Luke Burgis

Luke Burgis is the author of the award-winning book WANTING: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life, which has been translated into more than 20 languages. He is a professor of business at The Catholic University of America and the founder and director of The Cluny Institute, whose mission is to build cultural architecture at the intersection of “Athens, Jerusalem, and Silicon Valley”: faith, reason, and innovation. Luke has worked on Wall Street and is also a veteran startup founder, before he stepped away and entered seminary formation for several years. He graduated from NYU’s Stern School of Business and went on to study philosophy and earn a degree in theology from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. His new book, THE ONE AND THE NINETY-NINE: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion, has won recognition by the National Endowment for the Humanities as a culturally significant work. Luke lives in Washington, DC, and West Michigan with his wife, Claire, and their children.

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Dante 360

Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost.” 

And so we all begin—in darkness.

Join Dante on his most famous journey through the depths of hell, levels upon levels of purgatory, finally discovering the light and glory of paradise. You will find terror in the wild beasts he meets along the way; and only moments later great hope at the strong woman, Beatrice, who leads him always upwards.

This contemporary staged performances of one of the most epic stories of the western world is an immersive, multi-dimensional production that leads you into Dantes universe. Returning to the stage for the 4th year, this year’s production.

Its heaven. It’s hell. But above all, it’s worth the trip.

November 8–10, 2024