Thomas and the New Atheists: Bishop Barron's Thomistic Institute Address

Friends, the “new atheists” have emerged as strident critics of religion. More often than not, though, Christians agree with them, for the God they deny is one that we would deny as well. In my address to the Thomistic Institute at St. Mark's University Parish of the University of California Santa Barbara, I explore this curious situation with the help of St. Thomas Aquinas, looking especially at Thomas’ treatment of the noncompetitive relationship between God and the world. ———VIDEO LINKS——— Bishop Barron on King, Aquinas, and our Nation's Future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNLWWiDXI8s Bishop Barron on The New Atheists: https://youtu.be/Xe5kVw9JsYI Bishop Barron on Why I Loved to Listen to Christopher Hitchens: https://youtu.be/vW8yBnpN48w Joe Rogan, Richard Dawkins, and God (Part 1 of 2): https://youtu.be/ltZzX8ZnELM ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: https://bit.ly/31LV1sn​​ Word on Fire Institute Channel: https://bit.ly/2voBZMD​​ Word on Fire en Español Channel: https://bit.ly/2uFowjl​​ ———WORD ON FIRE——— Word on Fire: https://www.wordonfire.org/​​ FREE Daily Gospel Reflections (English or Español): https://dailycatholicgospel.com/​​ -----WORD ON FIRE INSTITUTE----- Join Bishop Barron and over 20,000 evangelists inside the Word on Fire Institute at https://wordonfire.institute ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Bishop Barron Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Sn2XgD​​ Bishop Barron Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Sltef5​​ Bishop Barron Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Hkz6yQ​​ Word on Fire Instagram: https://bit.ly/39sGNyZ​​ Word on Fire Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HmpPpW​​ Word on Fire Twitter: https://bit.ly/2UKO49h​​ Word on Fire en Español Instagram: https://bit.ly/38mqofD​​ Word on Fire en Español Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SlthaL​​ Word on Fire en Español Twitter: https://bit.ly/38n3VPt​​ ———SUPPORT WORD ON FIRE——— Donate: https://www.wordonfire.org/donate/​​ Word on Fire Store: https://store.wordonfire.org/​​ Pray: https://bit.ly/2vqU7Ft​