Las Casas Term Card
Michaelmas Term 2026
SEMINARS
Is the Catholic Church really pacifist now? Catholic teaching on war and peace after Magnifica Humanitas
Dr Maria Power, Las Casas Institute, will host this discussion with Anna Blackman, Glasgow, and Dr Christian Braun, Institute for Peace and Military Ethics, Hamburg. The event will include the signing of a memorandum of agreement between the Institute for Peace and Military Ethics, Hamburg, and the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice.
This discussion will take place on the 15th of October at 2pm in the Aula of Blackfriars Hall. No registration is required and the event is free and open to all. For more information, please follow the link: https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/is-the-catholic-church-really-pacifist-now/
AI and workers: who dominates? The subjective sense of work in the era of artificial intelligence
Dr James Bergida, Christendom College, and Dr Agnieszka Wincewicz-Price, Polish Economic Institute, will host this discussion of the moral ethics of artificial intelligence in the contemporary economy, reflecting on the insights provided by Catholic Social Teaching.
This seminar will take place at 5pm Wednesday the 21st of October in the Aula of Blackfriars Hall. This seminar is free and open to everyone. A reception will follow the event. No registration is required. For more information, please follow the link: https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/ai-and-workers-who-dominates/
Progress, regression, and the social adoption of AI
Hallam Willis, Las Casas Institute, will host this hybrid seminar discussing how a framework of progress has impacted the adoption of artificial intelligence in society.
This event will take place at 5:30pm Tuesday the 27th of October in the Aula of Blackfriars Hall. Free and open to all, no registration is required for in-person attendance. To register for virtual participation and for further information, please follow the link: https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/progress-regression-and-the-social-adoption-of-ai/
Humanitarian assistance in international law
Dr Marina Sharpe, Royal Military College Saint-Jean, will discuss the themes of her new book, Humanitarian Assistance in International Law, in this in-conversation event. She will be joined by Emanuela-Chiara Gillard, Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict, and Claud Maon, Medecins Sans Frontieres, who will act as discussants and Hugo Slim, director of the Las Casas Institute, who will chair the event.
This event will take place at 4pm on Monday the 16th of November in the Aula of Blackfriars Hall. The event is free and open to everyone. To register and for more information, please follow the link: https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/humanitarian-assistance-in-international-law/
WEBINARS
Religious symbolism and political life: comparative perspectives
This online Javeriana–Oxford webinar will bring together scholars and practitioners to discuss selected cases of the political use of religious symbolism in different contexts around the world. This event will be led by Dr Eduardo Gutierrez Gonzalez, Javeriana, and Dr Maria Power, Las Casas Institute.
This webinar will take place over Zoom at 4pm (GMT) on Thursday the 26th of November. Open to everyone, registration is required. For more information, please follow the link: https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/religious-symbolism-and-political-life-comparative-perspectives/