Reception and Lecture: Prof. John Haldane
on "Signs of God"

"Embodied Meanings and Signs of God:
Experiences of Transcendence"

The distinguished Scottish philosopher and cultural and social commentator John Haldane (of the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and Baylor University, Texas) explores a profound account of experience, knowledge, and the aesthetics of architecture to answer the question: How can human experiences signify God?

John Haldane is J. Newton Rayzor Sr. Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Baylor University. For more on his academic work and publications, see the Baylor University website

A proponent of analytical approaches to the philosophy of St Thomas Aquinas, Professor Haldane has written many books, including Atheism and Theism; An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Religion; Faithful Reason: Essays Catholic and Philosophical; Reasonable Faith; and Seeking Meaning and Making Sense. He is currently working on a book on education, working title Truth in Transmission.

Haldane was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Consultor to the Pontifical Council for Culture and served for ten years as such, and as a member of the Pontifical Academies of Life. He is also Chair of the Royal Institute of Philosophy in London.

In 2016, Best Schools (USA) named him one of "the 50 most influential living philosophers"; in 2018 the international Catholic weekly The Tablet named him one of the 50 most influential Catholics; and in 2019 the Catholic Herald (London) included him in its list of "Catholics of Today."

There is no charge for this event. But please RSVP here to the Benedict XVI Institute.