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TBA

The speaker and topic of this online talk is TBA. Professor Michael Scott will chair. This 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.  Online. Free and open to all. Registration is required. Upcoming events in this series Martin Ganeri...

The Bhagavad Gita

In this online talk Martin Ganeri O.P., The Angelicum (PUST), will discuss the Bhagavad Gita. Professor Michael Scott will chair. This 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.  Online. Free and open to all. Registration is required.

What could possibly be wrong with checking the facts?

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 are announced at the previous month’s event. Recordings are available on YouTube via the Global Georgetown channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GlobalGeorgetown/videos. Fact-checking, once seen as a noble and common-sense endeavour to reduce errors...

The European challenge: defending human rights in the digital age

This online workshop, in collaboration with the Thomas More Centre for International Relations at CEU Fernando III, will cover a wide range of topics from disinformation to Gaza. Richard Finn O.P. and Carlos Espaliú will co-chair. All are welcome, registration is required. Speakers and Topics Carlos Espaliú, CEU Fernando III: 'Saint George and the new dragon: the fight...

Japan in the Early Modern World: Religion, Translation, and Transnational Relations

  Please join us for a hybrid book launch to celebrate the co-edited volume Japan in the Early Modern World. Religion, Translation, and Transnational Relations. There will be a brief introduction to the book and a short panel discussion with the volume's editors and authors over drinks and nibbles. All are welcome.   To register for in-person...

Can independent academic research survive?

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 are announced at the previous month’s event. Recordings are available on YouTube via the Global Georgetown channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GlobalGeorgetown/videos. Independent academic research was once considered bipartisan and sensible. But drastic and...

Can the United States be Trusted by the Rest of the World?

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 are announced at the previous month’s event. Recordings are available on YouTube via the Global Georgetown channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GlobalGeorgetown/videos. President Donald Trump’s second, nonconsecutive term has been marked by several controversies. A...

Why Does Democratic Britain Keep Its Monarchy?

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 are announced at the previous month’s event. Recordings are available on YouTube via the Global Georgetown channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GlobalGeorgetown/videos. In the 17th century, Britain abolished its monarchy due to civil war and...

Fratelli Tutti at Five: An Encyclical for a Divided World

Released in October 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the encyclical Fratelli Tutti ("Brothers and Sisters All") marked an important juncture in the development of Catholic social thought. Pope Francis' call for human fraternity, social friendship, and a culture of encounter built on the teaching of his predecessors, adapting the tradition to the challenges...