A look at some of what's planned and also a look back at what we've put on over the past year. You will find more events associated with our Las Casas Centre by clicking here
Forthcoming events...
Rt Hon Greg Clark MP - Shadow Secretary of State For Energy and Climate Change - Las Casas Institute - Blackfriars Hall
A Leading Conservative frontbencher to round off "Ethics, Environment , Media And Enterprise" Lecture Series.
more >>'A Peace of Faith: Nicholas of Cusa, Ramon Llull and Interreligious Dialogue' - Blackfriars, Oxford
This is a special lecture, under the auspices of the Aquinas Institute at Blackfriars. Finding his starting point in an enigmatic 15th century painting that seems to show Jesus, Moses and Mohammed in conversation, Dr Andrew Thomas Kania will argue that the painting is indebted to writings of Ramon Llull and Nicholas of Cusa on interreligious dialogue.
Faith, Social Cohesion and The Nation - Las Casas Institute Parliamentary Seminar - Houses of Parliament
Chaired by Rt Rev Kieran Conry (Bishop of Arundel and Brighton) this seminar's speakers include Rt Hon John Battle MP (Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty) and Professor Michael Kenney (Sheffield University and IPPR)
More details lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
more >>Rt Hon John Denham MP - The Annual George Pire Lecture -Las Casas Institute - Blackfriars, Oxford
The Secretary of State For Communities And Local Government will give this year's Pire Lecture given last year by Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank.
more >>The Aquinas Lecture 2010: 'Aquinas, Thomists and the Problem of Paganism' - Blackfriars, Oxford
The 2010 Aquinas Lecture will be given by Dr John Marenbon. Dr Marenbon is a Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge, and the author of many books on medieval thought, most recently Medieval Philosophy: An Historical and Philosophical Introduction (2007).
Fifth Annual Aquinas Colloquium - Blackfriars, Oxford
Body, Soul and Mind: Aquinas and Modern Developments in Biotechnology and Neuroscience
The colloquium will focus on Aquinas' distinctive account of body and soul, considering the questions posed for it by modern scientific developments and exploring how it might continue to provide resources for a contemporary philosophical and theological anthropology.
'The Soul and Its Inclinations: A Systems Perspective' (Nicanor Austriaco OP, biologist and theologian); 'Neuroscience, Neurotechnology and the Neuroethics of Flourishing: Contemporary Perspectives on Beatitudo' (James Giordano, philosopher); 'Neurological Criteria for Death: The Need for Metaphysics' (David Albert Jones, bioethicist); 'Against Neurononsense' (Roger Scruton, philosopher)
For further information contact Dr Vivian Boland OP, Director of the Aquinas Institute, at 01865 278407 or vivian.boland@english.op.org
Rev Professor Lazlo Lukacs - "Communism -20 Years On" - Wigan, Lancashire
Rev Professor Lazlo Lukacs is a leading Hungarian clergyman, former member of the Pontifical Council on Social Communications and a vital influence on the drafting of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference Letters and Statement on the Common Good. In a lecture to an ecumenical audience Professor Lukacs, the founding Director of the Sapientia Institute in Budapest, will reflect on Christian social teaching for our time.
This event forms part of our "Renewing The Social Conscience" Festival and is organised jointly with the Epiphany Trust.
more >>Third Sector Challenges - Values in Europe - Southampton
Organised jointly with the SCA Institute for Social Enterprise and the University of Southampton this seminar includes papers from Dr Sean Healy (Director of CORI Justice in Ireland and a leading Irish social comentator) and Dr Richard Steenvoorde (Head of Policy Dutch catholic Bishops' Conference)
This event forms part of our "Renewing the Social Conscience " Festival and our South of England Programme
more >>Renewing the European Catholic Social Conscience - Evidence And Inspiration - Las Casas Institute International Conference - Oxford
Chair of the Conference: Rt Rev William Kenney CP, Bishop For Europe
Confirmed Speakers and Panel Chairs Include: Lesley Ann Knight (Secretary General, Caritas Internationalis); Professor Mary Jo Bane (Dean, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard); Professor Margaret Archer (Warwick); Professor Grace Davie (University of Exeter); Timothy Radcliffe OP, Professor David Robertson (Vice Principal St Hugh's College, Oxford and Professor of Politics); Rt Rev Malcolm Mcmahon OP; Professor Wim van De Donk (Chair Dutch Scientific Policy Institute); Professor Johan Van Der Straeten (Theology, University of Leuven); professor Robert Davis (University of Glasgow); Franz Karl Preuller (Director, Erste Stiftung, Vienna); Professor Christopher McCrudden (Professor of Law, University of Oxford); Stefan Wallner (Director, Caritas Austria); Professor Bernard Laurent (EM Lyons Business School); Rt Rev Patrick Lynch SSCC; Dr Julie Clague (Glasgow), Dr Vincent Rougeau (Univ of Notre Dame); Dr Sean Healy CORI Justice, Irealand), Eoigin O Mahoney (Irish catholic Bishops' Conference), Sr Madeleine Fredell OP (Sweden)
Further details will be posted here when they become available.
more >>Leadership Colloquium For Catholic Heads - Oxford
A two day special colloquium for Heads, Deputy Heads and Heads to be focused on issues of leadership, faith and social concern. A chance to reflect, be inspired, and gain new insights and skills. Speakers include Professor Mary Jo Bane( Harvard, Kennedy School of Government); Abbot Christopher Jamison OSB, Timothy Radcliffe OP, Professor Robert A Davis (Glasgow University) and Helen McElhinney (Blackfriars)
Part of the Las Casas institute's Leadership In Society Programme
Book early at lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
more >>Professor Mona Siddiqui - Islamic Studies And Public Understanding - Las Casas Institute, Blackfriars Hall
The leading Glasgow University academic and Radio 4 contributor will speak at teh Las Casas Institute
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Events from the past year...
BBC Director General At Las Casas Institute - Blackfriars Hall
The Las Casas Institute is delighted that Mark Thompson, Director General of the BBC, will give a keynote address as part of our "Environment, Media, Ethics And Enterprise" lecture series.
For further infromation as it becomes available email lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
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Early Roman Liturgy - Blackfriars, Oxford
This is the first part of a two-part conference presenting fresh research on Christian liturgy in Early Rome (the second part of which will be held in February 2010). Confirmed speakers for this first part are: Prof Paul Bradshaw (Notre Dame); Dr Maura Lafferty (Tennessee-Knoxville); Prof Olof Brandt (Pontifical Inst for Christian Archaeology); Prof Thomas O'Loughlin (Nottingham); Dr Thomas Whelan (Milltown). Confirmed speakers for the 2nd part (to be held on February 27th) include Dr Juliette Day (Blackfriars), Prof. Christoph Markschies (Berlin), Prof. Mark Humphries (Swansea), and Prof. Robin Jensen (Vanderbuilt). Click below for details of papers, registration fees, and how to book.
Michael Tate - Former Head of the Australian Legal System and Diplomat at The Hague- Parliamentary Seminar - Houses of Parliament
Entrance by tickets which are free from - lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
MIchael Tate is a Catholic Priest. He was formerly Federal Minister For Justice in the Australian cabinet and the Australian Ambassador to The Hague and The Holy See.
more >>Special Lecture by Prof Edmund Pellegrino: 'Academic Bio-ethics in the Post-Secular Age' - Blackfriars, Oxford
Blackfriars is delighted to welcome Prof. Pellegrino who is the Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics at Georgetown University, and the former Chairman of the U.S. President's Council for Bioethics. This special lecture on bioethics is sponsored jointly by Blackfriars with the Institute for the Psychological Science, the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, and the Linacre Centre.
Equality and the limits of cohesion - Blackfriars, Oxford
The Director of the Runnymede Trust, Robert Berkeley, addresses questions in a Las Casas seminar on rights and social cohesion. All welcome
Professor Mohan Munasinghe - Nobel Laureate-Las Casas Institute - Blackfriars , Oxford
Mohan Munasinghe is a Sri Lankan physicist and Nobel Laureate
more >>Leading Muslim-Israeli-Palestinian Speaks At Las Casas Institute Parliamentary Seminar - Houses of Parliament
Dr Ayman K. Agbaria: A Muslim Palestinian-Israeli poet and playwright.
more >>Las Casas Director and Peterborough CEO-The Changing Face of Britian - Peterborough
A day conference on faith, the civic realm and our society.
Francis Davis, Las Casas Institute, Oxford
Gillian Beasley, Chief Executive Peterborough City Council
Jawaid Khan, Greater Peterborough Partnership,(Cohesion Manager)
Leonie Mc Carthy, New Link(Refugees and Asylum Seekers).
Private Initiative:Governmental Provision-What Future For Social Change? - Bucharest-Athenee Hilton Hotel
The Las Casas Institute Director is an invited speaker at a major international conference organised by the Vienna Institute for Economic Studies and Erste Foundation on "The Future of Social Change".
Marking the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and acting as a major regional conference focused on social reform and innovation, the conference will bring together senior figures from the public, private and voluntary sectors across central and SE Europe.
more >>Ambassador to the Holy See to address Las Casas Institute - Oxford
In a joint event with the Oxford University Newman Society, His Excellency Ambassador Francis Campbell, the British Ambassador to the Holy See in Rome will be addressing the Las Casas Institute. The former Foreign Office Minister Rt Hon John Battle MP will chair the lecture.
more >>2009 Assunta Kirwan Lecture - Blackfriars, Oxford
The 2009 Assunta Kirwan lecture on biblical justice will be delivered by Prof Celia Deane-Drummond from the University of Chester. Prof Deane-Drummond holds doctorates in Plant Physiology and Theology. She is a specialist in the theology of ecology and the relationship of science to religion. The Assunta Kirwan lecture is open to the public. It will be followed by a buffet lunch. To register for the lunch (donation: £5) please email the Hall secretary: secretary@bfriars.ox.ac.uk.
House of Lords Reception for National Catholic Student Leaders - Westminster
Lord Brennan and the Prior of Blackfriars will host a joint Catholic Union/Blackfriars reception for Catholic student leaders across the UK in Westminster
For further information email lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
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Dignity and Suffering at the End of Life - Oxford
Confirmed Speakers: Prof Peter Gilbert; Bill Kilgannon OBE; Prof John O'Callaghan (Notre Dame); Prof David Solomon (Notre Dame); Dr Calum McKellar (Director of Research at the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics); Dr Amanda Perreau-Saussine (Queen's, Cambridge); Bishop Anthony Fisher OP (Auxiliary bishop, Sydney); Dr Margaret Atkins OSA; Rev Dr Vivian Boland OP.
For more information, please email lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
more >>Migration, Asylum, Refugees and the Challenge to the Churches - Oxford
Keynote speakers Professor Nichols Sagovsky (Canon Theologian Westminster Abbey); Dr Esther Reed (Director of the Network for Religion and Public Life, Exeter University); Dr Luke Bretherton (Director, Faith and Public Policy Forum, King's College, London).
A special edition of the journal Political Theology will be produced following the event.
For more information, please email lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
more >>What Price Intervention ? - The Consequences of Action and Inaction in Bosnia and Sudan - Invitation Only - Blackfriars Hall
Fourth Aquinas Colloquium, 28 February 2009, 10.00-16.00 - Blackfriars, Oxford
GOD AND THE COSMOS This year's colloquium sought to engage with aspects of the 'new atheism', looking at ways in which scientific, philosophical and theological understandings of the natural world supplement and correct each other. There were three presentations, 'God and Time' by Dr Michael Dodds OP, Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Berkeley 'God and Motionless Motion' by Dr Simon Oliver, University of Wales Lampeter and 'Aquinas and Contemporary Cosmology' by Professor William Carroll, Blackfriars, University of Oxford.
2009 Aquinas Lecture - Blackfriars, Oxford
The Theologian to the Papal Household, Fr Wojciech Giertych OP, will deliver the 2009 Aquinas Lecture on St Thomas' understanding of human freedom. Fr Giertych was formerly a Professor of Moral Theology and Assistant to the Master of the Order with special responsibility for the Intellectual Life.