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SUMMARY:Conference: Theology after Fergus Kerr
DESCRIPTION:“The principal task for the theologian now would seem to be the assimilation of this new understanding of man\, this new experience\, which we are accustomed to explore and to invoke in literature\, plastic art\, film\, music\, the social sciences\, and so on: a ‘modern theology’ would issue from that.” – Kerr\, ‘Christianity and the Liberal Vision’\, Slant 9\, 1966 \nFr Fergus Kerr OP’s (1931-2025) two After’s – Aquinas and Wittgenstein –present a legacy of critical and faithful inquiry into the Catholic intellectual tradition and its reception. By assimilating the insights of contemporary philosophies while clinging to the essential of his tradition\, Fr Fergus modelled a sympathetic yet critical attitude toward the diverse intellectual traditions with which he interacted. In turn\, we too might examine how new ways of thinking can be the issue and issuer of theology today\, how thinking like Fr Fergus might be continued in the academy as well as in the church. Indeed\, it is not trivial to emphasise that Kerr was not only a scholar but a Priest and a Dominican at that. As Prior at Oxford during some of its most turbulent years – in and around the Second Vatican Council – he managed to mediate\, sometimes painfully\, between different currents in Catholicism and the Religious order amidst a time of social revolution. Attending to the needs of the community by listening properly then speaking wisely are fruits of Fr Fergus’ ministry\, intellectual virtues that we too might cultivate through a faithful reading of his life and work. \nIf what comes After might be taken as a key theme of Fr Fergus’ work\, then this only comes by understanding what came before and what the future might become after the moment of rupture. These ruptures might be intellectual – the kind of transformed self-conception instigated by Descartes and Wittgenstein – or cultural – what the various liberations of the twentieth century might mean for how we live together with less oppression. Taking the thought of Fr Fergus as a guide might\, then\, give us a way to critically imagine a future that we can inspire the next generation to realize. \nPlease join us for two days of personal recollections and scholarly discussion. Registration is required\, and tickets can be purchased at the link \n\n\nConfirmed speakers include Fritz Bauerschmidt\, John Berkman\, Alex D’entremont\, Simon Hewitt\, Danny Hindman\, Jarek Jankowski\, Karen Kilby\, Austin Kopack\, Nicholas Lombardo OP\, John Milbank\, Robert Miner\, Paul Murray\, Jack Norman\, Simon Oliver\, Taylor Payne\, Albert Robertson OP\, Jeffrey Walkey\, Graham Ward\, T. Adam Van Wart. \n\nFull Details and Booking on EventBrite \nconference schedule\nDay 1\, Wednesday\, July 8\, 2026\nAula\, Blackfriars Hall\n13:30-13:45   Opening Remarks           \n13:45-15:00   Panel One \nFr Albert Robertson OP\, ‘The Theologian’s Dilemma: Nature After Fergus Kerr’ \nRobert Miner\, ‘Fergus Kerr on Stanley Cavell’s Opposition to the Very Idea of Grace’ \nJarek Jankowski\, ‘Im Anfang war das Leben: Fergus Kerr and the “Metaphysical Tradition”’ \n15:00-15:15   Coffee \n15:15-17:30    Panel Two \nAlexander Douglas\, ‘After Wittgenstein. After Certainty? Theology and the Problem of a Broken Form of Life’ \nAlex D’entremont\, ‘Theology as Therapy: Method after Fergus Kerr’ \nSimon Oliver\, TBA \nNicholas Lombardo\, ‘Wittgenstein\, Private Languages\, and Fergus Kerr’ \n18:45-19:00   Vespers \nDay 2\, Thursday\, July 9\, 2026\nAula\, Blackfriars Hall\n09:30-10:45    Panel Three \nDanny Hindman\, ‘After Aquinas and Before Her Time: Thomism\, Apocalyptic\, and the Literature of Flannery O’Connor’ \nJohn Milbank\, ‘Is there a Trinitarian ontology in Aquinas?’ \nGraham Ward\, ‘The Teacher: A Vocation.’ \n10:45-11:00   Coffee \n11:00-12:15   Panel Four \nFiona Doherty\, ‘Kerr on Transubstantiation’ \nSimon Hewitt\, ‘There’s something about Ludwig: Catholics and Wittgenstein in the 20th century’ \nTaylor Payne\, ‘Helping Ratzinger Find Wittgenstein’ \n12:15-13:30   Lunch Break                \n13:30-15:00   Panel Five \nJohn Berkman\, ‘Fergus Kerr as Formal and Informal Historian of Dominican Life’ \nJack Norman\, ‘Being Told and Not Told: Kerr\, Ishiguro\, and Ordinary Language Philosophy’ \nAustin Kopack\, TBA \nFritz Bauerschmidt\, ‘Conrad Pepler as a precursor to Theology After Wittgenstein’ \n15:00-15:15   Coffee \n15:15-16:30   Panel Six \nT. Adam Van Wart\, ‘Grammatical Thomism: Whence and Whither’ \nKaren Kilby\, ‘How does tradition develop? Reading Fergus Kerr and grammatical Thomism’ \nJeffrey Walkey\, ‘Sic et Non: A Growing Appreciation of Believers and Non-Believers (Possibly) Meaning Something Different by “God Exists”‘ \n16:30-17:30   Closing Remarks
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/theology-after-fergus-kerr/
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SUMMARY:The Role of the Holy See in International Relations
DESCRIPTION:Professor Carlos Espaliú Berdud\, CEU Fernando III\, and Dr Hugo Slim\, Blackfriars\, will co-chair a workshop at 3pm\, 29 July at the Blackfriars Hall Annexe (33 St Giles’\, OX13LD). Other participants include: Paul Yowell\, Oriel; Dr Scott Thomas\, Blackfriars; Dr Anthony O’Mahoney\, Blackfriars; Dr Claes Granmar\, Stockholm; Dr Rafael Palomino\, Complutense Madrid; Manousha Dhiwaghar\, Carleton. This will be a hybrid event\, and online participation will be available. This event is invite only at present\, open registrations will follow\, please email lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk if you are interested in attending.
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/the-role-of-the-holy-see-in-international-relations/
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