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Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy discusses the significance of church architecture in relation to incarnational theology and modernism.

Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy argues that church architecture is "incarnational" when it corresponds to a true cosmological vision of reality ordered through and toward the Logos and embodies the principles revealed to Moses on Sinai, and "iconoclastic" when, in its modernist self-referentiality, it rejects that order and fails to communicate the body and head of Christ made present in the liturgy. This lecture was given on July 19th, 2026, at Glencomeragh House. Support the Thomistic Institute Campus Chapter Program here: truth.thomisticinstitute.org/pod About the Speaker: Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, OP is a Coordinator for Campus Outreach at the Thomistic Institute in Washington, DC. He has served as a parochial vicar at St. Pius V Church in Providence, RI, as well as an adjunct professor and assistant chaplain at Providence College. He originates from Columbus, OH, studied architecture in Virginia and Switzerland, and practiced in the DC area before entering the Order of Preachers in 2013. He was ordained a priest in 2020 at the Dominican House of Studies during the quarantine. In his work with the Thomistic Institute, he has given talks on the virtue of penance, loving God with the mind…

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Guest: Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

Topics covered

• church architecture
• incarnational theology
• modernism
• cosmology
• liturgical presence

Keywords

• church architecture
• incarnational
• iconoclastic
• Logos
• liturgical

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thomistic Institute, Providence College

Places: Glencomeragh House, Washington, DC, Providence, RI, Columbus, OH

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