PROGRAMS
Come learn with us
Our programming offers opportunities to explore the intellectual and cultural resources of the Christian tradition through stand-alone events, multi-week reading groups, as well as more sustained communities of intellectual and moral formation for students and faculty.
All of our programs embody our commitment to hospitality, generous conversation, and the integration of faith and life.
Classes
Guest Lectures
Guest Lecture with Karl Gunther
Wednesday, June 18 at 7:00 p.m.
"Not Too Big To Fail: Henry VIII and the Dissolution of the Monasteries" - Public Lecture
The evening will begin with a reception followed by a talk given by Dr. Gunther entitled, "Not Too Big To Fail: Henry VIII and the Dissolution of the Monasteries."
In 1530, monasteries were some of the wealthiest and most prestigious institutions in England. A decade later, they were gone and in many cases literally dismantled. In his talk, Dr. Gunther will consider the causes and consequences of this dramatic historical episode and help us think about our own moment of collapsing confidence in institutions, including public and private universities.
Dr. Karl Gunther is a historian of the English Reformation and Associate Professor of Humanities at the University of Florida.
Overflow parking for the lecture will be available at First Lutheran (1801 NW 5th Avenue).
Faculty Symposium
Thursday, August 7th at 7:00 pm & Friday, August 8th at 9:00 am
Reading Groups
Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot
Led by Alex Tongue
Fridays May 23 - June 20 at 11:45 a.m.
Meeting in the CSC Classroom. Coffee will be provided!
Explore T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, a landmark work of Christian poetry of the 20th century. Discover together how Eliot’s masterful reflections on faith, time, and redemption illuminate the spiritual state of our world today.
Use this link to purchase a copy of Four Quartets. An online version is also available here.
Ecce Homo: On the Divine Unity of Christ
Led by Joshua Perlin
Wednesdays July 2, 9, 16, 30, & August 6 at 11:45 a.m.
Meeting in the CSC Classroom. Coffee will be provided!
Reading Ecce Homo: On the Divine Unity of Christ by Aaron Riches
“Who do you say that I am?” — a question posed not only to Simon Peter 2,000 years ago, but one that Christ has continued to ask each person, and the universal church, down through the centuries. No theological undertaking is so central to the Christian faith as the prayerful contemplation of the mystery of the God-Man. What does it mean to confess, with the Apostle Paul, that there is one Lord, Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 8:6)? How do we hold together the tension that Jesus Christ is, in the language of the fourth ecumenical council, truly God and yet truly human, “without confusion, without change, without division, without separation”? What are the implications of this all-important Christological paradox for our understanding of God, the world, and salvation?
Please join us on Wednesdays at 11:45am during Summer B as we think through these questions with one another and with the Christian tradition. To guide our discussion, we will be reading Ecce Homo: On the Divine Unity of Christ by Aaron Riches, a book described by renowned theologian John Milbank as “the most novel, scholarly, and consequent contribution to Christology of recent times.”
Please follow this link to purchase a copy of the book.
Summer Film Study
Facilitated by Alex Tongue
July 3rd, 24th, and 31st from 6:30-9:30 pm
"The camera doesn't lie" - but does it? What exactly is truth? How do we find it, and what's the cost? And finally, how can truth sustain us? Join us as we dive in to three classic films that explore truth through the language of cinema.
Refreshments provided.
Watching Close Up on July 3rd.
Watching Rashomon on July 24th.
Watching The Night of the Hunter on July 31st.
Special Events
Concert
The Silkscreens
Friday, July 25th at 7:00 p.m.
Refreshments provided
Flourishing at Florida: Move-in Luncheons
August 15th and 18th at 11:30am-1:30pm
Incoming UF and Santa Fe freshmen, we invite you to this event to connect with other first-year students and parents, meet our current students and learn about their UF experience, hear from Study Center staff members about Christian life at UF, and enjoy an awesome lunch. Please register on the Flourishing at Florida page!
Walker Percy Fellows Program
The Percy Fellows Program will add an additional cohort this fall, focused on the cultivation of the Christian Mind. The inaugural cohort will continue into year two, considering the Christian Life.
During this year, students will receive a grounding in the biblical story and in a Christian understanding of the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom.
Year two will consider the Christian Life, and year three will explore the Christian Imagination.
Applications for the new cohort will open Summer 2025.
