International Day Conference in June on Reception of the Tenth Commandment
28th April 2026
Passions, Dispassion, and the Ordering of Life.
International Day Conference on Reception of the Tenth Commandment.
Septuagint, Philo, Clement of Alexandria, Maximos the Confessor, Aquinas
An international interdisciplinary conference exploring the tenth commandment and its prohibition on coveting or desire.
The tenth commandment “thou shalt not covet” is often the most obscure and yet has been the focus of much reflection by connecting it to a prohibition of desire. This day conference brings together scholars of the Greek Bible, Antiquity and Patristics to discuss what it might mean for passion to be limited or regulated by law.
Speakers:
- Thomas Cattoi (Angelicum);
- Jane Heath (Durham University);
- Jennifer Herdt (Yale University);
- Ezra Sullivan (Angelicum);
- Hans Svebakken (Loyola University Chicago);
- Elisa Uusimäki (University of Aarhus).
17th June: 9:00 am – 5:45 pm at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford OX1 3LY
Free entry, follow the link below to book your place.
Organised by the Lagrange Project for Scripture and Historical Theology: Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, in partnership with the Angelicum University, Rome, and the McDonald Agape Foundation.