Events
CFP: The Future of Creation Order
The Future of Creation Order International Conference, 16 – 19 August 2011, VU University Amsterdam http://www.cpc2011.org Conference theme People of all times have experienced the world of nature as expressing an overwhelming beauty, coherence and order. In the great monotheistic traditions this beauty, coherence and order have been related to the will or nature of a Creator. [...]
John Milbank’s Stanton Lectures 2011
This year Professor John Milbank is delivering the Stanton Lectures at Cambridge, titled ‘Philosophy: A Theological Critique’. All eight lectures are now linked to below, which can also be found on the Working Papers page. Lecture 1 (19 Jan): The Return of Metaphysics in the 21st Century [PDF version ] Lecture 2 (26 Jan): Immanence and [...]
Symposium: Of God in Philosophy
SYMPOSIUM Of God in Philosophy University College Dublin School of Philosophy Saturday the 26th of February 2011 12h – 17h00 Newman House St. Stephen’s Green Dublin John Caputo, Syracuse University Joseph Cohen, University College Dublin William Desmond, Catholic University of Leuven Richard Kearney, Boston College and University College Dublin PROGRAMME 12h – 14h (Chair: Patrick [...]
The Centre of Theology and Philosophy’s 4th International Conference & Call for Papers: What is Life?: Theology, Science, and Philosophy
Conference Website: http://theologyphilosophycentre.co.uk/Krakow2011/ Call for papers: What is Life?: Theology, Science, and Philosophy Kraków, Poland 24-28 June 2011 In partnership with: Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology, DePaul University; Pontical University of John Paul II, Kraków; Copernicus Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Kraków; Institute for Faith and Learning, Baylor University ‘During those days men will [...]
CFP: Hume’s Metaphysics and Humean Metaphysics
Hume’s Metaphysics and Humean Metaphysics School of Social Sciences and Humanities University of Tampere, Finland June 20-22, 2011 Call for Papers The idea of the conference is to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Hume’s birth by promoting fruitful discussion between Hume scholars and metaphysicians. Abstract Submission Deadline: March 15, 2011 (Notification of acceptance by April [...]
Conference: Habit and Second Nature
The British Society for Phenomenology HABIT AND SECOND NATURE 15th – 17th April 2011 St Hilda’s College, Cowley Place, Oxford Habit is undeniably an important and pervasive aspect of human life; indeed, it is so familiar to us that often we do not pause to reflect on it. Similarly, the concept of habit has played a [...]
CFP: ‘MacIntyre as Critic and Educator’
ISME 5th Annual Conference Providence College July 28-31, 2011 Confirmed Plenary Speakers Marilynne Robinson Iowa Writers Workshop Author of Gilead, Home, and Absence of Mind Daniel O. Dahlstrom Boston University Author of Heidegger’s Concept of Truth and more than ninety articles James Connelly University of Hull Author of Politics and the Environment: From Theory to Practice Call for Papers: [...]
Aquinas Lecture 2011
‘If Love It Is…’: Thomistic Reflections on the Psychology of Love Michael Sherwin, OP (University of Fribourg, Switzerland) Wednesday 26 January 2011 5.00pm The Aquinas Institute Blackfriars Oxford Further Information from vivian.boland@english.op.org Download the event poster here.
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s ‘Faith in the World’ Competition
“If we want to nurture a really articulate public argument about the great issues of our times, we have to make sure that younger citizens have the confidence to make themselves heard. One of the most depressing things that can happen to young people is a climate, whether in school or out of it, that [...]
‘Psychology and the Other’ Conference
It is deep autumn. My neighbor, How does he live, I wonder. ~ Haiku by Matsuo Basho Psychology and the Other Conference 2011 October 1st – 3rd Cambridge, MA Plenary Addresses Jeffrey Bloechl, Ph.D., Boston College Mark Freeman, Ph.D., College of the Holy Cross Lynne Layton, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School Stuart A. Pizer, Ph.D., ABPP, [...]
“Dimensions of Goodness” International Conference
The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) will host “Dimensions of Goodness,” a major international and interdisciplinary conference April 4-6, 2011 in McKenna Hall at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN. The conference will feature some of the most noted scholars in the arts, engineering, humanities, law, natural and physical sciences, [...]
Special Lecture at The Aquinas Institute
THE AQUINAS INSTITUTE at BLACKFRIARS, OXFORD SPECIAL LECTURE ‘God did not make the world: Aquinas on the difference between art and creation’ DR GABRIELA KURYLEWICZ Fundacja Forma, and Institute of Philosophy, Warsaw University Monday 29 November 2010 5.00pm Blackfriars, 64 St Giles’ [Map] Further information from Vivian Boland OP aquinas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk / 01865 278407 [Please download poster [...]
Religion and Liberation: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Religion and Liberation: Interdisciplinary Perspectives 17 December 2010 St. Cuthbert’s Catholic Church Chaplaincy, Durham £5 registration ‘The Future of Liberation,’ Philip Goodchild (University of Nottingham) ‘Kairos and Akairós,’ Roland Boer (University of Newcastle, Australia) Current debates about religion and politics tend towards two positions: 1) concern over the danger of religious extremism; 2) criticism of [...]
Book Launch: For the Parish
Please note that the time below has been corrected to 6.00pm SCM Press cordially invite you to an event to celebrate the publication of: For the Parish: A Critique of Fresh Expressions BY ANDREW DAVISON AND ALISON MILBANK 25 October 2010 at 6.00 pm St Mary-le-Bow Cheapside London EC2V 6AU This is a free event [...]
Dates for the 4th CoTP Conference: What is Life?
In 2011, the Centre of Theology and Philosophy, in partership with JPII University and the Copernicus Foundaton, will be having its fourth international conference entitled “What is Life?: Theology, Science, and Philosophy” to be hosted in Kraków, Poland. For your diaries, the dates for the conference are 24-28 June 2011. Call for papers forthcoming.
Green as a Leaf: Renewing a Theology of Creation
Green as a Leaf: Renewing a Theology of Creation Seeing the world afresh through the eyes of theologians, scientists, and artists 16 – 19 September 2010 an invitation to an international conference based at the School of Animal, Rural & Environmental Sciences at Brackenhurst Campus and at Southwell Minster Organized by Southwell Minster, the Diocese [...]
The Fourth Annual TELOS Conference
Rituals of Exchange and States of Exception: Continuity and Crisis in Politics and Economics January 15-16, 2011 New York City Whether they allow the circulation of ambassadors or of capital, exchange networks provide the basis for global cross-cultural relationships. Though liberal democratic governments pride themselves on the rationality of their procedures, diplomatic protocols and the [...]
Stanley Hauerwas Event
cordially invite you to the following event: Stanley Hauerwas in Conversation with John Milbank & Luke Bretherton to mark the publication of: Hannah’s Child: A Theologian’s Memoir BY STANLEY HAUERWAS on Monday 18th October 2010 from 5.30-7.00pm at the Great Hall, Strand Campus, King’s College London Get directions here Demand is sure to be high [...]
Alberto Toscano at the Institute of Contemporary Arts London
From Verso: Alberto Toscano will be launching ‘Fanaticism’ on Thursday 8 July, 6.45pm, at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. Toscano will address the key issues at the heart of his new book, and welcome discussion from attendees. For more information and to book tickets, please call +44 (0)20 7930 3647, or visit the [...]
The Aquinas Institute at Blackfriars, Oxford: Special Lecture
Monday 17 May 2010, 5.00pm Blackfriars, 64 St Giles’. ‘The Summa Theologiae as Mystagogy? Thomas Aquinas and the Discipline of the Secret’ Speaker: Professor Peter M. Candler Jr., Professor Peter M. Candler Jr. is Associate Professor of Theology at Baylor University and author of Theology, Rhetoric, Manuduction or, Reading Scripture Together on the Path to [...]
