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,...
On Monday 25th November, the Oxford Thomistic Institute will be hosting Fr Dominic Legge OP, of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC, to speak on What is evil? Why does God permit it? The lecture will begin at 7.30pm in the Aula at Blackfriars, and will be followed by refreshments. All are welcome....
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 key points of the book and the series to show its relevance for practical initiatives including policy measures, and to summarise 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...