Zephyr Institute

Recovering the humanities in the heart of Silicon Valley

The Zephyr Institute is a community of scholars, students, and professionals committed to gaining a fuller understanding of the human person and the common good.

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What we do

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Upcoming Events

In Defense of Icons
Wed, Jun 29
Zephyr Institute
Jun 29, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
Zephyr Institute, 560 College Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
A seminar discussing On the Divine Images by John of Damascus and the role of art in Christian worship.
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The Price of Free Will- The Grand Inquisitor
Fri, Jul 01
Zephyr Institute
Jul 01, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
Zephyr Institute, 560 College Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
A dinner reading group on Dostoyevsky's 'The Grand Inquisitor' for students and professionals in the Bay Area.
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Multiple Dates
Bioethics Reading and Discussion Group
Wed, Jul 13
Details will be sent upon acceptance
Jul 13, 4:00 PM PDT – Jul 14, 5:00 PM PDT
Details will be sent upon acceptance
A reading and discussion group for physicians and physicians-in-training, led by Dr. Aaron Kheriaty
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Rethinking the Rural: Henri Lefebvre and the Global Transformation of Agrarian Society
Thu, Jul 28
Holy Cross Center, Berkeley
Jul 28, 1:00 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
Holy Cross Center, Berkeley, 2597 Virginia St, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA
In this colloquium, we will focus on the newly-published collection of Lefebvre’s essays, “On the Rural: Economy, Sociology, Geography.”
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