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Darwin Festival in Cambridge: Did Darwin Kill God? Q & A
The Faraday Institute for Science & Religion and The Darwin Festival in Cambridge present: Did Darwin Kill God? The BBC2 Documentary Introduced by the presenter Conor Cunningham Followed by questions and discussion 5.45pm, 7th July 2009 Full information available on the event poster here.
New Veritas Volumes
The Veritas series page has been updated to reflect the addition of three new works. The first is for a volume just-released: J. P. Moreland’s The Recalcitrant Imago Dei: Human Persons and the Failure of Naturalism. [Order UK] [Order US] Endorsements: “J. P. Moreland’s new book is a tour de force. In six clear, concise […]
Slavoj Žižek with John Milbank – the Return of Christ
On the occasion of the publication of The Monstrosity of Christ: Paradox or Dialectic? (by John Milbank & Slavoj Žižek; Creston Davis, ed.) comes a public debate between John Milbank and Slavoj Žižek, which took place on 18 June 2009, chaired by Giles Fraser, vicar of Putney.. Some photographs, as well as an entire audio […]
The Centre in Modern Theology
The latest issue of Modern Theology has two articles of note in regard to the work of the Centre of Theology and Philosophy. First is an essay by Todd S. Mei entitled “Economy of the Gift: Rethinking the Role of Land Enclosure in Political Economy” which interacts with the work of both Philip Goodchild and […]
Interview with John Betz
In the latest issue (vol. 96) of the Mars Hill Audio Journal, there is an interview with John Betz, author of After Englightenment: The Post-Secular Vision of J. G. Hamann (Illuminations). Ken Myers talks with Betz about his recent book regarding the life and thought of J. G. Hamann. Click here for the interview with […]
Conference: Christian Social Teaching and the Politics of Money
Christian Social Teaching and the Politics of Money: An International Conference on Religion and the Recession 9 and 10 July 2009 Senate Chamber University of Nottingham The working hypothesis of the conference is that there is there is a ‘middle’ position between an exclusively religious and a strictly secular perspective: faith can lead to a […]
Conference: Insistence of the Theologico-Political
INSISTENCE OF THE THEOLOGICO-POLITICAL How and Why Did Modern Political Philosophy and Theory Become Engaged with the Theological? Time and place: June 11th – 13th 2009 Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki Finland Today it seems that Max Weber’s thesis of the ‘disenchantment of the world’ was too premature. Far from being in […]
Times Higher Education
Lazarus-style comeback: A revival of interest in theology is evident in academic and political debate, and John Milbank and the radical orthodoxy movement are spreading the news, writes Melanie Newman
Conference: ‘A Secular Age’: Tracing the Contours of Religion and Belief
‘A Secular Age’: Tracing the Contours of Religion and Belief Date: Monday 8th – Thursday 11th June 2009 Location: Mater Dei Institute of Education The conference will explore the way in which theology and philosophy, when placed in dialogue with the social sciences, can reinvigorate public discourse. Some of the themes which will be discussed […]
BBC2 Documentary: Did Darwin Kill God?
Did Darwin Kill God? Whilst this programme aired on 31 March 2009, this 1-hour documentary can now be watched here using the BBC iPlayer. A new trailer for the documentary can be accessed here (2 min 16 sec). The BBC’s Darwin Season: marking the life and work of Charles Darwin – highlights: BBC Two As […]
Future of Love Book Launch and Seminar
SCM Press and The Centre of Theology and Philosophy invite you to a Book Launch and Seminar Monday, 16 March 2009 4 pm – 7 pm University of Nottingham Staff Club Lounge The Future of Love: Essays in Political Theology John Milbank, Professor in Religion, Politics and Ethics and Director of the Centre of Theology […]
Conference: Darwin Reconsidered
Regent’s Park College Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture Darwin reconsidered: marking the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection The following lectures will be given at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays in Regent’s Park College, Pusey Street, Oxford. The lectures are open to the public. [PDF of conference poster] […]
Reviews of Centre of Theology and Philosophy Staff and Book Series Publications
Fantasy that lights up the real world, a review of Alison Milbank’s Chesterton and Tolkien as Theologians: The fantasy of the real, by Andrew Davison The Catholic Fantastic of Chesterton and Tolkien, a review of Alison Milbank’s Chesterton and Tolkien as Theologians: The fantasy of the real, by Ralph C. Wood Money and Credit, Theologically […]
Review of the Grandeur of Reason conference
A Contemporary Platonic-Christianity?- On Radical Orthodoxy: An Extended Review of the ‘The Grandeur of Reason: Religion, Tradition and Universalism’ conference, Rome, Italy, September 1-4, 2008 by Jones Irwin. (HTML link, PDF link) Published in Minerva – An Internet Journal of Philosophy Vol. 12 2008.
Two new books by John Milbank
The Future of Love: Essays in Political Theology: “With a newly written preface relating his theology to the current global situation, The Future of Love contains revised versions of eighteen of John Milbank’s essays on theology, politics, religion, and culture—ranging from the onset of neoliberalism to its current crisis, and from the British to the […]
Centre News Items
The Monstrosity of Christ: Paradox or Dialectic? is a conversation between John Milbank and Slavoj Žižek (edited by Creston Davis) that “concerns the future of religion, secularity, and political hope in light of a monsterful event—God becoming human. For the first time since Žižek’s turn toward theology, we have a true debate between an atheist […]
Conference: Returning to the Church
The CENTRE of THEOLOGY and PHILOSOPHY, NOTTINGHAM and ST STEPHEN’S HOUSE, OXFORD present Returning to the Church Catholicity, Ecclesiology and the Mission of the Church of England Rogier van der Weyden, Seven Sacraments Altarpiece. Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Speakers include: John Milbank, Alison Milbank, Graham Ward, Alister McGrath, Michael Northcott, Jeremy Morris, Simon […]
Naturalism, Heidegger, and Žižek now released!
The Centre of Theology and Philosophy, along with Eerdmans Press is happy to announce two forthcoming volumes in the Interventions series: Naturalism, co-authored by Stewart Goetz and Charles Taliaferro, Heidegger: A (Very) Critical Introduction, by Sean J. McGrath, and Žižek: A (Very) Critical Introduction, by Marcus Pound. Click on the names below to read blurbs […]
Conference: Scripture and Liturgy in the Theology of Benedict XVI
SATURDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2008 Scripture and Liturgy in the Theology of Benedict XVI A conference with Aidan Nichols OP, Michael Waldstein, Scott Hahn, Adrian Walker This important theological conference with Dr Scott Hahn, the popular American writer and biblical scholar, which also features Dominican theologian Aidan Nichols, leading Biblical scholar Michael Waldstein, and Adrian Walker […]
Christ, History, and Apocalyptic blurbs arrive
Blurbs from Graham Ward, Nicholas Healy, and Stanley Hauerwas have arrived for Nathan Kerr’s Christ, History and Apocalyptic: The Politics of Christian Mission: “This is a timely book that traverses twentieth century theology to develop a distinctive understanding of church engagement with the world. Finely executed and acutely discerning it opens up an ecclesiology that […]
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