The Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegmata Patrum, c. fifth century CE) are perhaps the most widely read patristic texts throughout history. They have been constantly translated and retranslated into almost all modern languages, deployed in spiritual direction, and featured in literature and art. Scholars seek to locate and understand the historical context in Egypt, Palestine,...
Las Casas Institute Online Seminar Registration Required via Zoom Presenting: Dr Carlos Espaliú Berdud, Full Professor of Public International Law and International Relations, University of Fernando 3, CEU, Seville, Spain. Associate Member, Las Casas Institute, Blackfriars, University of Oxford.
Invitation only workshop to discuss the academic accomplishments of the Economics as a Moral Science programme. For more information and to register your interest in attending please contact lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk
Book launch for Homo Curator: Towards the Ethics of Consumption edited by Peter Rona, Laszlo Zsolnai, and Agnieszka Wincewicz-Price. A discussion will be led by Prof Rona with Sr Margaret Atkins (Boarbank Hall), Edward Skidelsky (Exeter), Dominic Burbidge (Canterbury Institute, Oxford) and moderated by Dr Wincewicz-Price. It will be followed by a drinks reception. Registration is...
Georgetown University (USA), Blackfriars Hall and Campion Hall (Oxford) are convening a conference in the Aula at Blackfriars on 16 December 1pm-6pm, which will reflect on the recent Synod on Synodality and its deeper lessons for the Church and the world. There will be 2 panel discussions: 1. The Experience of the Synod on Synodality...
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. To get an invitation contact John McCabe: jm3479@georgetown.edu. This discussion is part...
Fergal Keane OBE will be giving a hybrid lecture at 5pm on Friday, 24 January in the Aula, Blackfriars Hall. Seating is limited, if you are interested in attending in-person please email: lascasas@bfriars.ox.ac.uk. To register for virtual attendance, please follow the link.
Reading the Quran can be quite disorienting for anyone who wishes to explore the holy book of Islam independently. It contains repetitions, a diversity of literary genres, and numerous and often complex allusions. This is because the text must be understood in dialogue both with the literary traditions that preceded it, notably the Bible and...
An online seminar will be held to honour the memory of Fr. Gustavo Gutiérrez O.P. The Las Casas Institute hopes to honour Fr Gutierrez’s major contribution to liberation theology and the promotion of social justice. Co-sponsored with the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at the University of Southern California, speakers include: Prof Richard Wood (USC),...
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. To get an invitation contact John McCabe: jm3479@georgetown.edu. This discussion is part...