Mary Beckett’s ‘Give Them Stones’
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...
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Can Bio-Tech Make Us Socially Just?
Blackfriars Annexe Seminar Room 33 St Giles, Oxford, United KingdomSocial 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...
Hope for Health: Inspiration from Good Practice
Blackfriars Hall St Giles, Oxford, United KingdomHow 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...
The Massacre of the Innocents (Matt 2)
In this online talk Lindsay Kaplan, Georgetown, will discuss the 'Massacre of the Innocents' (Matt 2). Professor Michael Scott will chair. This event is sponsored by the Future of the Humanities Project and Blackfriars...
Human Rights in the Digital Age: the European Challenge
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. All are welcome,...
Who will emerge as the next world power?
These 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...
‘Gotta Be Goin On’ America’s Encounter with the Land
In this online talk Professor Michael J Collins will discuss the America’s Encounter with the Land. Professor Michael Scott will chair. This event is sponsored by the Future of the Humanities Project and...
The Compassion of the Samaritan: A Christian Ethic of Healthcare
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...
Are universities losing the battle for free speech?
These 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...