The inaugural Prime Matters symposium, Engaging the Enlightenment, was held on April 7, 2021, at the University of Mary. Moderated by Dr. David Tamisiea, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Mary, Drs. Chris Blum and Joseph Stuart, scholars on the Enlightenment, explored and debated the Enlightenment and its implications for Christian thought and culture. Dr. Chris Blum, Academic Dean and Professor of Theology and History at the Augustine Institute, served as editor and translator of Critics of the Enlightenment. Dr. Joseph Stuart, Chair of the History Program and Associate Professor of History at the University of Mary, is the author of Rethinking the Enlightenment: Faith in the Age of Reason.
