History is rife with artists who created inspiring work, but were considered questionable characters at best, and despicable at worst. Caravaggio, the renowned 16th-century Italian painter, was also known as a notorious criminal and a murderer. Immediately after the death of Klaus Kinski, one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, his daughter revealed...
Catholic Social Teaching for the new millennium: Centesimus Annus Online discussion group running over nine weeks. Open to all. Registration is required. Contact edward.hadas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk for more information. The text is readily available at: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_01051991_centesimus-annus.html Week One (April 23): Sections 1-11 – Reading the past to understand the present Week Two (April 30): Sections 12-16...
Small communities and associations have a political component. Not only do they offer an opportunity for political participation at a small scale, but they also relate politically to other communities. I explore the politics among communities by looking at three different places where people with and without disabilities live together in intentional community—Geel, Belgium; L’Arche;...
In a new Future of the Humanities Project event series — Cultural Encounters: Books that Have Made a Difference — we embrace the other at a time when we have heard much about the ways in which national, religious, and cultural lines divide us as humans. In this series, we invite leading scholars across disciplines...
Catholic Social Teaching for the new millennium: Centesimus Annus Online discussion group running over nine weeks. Open to all. Registration is required. Contact edward.hadas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk for more information. The text is readily available at: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_01051991_centesimus-annus.html Week One (April 23): Sections 1-11 – Reading the past to understand the present Week Two (April 30): Sections 12-16...
2024 Las Casas Institute Annual Lecture Professor Conor Gearty, Professor of Human Rights Law at LSE Law School, is returning to the Las Casas Institute to give this year's Annual Lecture. Open to all. The lecture will be live streamed as well. Professor Gearty has given an interview to Ian Linden ahead of his lecture....
Catholic Social Teaching for the new millennium: Centesimus Annus Online discussion group running over nine weeks. Open to all. Registration is required. Contact edward.hadas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk for more information. The text is readily available at: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_01051991_centesimus-annus.html Week One (April 23): Sections 1-11 – Reading the past to understand the present Week Two (April 30): Sections 12-16...
Catholic Social Teaching for the new millennium: Centesimus Annus Online discussion group running over nine weeks. Open to all. Registration is required. Contact edward.hadas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk for more information. The text is readily available at: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_01051991_centesimus-annus.html Week One (April 23): Sections 1-11 – Reading the past to understand the present Week Two (April 30): Sections 12-16...
The debate over censorship in the West is a complex tug-of-war. While freedom of expression is respected as a fundamental right, the question of whether and where to draw the line comes up time and again, and remains contentious. Advocates argue that censorship may be the only way to protect vulnerable minorities, new ones and...
2024 Oxford Consortium for Human Rights Annual Lecture There is a pressing need to address the lack of dignity and respect in the current world of work. Issues of low pay, working poverty and precarious work can be tackled by strengthening rights at the workplace. This will lead to greater human flourishing in our communities...