Thomistic Institute – Giving a Voice to Mary in Syriac Liturgical Tradition – Dr Sebastian Brock
2nd February: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm GMT
On Monday 2nd February, the Oxford Thomistic Institute will be hosting Dr Sebastian Brock, of Wolfson College, Oxford, to speak on Giving a Voice to Mary in Syriac Liturgical Tradition.
The lecture will begin at 7.30pm in the Aula at Blackfriars, and will be followed by refreshments. All are welcome.
About the speaker
Sebastian Brock is Emeritus Reader in Syriac Studies in Oxford University; having taught previously at the Universities of Birmingham and Cambridge, he moved to Oxford in 1974, where he taught Aramaic and Syriac for the following thirty years, retiring in 2003.
He has written extensively on Syriac literature and on the history and theology of the different Syriac Churches. Among his publications are The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life, The Luminous Eye: the Spiritual World Vision of St Ephrem, Bride of Light: Hymns on Mary from the Syriac Churches, Fire from Heaven: Studies in Syriac Theology and Liturgy, St Ephrem: Hymns on Paradise, The Bible in the Syriac Tradition, Treasure-House of Mysteries: Explorations of the Sacred Text through Poetry in the Syriac Tradition, and Isaac of Nineveh (Isaac the Syrian): Headings on Spiritual Knowledge.
He has worked closely with the St Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute (SEERI) in Kottayam (Kerala, India), and served as an academic advisor for PRO ORIENTE’s Syriac Dialogue. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, and was awarded the Medal of St Ephrem by the late Syrian Orthodox Patriarch, HH Moran Ignatius Zakka Iwas.
Venue: Blackfriars Hall -
St Giles
Oxford,
OX1 3LY
United Kingdom
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Contact:
Thomistic Institute (Oxford Chapter)
reginald.herbert@english.op.org
https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/community-life/groups/thomistic-institute/