Fr. Robert Gahl | Should Thomists Use The Word 'Gender'?

Talking Thomism

This lecture was given on December 3rd, 2021 at the Center for Thomistic Studies, at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. About the Speaker | Fr. Robert Gahl is an Associate Professor of Ethics at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Santa Croce). He is also the Vice Director of the Markets, Culture, and Ethics (MCE) Research Centre, founding Vice Chair of the Program of Church Management, and a Research Affiliate at Harvard’s Human Flourishing Program. He completed his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. After completing his Licentiate in philosophy at the University of Navarre (Pamplona, Spain, 1989) and his doctorate in Rome at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (1991), he did postdoctoral research at the University of Notre Dame (1993). He was ordained to the diaconate by Blessed Alvaro del Portillo and to the priesthood by St. John Paul II (1992). He speaks here on whether or not Thomists ought to use the word, “gender.” About the Center for Thomistic Studies | The Center for Thomistic Studies, located at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, is the only graduate program in the United States uniquely dedicated to the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. Find out more about the Center at our website: stthom.edu/CTS. For news and updates about future events, like our Facebook page: facebook.com/thomisticstudies Producer: Jake Whalen Announcer: Jake Whalen Intro and outro music: Clare Jensen, "Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude" by J.S. Bach. Speaker bio adapted from the leadership page of the Global Institute of Church Management website, www.gicm.org/leadership