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SUMMARY:Mary Beckett’s 'Give Them Stones'
DESCRIPTION:When Mary Beckett wrote Give Them Stones in 1987\, the Troubles novel about conflict in Northern Ireland was already a well-established genre. However\, the genre was known primarily for the work of male authors; the only other Troubles novel by a woman was No Mate for the Magpie (1985) by Frances Molloy. Beckett’s Give Them Stones was met with acclaim before falling out of print. It has only been in recent decades that a younger generation of writers have begun to tell the story of how women experienced the Troubles. And yet\, more recent novels\, and the academic literary establishment\, usually ignore the religious dimension both in the political struggle itself and in the novels that depict it. \nBeckett’s novel tells the story of an ordinary working-class woman on Belfast’s back streets who is concerned only with keeping her family alive until she is called upon to stand up against violence on both sides of the political divide. She does so not because she has become politicized\, but because her religious faith gives her courage. Give Them Stones is now back in print as part of the Catholic Women Writers Series with Catholic University of America Press\, edited by Bonnie Lander Johnson and Julia Meszaros. In this online talk\, Downing College Fellow and Associate Professor\, Bonnie Lander Johnson will explore the book’s overlooked religious dimensions and make the case for restoring Beckett’s work to the literary canon. Professor Michael Scott will chair. \nThis event is sponsored by the Future of the Humanities Project and Blackfriars Hall\, Oxford. It is part of the  series\, Cultural Encounters: Books that Have Made a Difference.  \nOnline. Free and open to all. Registration is required. \nBonnie Lander Johnson is fellow and associate professor at Downing College\, Cambridge and senior research fellow at Blackfriars Hall\, Oxford. She has written numerous academic books on Renaissance literature and culture. She is an editor of the Catholic Women Writers series at Catholic University of America Press and The Oxford Handbook of Modern Catholic Women’s Writing. Her most recent book\, Vanishing Landscapes (Hodder Press\, 2025)\, combines nature writing and cultural history to tell the story of our alienation from the landscape after the Reformation. \nMichael Scott (chair) is senior dean\, fellow of Blackfriars Hall\, Oxford\, college advisor for postgraduate students\, and a member of the Las Casas Institute. He also serves as senior advisor to the president of Georgetown University. Scott previously served as the pro-vice-chancellor at De Montfort University and founding vice-chancellor of Wrexham Glyndwr University\, where he is professor emeritus. \nupcoming events in this series\nLindsay Kaplan\, Georgetown\n10 Nov: ‘The Massacre of the Innocents (Matt 2)’ \nProfessor Michael J Collins\,\n17 Nov: ‘“Gotta Be Goin On” America’s Encounter with the Land’
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/mary-becketts-give-them-stones/
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SUMMARY:Can Bio-Tech Make Us Socially Just?
DESCRIPTION:Social justice has often been improved and worsened by new technology\, which always creates winners and losers. What does the rapidly advancing field of bio-technology mean for social justice as a whole around the world? Who will it help\, and who will struggle for access to its benefits? And how might it change the nature of humanity itself and so raise completely new questions of justice for our species and our place on the earth? Drawing on secular and Catholic thought\, Professor Jason Eberl will look across the spectrum of social justice to identify where researchers need to think harder about the challenges ahead. \nThis event will be hosted by the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice at Blackfriars Hall where Prof Eberl\, from Saint Louis University\, is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Aquinas Institute. Dr Hugo Slim\, the Director of the Las Casas Institute\, will respond. \nThe workshop will take place in-person at the Blackfriars Hall Annexe\, on Tuesday the 4th of November at 3.30pm . Places are limited\, and priority will be given to Blackfriars students and fellows. To register\, please email the Las Casas Institute. \nProfessor Jason Eberl is the Hubert Mäder Chair in Bioethics\, Professor of Philosophy\, and Director of the Albert Gnaegi Center for Bioethics at SLU. Previously\, he held the Semler Endowed Chair for Medical Ethics in the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Marian University in Indianapolis. His research focuses on bioethics\, metaphysics\, and medieval philosophy. He is particularly interested in the thought of Thomas Aquinas and how his theories of human nature and morality may inform the ethical evaluation of various bioethical issues\, including those at the margins of human life — such as abortion\, human embryonic stem cell research\, the definition of death\, euthanasia\, and organ donation — as well as emerging issues in biotechnology and justice in the allocation of health care resources. He is giving a lecture series at Blackfriars Hall this term\, for details of the next event\, please see the link.
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/can-bio-tech-make-us-socially-just/
LOCATION:Blackfriars Annexe Seminar Room\, 33 St Giles\, Oxford\, OX1 3LD\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Hope for Health: Inspiration from Good Practice
DESCRIPTION:How can we better promote healthy living and ageing inspired by a Catholic approach to health\, healthcare\, and social life? This conference seeks to answer this vital  question by discussing good examples from current practice. \nConvened by Sr Margaret Atkins and Rev Dr Richard Finn O.P.\, the conference will be held on the 8th of November from 9.30am at Blackfriars Hall. \nOpen to all\, registration is required. \nSpeakers\nSr Margaret Atkins CSA\, Boarbank Hall. \nRt Hon John Battle\, former MP and Minister of State. \nDr Karen Groves MBE\, Founder of Queenscourt Hospice. \nProfessor Jim McManus\, Public Health Wales. \nFr Matthew Nunes.
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/hope-for-health-inspiration-from-good-practice/
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SUMMARY:The Massacre of the Innocents (Matt 2)
DESCRIPTION:Herod and the Racial Conflation of Jews and Muslims in Medieval and Early Modern England\nThe Massacre of the Innocents episode from the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew has inspired numerous literary\, visual\, and musical adaptations across a range of continents and languages\, from the medieval period to the twentieth century. In this online talk\, Georgetown University Professor M. Lindsay Kaplan will analyze the depiction of Herod in Matthew 2 and follow some of its various adaptations to demonstrate the surprising incorporation of Muslim identity in portrayals of the Jewish King Herod in medieval English images and drama. This tradition continues into an early modern English dramatic convention that portrays a coordinated racialized Muslim/Jewish identity through the figure of Herod\, with particular focus on Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Othello\, The Moor of Venice and Elizabeth Cary’s adaptation\, The Tragedy of Mariam\, The Fair Queen of Jewry. Professor Michael Scott will chair. \nThis event is sponsored by the Future of the Humanities Project and Blackfriars Hall\, Oxford. It is part of the  series\, Cultural Encounters: Books that Have Made a Difference.  \nOnline. Free and open to all. Registration is required. \nM. Lindsay Kaplan is a professor of English at Georgetown University where she teaches courses on medieval and early modern English literature\, focusing on questions of race\, sexuality\, and gender. She is most recently author of Figuring Racism in Medieval Christianity (Oxford\, 2019) and editor of The Merchant of Venice: The State of Play (Arden Shakespeare\, Bloomsbury\, 2020). Her current book project traces the racial coordination of Muslims and Jews in medieval visual images and drama to demonstrate its continued influence on early modern English drama. \nMichael Scott is senior dean\, fellow of Blackfriars Hall\, Oxford\, college advisor for postgraduate students\, and a member of the Las Casas Institute. He also serves as senior advisor to the president of Georgetown University. Scott previously served as the pro-vice-chancellor at De Montfort University and founding vice-chancellor of Wrexham Glyndwr University\, where he is professor emeritus. \nupcoming events in this series\nProfessor Michael J Collins\,\n17 Nov: ‘“Gotta Be Goin On” America’s Encounter with the Land’
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/the-massacre-of-the-innocents-matt-2/
CATEGORIES:Las Casas Institute
ORGANIZER;CN="Las Casas Institute with Georgetown University":MAILTO:lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
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SUMMARY:Human Rights in the Digital Age: the European Challenge
DESCRIPTION:This webinar\, in collaboration with the Thomas More Centre for International Relations at CEU Fernando III\, will be chaired by Dr Hugo Slim and Professor Carlos Espaliú. \nAll are welcome\, registration is required. \nSpeakers\nCarlos Espaliú\, CEU Fernando III. \nClaes Granmar\, Stockholm. \nSonia Boulos\, Nebrija. \nFelix Martín Moreno\, Lancaster. \nCarlos Fernández Liesa\, Carlos III de Madrid. \nSusana Sanz Caballero\, CEU Cardenal Herrera.
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/human-rights-in-the-digital-age-the-european-challenge/
CATEGORIES:Las Casas Institute
ORGANIZER;CN="Las Casas Institute":MAILTO:lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
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SUMMARY:Who will emerge as the next world power?
DESCRIPTION:In 2025\, China’s Belt and Road Initiative totaled $124 billion across 150 countries\, securing more than 175 construction and investment deals. Last year\, India\, a country on track to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2027\, contributed nearly 17 percent to global growth. Meanwhile\, emergent powers in Asia\, Africa\, Latin America\, and the Middle East continue to pursue self-interested foreign policies. In an era of deep polarization and unpredictability\, how will these countries influence international diplomacy? Should the West be concerned as China\, India\, and other rising powers form new economic and security partnerships? \nThese online panel discussions will take place at 4pm on a Wednesday once a month\, but the topics are decided according to world events and announced close to the date of the month’s panel. Recordings are available on YouTube via the Global Georgetown channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GlobalGeorgetown/videos. To register and for more details about this series\, see the link \nThis discussion is part of the ongoing event series Free Speech at the Crossroads: International Dialogues. These events are sponsored by the Free Speech Project (Georgetown University) and the Future of the Humanities Project (Georgetown University\, the Las Casas Institute and Campion Hall\, Oxford)\, hosted by Georgetown University on Zoom. \nThe panel will include: David Jones\, former Secretary of State for Wales. \nupcoming events in this series\n10 Dec: ‘Are universities losing the battle for free speech?’
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/who-will-emerge-as-the-next-world-power/
CATEGORIES:Las Casas Institute
ORGANIZER;CN="Las Casas Institute with Georgetown University":MAILTO:lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
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SUMMARY:'Gotta Be Goin On' America’s Encounter with the Land
DESCRIPTION:Following the climactic gunfight in the saloon at the end of the classic Western film Shane (1953)\, Shane rides alone into the mountains\, into the virgin land\, leaving behind the farmers he has protected as they sought to cultivate what was once the open range. Like many American heroes\, Shane\, as Huck Finn puts it\, lights out for the territory\, searching in the untamed wilderness for the lost Eden\, for the longed-for brave new world. \nIn this online talk\, Georgetown University Teaching Professor Emeritus\, Michael Collins will examine America’s imaginative encounter with the putatively virgin land just beyond the settlement and look at the paradoxical response that the United States has traditionally made\, in the past and in our own time\, to the abundance of open land it believes it has been given. Professor Michael Scott will chair. \nThis event is sponsored by the Future of the Humanities Project and Blackfriars Hall\, Oxford. It is part of the  series\, Cultural Encounters: Books that Have Made a Difference.  \nOnline. Free and open to all. Registration is required.
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/gotta-be-goin-on-americas-encounter-with-the-land/
CATEGORIES:Las Casas Institute
ORGANIZER;CN="Las Casas Institute with Georgetown University":MAILTO:lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
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SUMMARY:The Compassion of the Samaritan: A Christian Ethic of Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:The economics of health care is often criticised as only focussing on efficiency and budget cuts (these are not the same\, of course). This has never been true\, and health economists have also focussed on equity. In this online webinar\, co-chaired by Dr Edward David (Kings College London) and Dr Joseph Kwon (University of Oxford)\, Professor Stephen Duckett\, University of Divinity Australia\, will argue that a Christian ethic of healthcare funding needs to add a focus on compassion\, deriving a Christian ethical foundation from the Parable of the Samaritan (Luke 10: 25-37). \nOpen to all\, online only\, registration is required. \nProfessor Stephen Duckett is an Emeritus Professor of Health Policy at LaTrobe University and a member of the Religion and Social Policy Network of the University of Divinity in Australia. An economist\, he is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia\, and of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. In addition to his academic qualifications in health economics and policy (PhD\, DSc)\, he has a PhD in theology awarded by the Archbishop of Canterbury. A revised version of his PhD thesis\, Healthcare funding and Christian ethics\, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2023. \n 
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/the-compassion-of-the-samaritan-a-christian-ethic-of-healthcare/
CATEGORIES:Las Casas Institute
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