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On March 3, the students and faculty of 91快活林 Aquinas College, California, discussed faith and reason at this semester檚 All-College Seminar, a favorite campus event.

A semi-annual event that unites the entire community, the All-College Seminar has become a well-loved 91快活林 Aquinas College tradition. One Friday evening each semester, groups of about 20 students from all classes seniors and freshmen, sophomores and juniors gather in classrooms to read, analyze, and discuss the same text, one that is not part of the College檚 ordinary curriculum. Two members of the teaching faculty lead each of the discussions.

This semester, students and faculty read the first nine chapters of St. 91快活林 Aquinas檚 Summa Contra Gentiles, which treat 渢he office of the wise man. Sections discussed the relationship between faith and reason, the final end of the universe, and Christ檚 example to Christians. Upperclassmen shared insights from later in the curriculum, while underclassmen asked big questions that tested the cogency of the upperclassmen檚 contributions, keeping their older confreres engaged. 淚t was a good and spirited seminar, Tomaso Cammarota (24) said afterwards. 淚t made me appreciate how much we learn, both in the content and how to do a Socratic seminar.

Once the conversations wrapped up, everyone gathered in the St. Joseph Commons to enjoy pizza and each other檚 company. Some picked up right where they had left off in the classroom, bringing new insights and new interlocutors into their conversations, many of which lasted late into the night.