Creating a home for faith and learning at the University of Virginia.

The Center for Christian Study is an educational and outreach ministry at the University of Virginia (UVA). The Center for Christian Study brings thoughtful and informative lectures to UVA and the wider Charlottesville community; engages students in small groups to study the Bible and various books; offers a 12,000-volume library as a key student resource; and provides hospitality to students, serving coffee and fresh food and being a home away from home.

from the Center for Christian Study website:

Mission Statement

The mission of the Center for Christian Study is to provide opportunities and resources for corporate and individual investigation of the truths of the historic Christian faith in response to the questions raised by contemporary society. We will provide these opportunities and resources first to the University of Virginia, secondly to the Charlottesville community, and thirdly to the broader region. Through fulfillment of this mission men and women will be transformed by the Truth, which will be reflected in their thoughts and actions, both in their private lives before God and in their public lives as members of society, the family, and the Church.

For access to the Center for Christian Study lecture archive, click here.


Partner Features shared with Mars Hill Audio

How fantasy restores the world

How fantasy restores the world

October 30, 2024
In this 2019 lecture, Alison Milbank shows how fantasy can help restore to us a vision of human flourishing that counters the atomization and meaninglessness of modern life. (43 minutes)
Christopher Hitchens vs. G. K. Chesterton

Christopher Hitchens vs. G. K. Chesterton

August 6, 2024
Ralph Wood compares Christopher Hitchens‘s view of the cosmos with that of G. K. Chesterton, arguing that Chesterton succeeded where Hitchens failed. (44 minutes)
What does it mean to be a creature?

What does it mean to be a creature?

June 18, 2024
Canon-theologian Simon Oliver explains how and why the doctrine of Creation is cardinal and must frame all theology. (62 minutes)
The simplicity beneath the complexity

The simplicity beneath the complexity

July 23, 2021
Theologian Peter J. Leithart offers an outline of the book of Revelation, focusing on the themes of the challenge of faithfulness and the meaning of martyrdom. (46 minutes)