What Friendship Is and Why We Need It

100 Wall Street,New Haven CT 06511

21 April, 2022

Description

A lecture by Prof. Adam Eitel Yale University The Thomistic Institute at Yale University presents a lecture by Prof. Adam Eitel of Yale University titled “What Friendship Is and Why We Need It: Thomas Aquinas on Friendship.” Thursday, April 21 4:00 PM WLH 116 This lecture is free and open to the public. About the Speaker: Prof. Adam Eitel is an Assistant Professor of Ethics at Yale Divinity School. Dr. Eitel focuses his research and teaching on the history of Christian moral thought, contemporary social ethics and criticism, and modern religious thought. Dr. Eitel has roughly a dozen books, chapters, edited volumes, and articles published or in progress. These include an ethical analysis of drone strikes and a theological account of domination. His current book project explores the role of love in the moral theology of Thomas Aquinas. A 2004 Baylor University graduate and a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Fribourg, Dr. Eitel received his M.Div. and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary, completing the latter in 2015.