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Dignity in the Islamic Tradition – The Human Being

Dr Afifi al-Akiti (Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies) will speak on the theme of 'The Human Being' in the third in the Human Dignity in the Islamic Tradition seminar series. This four-part seminar series has been developed by the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice, Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, together with the Oxford Centre...

HG Wells and the Apocalypse

The Christian Literary Imagination Series Continuing from the previous academic year, over the course of the 2021-22 academic year the Future of the Humanities Project is sponsoring a series of webinars on the Christian literary imagination in collaboration with Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford. The ‘Christian Literary Imagination Series’ will explore the role and function...

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Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age

Discussion group We will look at selected passages from Part I of this penetrating study into the loss of religious certainty in the modern age. We will look at how Taylor asks and tries to answer many hard and fascinating questions: What does it mean for an age to be secular? What were the principal...

Dignity in the Islamic Tradition – Society

Dr Karim Lahham (Tabah Foundation) will speak on the theme of 'Society' in the fourth in the Human Dignity in the Islamic Tradition seminar series. This four-part seminar series has been developed by the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice, Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, together with the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, and aims...

Recurring

Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age

Discussion group We will look at selected passages from Part I of this penetrating study into the loss of religious certainty in the modern age. We will look at how Taylor asks and tries to answer many hard and fascinating questions: What does it mean for an age to be secular? What were the principal...

Shakespeare and the Sinophone World

China and the West: Cultural Dialogues Series Over the course of the 2021-2022 academic year, the Future of the Humanities Project is sponsoring a series of webinars on the Christian literary imagination in collaboration with Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford and The Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding (SACU).   Friday 3rd December Asian Embodiment of a...

Julian of Norwich – Christian Imagination Series

The Christian Literary Imagination Series Continuing from the previous academic year, over the course of the 2021-22 academic year the Future of the Humanities Project is sponsoring a series of webinars on the Christian literary imagination in collaboration with Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford. The ‘Christian Literary Imagination Series’ will explore the role and function...

Will We Change the Climate Before the Climate Changes Us?

This event is part of the ongoing event series Free Speech at the Crossroads: International Dialogues. These events are sponsored by the Free Speech Project (Georgetown University), the Las Casas Institute and Campion Hall, hosted by Georgetown University on Zoom.   How will the world become convinced -- at the international, national, and community level...

Finding Refuge in Your Own Castle: Teresa de Ávila’s Las Moradas

The Christian Literary Imagination Series Continuing from the previous academic year, over the course of the 2021-22 academic year the Future of the Humanities Project is sponsoring a series of webinars on the Christian literary imagination in collaboration with Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford. The ‘Christian Literary Imagination Series’ will explore the role and function...

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Alasdair MacIntyre’s Ethics in the Conflicts of Modernity

Discussion group Weekly online discussions on sections of Alasdair MacIntyre's Ethics in the Conflicts of Modernity.  This is an important and exciting book about how we do and should think about right and wrong. MacIntyre tries to combine Marx and Thomas – we will try to decide how well he succeeds. The group will be...