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INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE

Truth, in a world of endless information, is of inestimable value.

A merely secular vision of the human person is harmfully reductive. On the other hand, a Christian and philosophical vision that fails to incorporate verifiable scientific discoveries is willfully blind.

We try to bring these genuine perspectives on truth together to freshly illuminate the mystery of human person and provide practical paths of growth in excellence.

The Institute for Excellence is an outcome-oriented, multi-disciplinary research group at Amoris Christi that aims to shed light on the mystery of the human person and the paths to excellence.

WHO WE ARE

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The research group – ranging from psychologists and priests to physicians and philosophers – settles on a specific problem, challenge, or relevant topic.​

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The team explores it, through various disciplines (such as philosophy, spirituality, theology, neurobiology, psychology, medicine, economics, etc.) and attempts a creative synthesis.

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The research is published and made available for persons striving for excellence. 

HOW WE WORK

seek(truth)

A free and honest inquiry into the real.

seek(truth₁) is a creative new collaboration of Amoris Christi that seeks to bring the worlds of faith and science closer together. The seektruth interlocutors (researchers) have conversations and publish essays at the intersection of various fields, looking upon the wonders of man and the universe with eyes of childlike faith. Perhaps the greatest danger the world faces today is the rift between faith and science. On the one hand, this leaves the world without a central axis of meaning as it navigates the complex implications and questions posed by artificial intelligence, quantum uncertainty, neuroscience, etc. On the other hand, this deprives the Church of the humbling surprise of unanticipated discovery, of an updated anthropology and cosmology, and of its credibility as the voice of wisdom in the world. seek(truth₁) aims to address this problem head on. The essays found on the website (www.seektruth.one) cover a wide variety of topics and will be of interest for anyone fascinated by the cosmos and the human person and who seeks to foster a contemplative and penetrating gaze into God’s handiwork.

ARTICLES

Aretaic Friendships

How can friendships and our social environments foster motivation for virtue, excellence, and holiness?

Listening

Listening to young people: Why, What, and How? A scientific, pastoral and spiritual basis.

BOOKS

The Art of Listening to Young People

The Art of Listening to Young People uniquely blends extensive scientific research with pastoral experience and theology to provide guidance and inspiration for youth ministers, spiritual directors, formation advisors, therapists, and anyone else who desires to better accompany young people today.

Belonging

From Loneliness to Communion: A Path to Belonging for Young People is an online book that explores the what, why, and how of belonging. Blending scientific research with philosophical and theological reflection, and grounded in pastoral experience, it is written for youth ministers, pastors, and all those who walk alongside young people, to help young people cultivate a genuine and lasting sense of belonging.

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