Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship

Can War be Just?

Augustinian, Thomistic, and Contemporary Perspectives

9 - 14 June 2024

The IHE and the Thomistic Institute are pleased to announce the 2024 Civitas Dei Summer Fellowship: “Can War Be Just?”

Lectures and seminars will draw on patristic, scholastic, and contemporary perspectives. Students will examine a wealth of scholarly resources on just war theory and consider the application of these principles in public life.

2024 Featured Speakers

Father Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception

Father Andrew Hofer, O.P.
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception

Dr. Gregory M. Reichberg
Peace Research Institute Oslo

Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates in all disciplines.

Accepted students will receive funding for the program, including travel and accommodations.

The application deadline is Thursday, 29 February 2024.

Highlights from Civitas Dei 2023

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The Catholic University of America


620 Michigan Avenue NE
339 Caldwell Hall
Washington, DC 20064


202-319-5892
ihe@cua.edu