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SUMMARY:Thomistic Institute – Giving a Voice to Mary in Syriac Liturgical Tradition – Dr Sebastian Brock
DESCRIPTION:On Monday 2nd February\, the Oxford Thomistic Institute will be hosting Dr Sebastian Brock\, of Wolfson College\, Oxford\, to speak on Giving a Voice to Mary in Syriac Liturgical Tradition. \nThe lecture will begin at 7.30pm in the Aula at Blackfriars\, and will be followed by refreshments. All are welcome. \n \nAbout the speaker\nSebastian Brock is Emeritus Reader in Syriac Studies in Oxford University; having taught previously at the Universities of Birmingham and Cambridge\, he moved to Oxford in 1974\, where he taught Aramaic and Syriac for the following thirty years\, retiring in 2003. \nHe has written extensively on Syriac literature and on the history and theology of the different Syriac Churches. Among his publications are The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life\, The Luminous Eye: the Spiritual World Vision of St Ephrem\, Bride of Light: Hymns on Mary from the Syriac Churches\, Fire from Heaven: Studies in Syriac Theology and Liturgy\, St Ephrem: Hymns on Paradise\, The Bible in the Syriac Tradition\, Treasure-House of Mysteries: Explorations of the Sacred Text through Poetry in the Syriac Tradition\, and Isaac of Nineveh (Isaac the Syrian): Headings on Spiritual Knowledge. \nHe has worked closely with the St Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute (SEERI) in Kottayam (Kerala\, India)\, and served as an academic advisor for PRO ORIENTE’s Syriac Dialogue. He is a Fellow of the British Academy\, and was awarded the Medal of St Ephrem by the late Syrian Orthodox Patriarch\, HH Moran Ignatius Zakka Iwas.
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/thomistic-institute-giving-a-voice-to-mary-in-syriac-liturgical-tradition-dr-sebastian-brock/
LOCATION:Blackfriars Hall\, St Giles\, Oxford\, OX1 3LY\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thomistic Institute (Oxford Chapter)":MAILTO:reginald.herbert@english.op.org
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SUMMARY:Thomistic Institute – Pope or Antipope?: Schism and the Medieval Papacy – Prof Rebecca Rist
DESCRIPTION:On Monday 23rd February\, the Oxford Thomistic Institute will be hosting Prof Rebecca Rist\, of the University of Reading\, to speak on Pope or Antipope?: Schism and the Medieval Papacy. \nThe lecture will begin at 7.30pm in the Aula at Blackfriars\, and will be followed by refreshments. All are welcome. \nAbout the speaker\nProfessor Rebecca Rist is a professor of medieval history at the University of Reading. Her research and teaching interests focus on the papacy\, the crusades\, Jewish-Christian relations\, and heresy and dissent. More widely she is interested in the medieval Church\, religious belief and political ideas in the High and Late Middle Ages (11th-15th centuries). She is also increasingly expanding her interest in religious and political history into the Early Modern period (16th century). \nProf Rist’s first monograph The Papacy and Crusading in Europe\, 1198-1245 (Continuum\, 2009) examined the papacy’s authorisation of crusades against heretics and political enemies in Europe during the first half of the 13th century. Her co-edited book The Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade: A Sourcebook\, ed. C. Leglu\, R. Rist and C. Taylor (Routledge\, 2014) brought together a rich and diverse range of medieval sources to examine key aspects of the growth of heresy and dissent in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries. Her book Popes and Jews\, 1095-1291 (Oxford University Press\, 2016) examined the papacy’s relationship to Jewish communities in western Europe in the High Middle Ages. Recent articles by Prof Rist in journals and edited collections have explored aspects of papal policy regarding crusading and the papacy’s treatment of heretics and Jews in the High Middle Ages. \nProf Rist is currently working on a monograph on the medieval papacy and heresy for Oxford University Press\, and a book for Routledge on the theme of medieval and early modern Catholic piety and devotional lay sensibilities. She also enjoys media and outreach work and often provides expert commentary for radio\, TV and the press on religious history\, particularly the history of the Catholic Church. She is the current Director of the Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Reading.
URL:https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/event/thomistic-institute-pope-or-antipope-schism-and-the-medieval-papacy-prof-rebecca-rist/
LOCATION:Blackfriars Hall\, St Giles\, Oxford\, OX1 3LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Priory,The Aquinas Institute
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