Rewilding Emerson (Second Annual PRÉCIS Lecture in Philosophy and Religion)
On Monday, October 26, 2026, Jonathan Weinberg (University of Arizona) will deliver the Second Annual PRÉCIS Lecture in Philosophy and Religion at Princeton University.
3CPR Workshop in Philosophy of Religion (Notre Dame, Sept 2026)
The Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame, the Rutgers Center for the Philosophy of Religion, and the Princeton Project in Philosophy & Religion are pleased to announce a new joint workshop in philosophy of religion, to be inaugurated in 2026 at the University of Notre Dame.
Searching for Meaning in the Existential Chasm: Themes from Daryl Van Tongeren’s “Done: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion” (April 2, 2026)
3PR and PRECIS will host a panel on some of the key ideas in Daryl Van Tongeren’s new book, “Done: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion.” Panelists: Sarah Lane Ritchie, Jonathan Weinberg, and Daryl Van Tongeren
3PR Conference on Attention and the Virtues of Mind and Heart
3PR will be hosting its annual conference on March 28th-29th. This year’s theme is Attention and the Virtues of Mind and Heart.
Bas Tönissen Wins 2026 Wilfrid Sellars Junior Paper Prize
Postdoctoral Research Associate Bas Tönissen awarded the North American Kant Society’s (NAKS) 2025 Wilfrid Sellars Junior Scholar Prize.
Fellowship for Protestant Ethics — Summer 2025 Symposium: “Placing Protestant Ethics”
This summer, the Princeton Project in Philosophy and Religion is co-sponsoring the 2025 Symposium for the Fellowship for Protestant Ethics.
Matthew Halteman in Conversation with Andrew Chignell
On Thursday, May 1, at 6:00pm, Labyrinth Books is hosting Matthew Halteman to discuss his new book, Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan, with Prof. Andrew Chignell.
Liberation Theology Reading Group - Spring 2025
This Spring, join PRÉCIS Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Austen McDougal for a reading group on Liberation Theology. All readings will be done during the session, and no prior familiarity is expected. All Princeton undergraduate and graduate students are warmly invited.
C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien Reading Group - Spring 2025
This Spring, join PRÉCIS Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Z Quanbeck for a reading group on C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. All readings will be done during the session, and no prior familiarity with Lewis or Tolkien is expected. All Princeton undergraduate and graduate students are warmly invited.
3PR Conference on Existential Commitments and the Ethics of Belief (March 21-22, 2025)
A full program for 3PR’s spring 2025 conference, “Existential Commitments and the Ethics of Belief," is now available. The conference will take place on Friday, March 21, and Saturday, March 22, 2025.
Debate: Could a Good God Permit So Much Suffering? (March 3, 2025)
Could a good God permit so much suffering? Is belief in God compatible with the moral evil in our world? These questions and others are the subject of a debate between Charity Anderson, Mark Johnston, James Sterba, and Richard Swinburne to be held on Monday, March 3, from 4:30pm-6:30pm in McCosh 28. The debate is open to the public, and undergraduates are especially encourage to attend.
How to Make Big Choices: Philosophy, Careers, and Meaning (January 21-22, 2025)
In partnership with LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman's Blitzscaling project and the Keller Center, on January 21 and 22, PRÉCIS is hosting a two-day Wintersession workshop on “How to Make Big Choices: Philosophy, Careers, and Meaning.”