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Free Conference on Islam and Higher Education
FREE CONFERENCE ON ISLAM and HIGHER EDUCATION — Places Now Available Registration now open – Academic Conference Collaborative partnerships between universities and Muslim institutions: dismantling the roadblocks Funded by Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) http://www.derby.ac.uk/collaborative-partnerships-project 23rd May 2013, Senate House, London (in collaboration with Human Rights Consortium, University of London ) 27th June 2013, Birmingham [...]
Webinar: Not Afraid of Darwin or Christ
Not Afraid of Darwin or Christ A Webinar on Theology, Evolution, and Human Nature Wednesday, April 17, 2013 7:00 – 8:30 PM EST Now open to individuals! Overview Can science and religion coexist? Should Christians be afraid of Darwin or scientists afraid of Christ? We will tackle these and other provocative questions in a webinar [...]
2nd CFP & Keynote Announcement: Kierkegaard in the World
Second Call for Papers and Announcement of Keynotes New deadline for abstracts: 1st April 2013 The conference organizers are pleased to announce that “Kierkegaard in the World” will feature keynote lectures from: C. Stephen Evans (Baylor University) Kevin Hart (University of Virginia/Australian Catholic University) Daphne Hampson (Oxford University) Charles Guignon (University of South Florida) John [...]
London Bonhoeffer Colloquium
The Dietrich Bonhoeffer Centre London is pleased to announce the London Bonhoeffer Colloquium. June 15th 2013 This one-day colloquium will pursue a celebration and perpetuation of Bonhoeffer’s legacy in the context of contemporary postgraduate study in the United Kingdom, where Bonhoeffer is currently being given much attention by the Academy. The colloquium will involve short-papers [...]
The Oxford Handbook of Theology and Modern European Thought: A Seminar
THE OXFORD HANDBOOK of THEOLOGY AND MODERN EUROPEAN THOUGHT: A SEMINAR A seminar marking the publication of THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF THEOLOGY AND MODERN EUROPEAN THOUGHT edited by Nicholas Adams, George Pattison, and Graham Ward Panel Discussion ‘What is Theology and Modern European Thought’ led by Clare Carlisle (King’s College London) Jennifer Geddes (University [...]
2nd CFP: The Soul (abstract deadline extended)
*Please note that the deadline for paper abstracts has been extended below to the 29th of March* St Anne’s College, University of Oxford 28 June – 1 July 2013 Conference Précis: Ever since Descartes, the soul understood as immediate mental consciousness has tended to stand as a last bastion securing religious belief against naturalistic reduction. But [...]
Not Afraid of Darwin or Christ: A Webinar on Theology, Evolution, and Human Nature
Not Afraid of Darwin or Christ A Webinar on Theology, Evolution, and Human Nature Wednesday, April 17, 2013 7:00 – 8:30 PM EST Overview Can science and religion coexist? Should Christians be afraid of Darwin or scientists afraid of Christ? We will tackle these and other provocative questions in a webinar with two dynamic [...]
University College Dublin Conference: Between Heidegger, Levinas & Derrida
UCD SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY BETWEEN HEIDEGGER, LEVINAS & DERRIDA Prof. Adriaan Peperzak Prof. Francois Raffoul Dr. Raphael Zagury-Orly FEBRUARY 8th & 9th 2013 NEWMAN HOUSE STEPHEN’S GREEN DUBLIN 2 ~ Supported by the Irish Research Council ~ PROGRAMME: FRIDAY 8th FEBRUARY: 09:45 – 10:00 Welcoming address 10:00 – 12:00 Panel I Chair: Fergal [...]
Study Day: ‘Death and Dying in Catholic Perspective’
The Centre for Catholic Studies, Durham University in association with The Newman Association, The Departments of Spirituality, Formation, and Education of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, and The National Board of Catholic Women, are hosting: “Death and Dying in Catholic Perspective: A Study Day for Clergy, Laity, and Students of Theology” on Saturday 9 March, 9.15am-5.15pm at St Cuthbert’s Catholic [...]
CoTP’s 2013 Conference: ‘The Soul’ – Call For Papers & Booking Now Open
CALL FOR PAPERS: The Soul St Anne’s College, University of Oxford 28 June – 1 July 2013 Conference Précis: Ever since Descartes, the soul understood as immediate mental consciousness has tended to stand as a last bastion securing religious belief against naturalistic reduction. But today that bastion is under assault from the ‘new atheists’. However, [...]
[CFP:] Politics, Violence and the Sacred: Exploring René Girard’s thought in Security and International Studies
POLITICS, VIOLENCE AND THE SACRED: Exploring René Girard’s thought in Security and International Studies University of Central Lancashire, UK 23-24 May 2013 “Order in human culture certainly does arise from an extreme of disorder, for such disorder is the disappearance of any and all contested objects in the midst of conflict, and it is at [...]
Lecture: John Milbank on ‘The Politics of the Soul’
IN SEARCH OF THE GOOD SOCIETY Lecture Series – For the full lecture series schedule, see here [PDF] The Politics of the Soul Prof John Milbank Research Professor of Religion, Politics and Ethics, University of Nottingham Author of Theology and Social Theory and The Future of Love Thursday 1 November 2012 The Lincoln Centre, 18 [...]
Religion & Citizenship: Re-Thinking the Boundaries of Religion and the Secular
Socrel / HEA Teaching and Studying Religion, 2nd Annual Symposium: Religion and Citizenship: Re-Thinking the Boundaries of Religion and the Secular BSA Meeting Room, Imperial Wharf, London 13 December 2012, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Religions today are implicated in a wide variety of publics. From contests over the environment and democracy to protests against [...]
CFP: Intellectual Property and Religious Thought
CALL FOR PAPERS “Intellectual Property and Religious Thought” April 5, 2013 The University of St. Thomas will hold a conference titled “Intellectual Property and Religious Thought,” on April 5, 2013, co-sponsored by the Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law, and Public Policy and The University of St. Thomas Law Journal. The conference will [...]
Updated Poster & Programme: Religion and Human Rights
Religion and Human Rights: Religion in Public and Private Spaces (One Day Conference) Human Rights Law Centre, Nottingham University Senate Chamber, Trent Building Religion and Human Rights Conference Poster Religion and Human Rights Programme
Conference: Religion and Human Rights: Religion in Public and Private Spaces
Religion and Human Rights: Religion in Public and Private Spaces (One Day Conference) Human Rights Law Centre, Nottingham University Senate Chamber, Trent Building Thursday 8 November 9:15 Registration; Tea & Coffee 9:45 Introduction: Professor Dominic McGoldrick (Nottingham University) 10:00: Session I MAKING SPACE FOR RELIGIOUS ARGUMENTS – THEORY AND PRACTICE Chair: Dominic McGoldrick ‘Law, Religion [...]
Battle of Ideas 2012: Discounted student tickets
A message from the director of the Institute of Ideas in London: Dear all, I hope that you can join us at the Battle of Ideas 2012, an annual festival of ideas, debate and discussion, organised by the Institute of Ideas, which is a must for the intellectually curious and open minded. The event, now [...]
Event: Redcrosse
‘How do we think about identity in ways that don’t reflect anxiety, fear of the other, uncritical adulation of our past and all the other pitfalls that surround this subject? The Redcrosse project manages to negotiate these difficulties with immense imaginative energy and honesty: no sour notes, no attempt to overcompensate by desperately overapologetic rhetoric, [...]
Colin Gunton Lecture and Study Day
Colin Gunton Lecture and Study Day The second in an annual series of public lectures dedicated to the memory and work of Colin Gunton. Colin held the Chair of Christian Doctrine at King’s for many years and deeply shaped its theology.The present department wants to recognise Colin’s immense contribution nationally and internationally. Our second distinguished [...]
CoTP 2013 Oxford Conference: ‘The Soul’
Conference Précis: Ever since Descartes, the soul understood as immediate mental consciousness has tended to stand as a last bastion securing religious belief against naturalistic reduction. But today that bastion is under assault from the ‘new atheists’. However, the bastion is proving very hard to storm, with increasing numbers of even atheist thinkers denying that [...]
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