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Ratio Christi at UM-Dearborn

We are UM-Dearborn's "Thoughtful Christianity Club". We call it this because we believe we can reason about faith and have intelligent discussions about religious beliefs. We also think of ourselves as a Great Thinkers Club (like C.S. Lewis), a Reason & Faith Club, a GOD Club, a Revelation Club, a Bible Discovery Club, a Meaning and Purpose Club, a Theology and Philosophy Club, an Encountering Jesus Club, and yes, a Christian Apologetics Club. Apologetics is the discipline of applying reason to questions of faith. Our Winter theme is The Science of Humanity, as in what's good and bad about us as a race or a species, what's wretched or glorious. For a preview, see the Winter Schedule of Topics page. There will also be weekly small group Bible studies (see Weekly Small Groups page).

Ratio Christi is Latin for The 'Reason of Christ’ (or more loosely, 'thoughtful Christianity', or Reason + Faith). It is a global movement within academia that equips college and university students and faculty to put forth sound theological, existential, historical, philosophical, and scientific reasons for Christianity and for following Jesus.

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Weekly Meetings

This winter we will have multiple meetings per week on campus. Our main meeting will be on WEDNESDAYS from 4:00-5:15, but in early January we will experiment with two additional time slots, one at 3 and another at 5:30 (to see if there is interest in them too). The meetings will usually be in UC 1225 or 1227 but sometimes other rooms such as Kochoff or CASL 1018. There will also be 3 small group Bible- and Book-Studies per week on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday (see the Weekly Small Groups page for those details). AND there are Social Events. See the Master Calendar and Weekly Schedule of Topics tabs to know about those and everything else. There's even a featured videos tab to showcase some of our current favs.

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We approach subjects with a bit more of an intellectual approach than other Christian clubs, and we love hard questions. It also means that we are eclectic, and we cover a lot of different kinds of subjects in our weekly campus meetings, in a combined lecture and discussion format. Sometimes our own students and staff are the presenters. Other times we bring in outside speakers such as local clergy or specialists from various organizations such as the Leadership Institute and our very own Ratio Christi and the University of Michigan.

So, are you a current UMD student or about to become one? Or are you faculty or staff? Then we're here for you. If you are already a Christian, or a Muslim, a Jew, a Hindu, an atheist or agnostic, or if you're not sure exactly what you believe, our club might be a perfect fit for you. We exist uniquely to explore the intersection of faith with your God-given reason, your heart and your mind together. Through this intersection, we believe It is Possible to Know God, and we should.

Everyone has beliefs. Beliefs about God (positive or negative), origins, truth, meaning, morality, purpose, and the "good life", etc. Maybe you grew up with beliefs that you now doubt, or have even abandoned. That’s pretty common. Whatever you currently believe, we welcome you into our community. In each weekly meeting we discuss and consider one another's beliefs in a friendly way and at face value, mixed with a healthy dose of divine revelation, philosophy, science, logic, lived experience, and common sense. The prevailing skepticism of most universities treats faith and reason as polar opposites, so most classes at UMD are not going to help you integrate them. But we will.

Contact us

Call, text, or WhatsApp (313) 485-7153

Email: ratiochristi@umich.edu

Campus Address

4901 Evergreen Road

Dearborn, MI 48128

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