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Prof. Christopher Mooney's lecture confronts the philosophical objection that heaven would be unbearably boring due to its infinite duration, arguing instead that Christian eternity is fulfilled in the beatific vision of God, which offers infinite and undiminished joy.
This lecture was given on April 23rd, 2025, at Texas A&M University.
For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Christopher Mooney is an assistant professor of theology at the Augustine Institute Graduate School in St. Louis, Missouri, where he teaches on Catholic theology, scriptural interpretation, and the Church Fathers. His teaching and research specialize in Augustine, the Fathers, and historical theology, and he is the author of Augustine's Theology of Justification by Faith (2026). A native of Connecticut, he studied at Georgetown and Yale Divinity School before receiving his PhD from the University of Notre Dame. He also serves as a theological representative for the USCCB's Catholic-Reformed dialogue. He lives next door to the Augustine Institute's campus with his wife and four children.
Keywords: Augustine of Hippo, Beatific Vision, Bernard Williams, Eternal Life, Freud, Heaven, Immortality, Odyssey, Philosophy of Religion, Richard Dawkins
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Prof. Christopher Mooney's lecture confronts the philosophical objection that heaven would be unbearably boring due to its infinite duration, arguing instead that Christian eternity is fulfilled in the beatific vision of God, which offers infinite and undiminished joy.
This lecture was given on April 23rd, 2025, at Texas A&M University.
For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Christopher Mooney is an assistant professor of theology at the Augustine Institute Graduate School in St. Louis, Missouri, where he teaches on Catholic theology, scriptural interpretation, and the Church Fathers. His teaching and research specialize in Augustine, the Fathers, and historical theology, and he is the author of Augustine's Theology of Justification by Faith (2026). A native of Connecticut, he studied at Georgetown and Yale Divinity School before receiving his PhD from the University of Notre Dame. He also serves as a theological representative for the USCCB's Catholic-Reformed dialogue. He lives next door to the Augustine Institute's campus with his wife and four children.
Keywords: Augustine of Hippo, Beatific Vision, Bernard Williams, Eternal Life, Freud, Heaven, Immortality, Odyssey, Philosophy of Religion, Richard Dawkins

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