothy Pawl from Minnesota.

Location is TBA for this event.

At 6:30pm we will be hosting a Lenten dinner, with the lecture to follow.

Dr. Timothy Pawl’s lecture is titled, “The Seven Deadly Sins,” and will discuss the theology of each of these sins- what they are, and how to avoid them in our lives.

All are welcome to join us for this evening! Questions on this event can be directed to Campus Minister Lucia at Lpasternak@kean.edu or Thomistic Institute Chapter President Ezekiel at gonzezek@kean.edu .

Open to the public!

Professor Timothy Pawl’s Bio:

Timothy Pawl is Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, and holds a Ph.D. from Saint Louis University in philosophy. He specializes in the philosophy of religion, metaphysics, Thomistic philosophy, analytic theology, and moral psychology. His books include In Defense of Conciliar Christology (Oxford, 2016), In Defense of Extended Conciliar Christology (Oxford, 2019), The Incarnation (Cambridge, 2020), and Jesus and the Genome: The Intersection of Christology and biology (Cambridge, 2024), co-authored with a philosopher of science and an evolutionary biologist. He has published more than forty academic articles in his areas of expertise and given more than 100 academic or popular-level talks or interviews about his work, including a series of interviews for the PBS show Closer to Truth.