Dr. Jan Bentz

Biography

Jan Bentz completed high school in St. Louis, Missouri, as a foreign exchange student. He holds a doctorate in Philosophy from the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome, along with Master’s degrees in Sacred Art, Architecture, Liturgy, Church, Ecumenism, and Religious Studies. His doctoral dissertation focuses on the metaphysical thought of Gustav Siewerth in dialogue with Thomas Aquinas and Hegel. Currently, he lectures at Blackfriars Studium, University of Oxford, where he teaches courses on Modern Contemporary Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Philosophy History. Additionally, he is involved with Memoria College’s Great Books programme, offering online courses rooted in the classical tradition. Bentz has previously taught at the Catholic University of America’s Rome campus and Christendom College’s Rome Program, as well as IES Abroad. His research expertise includes Metaphysics, History of Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, Thomism, and Philosophy of Art. As a public intellectual, he engages in writing and journalism, contributing to outlets like EWTN and the Catholic News Agency, and leads interviews discussing the cultural critique of metaphysics and religion. Bentz is active in fostering discussions around contemporary threats to philosophy and theology, particularly regarding modernism and transhumanism.

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