Liam McDonnell (Blackfriars), ‘On Studying Aquinas in an Aquinas-like Manner’ Beginning in the twelfth century, scholastic theologians started to write in a new genre: the summa. The stated intention behind the creation of the summa was, in the words of Hugh of St Victor, to furnish a unified account of 'all theology' in one book. This newly...
Fr Michael Sherwin OP (Angelicum), ‘Nietzsche or St Thomas: Thoughts on Alasdair MacIntyre’ Part of this term’s lecture series, Thursdays at 5pm unless otherwise noted, presenting the breadth of Thomistic thought and its applications. upcoming events in this series Wk 5 Jan Bentz (Blackfriars), ‘Aquinas and the Real Distinction: Historical-Philosophical Notes’ Wk 6 Jack Norman (Blackfriars), ‘McCabe’s Social Ontology:...
Jan Bentz (Blackfriars), ‘Aquinas and the Real Distinction: Historical-Philosophical Notes’ Part of this term’s lecture series, Thursdays at 5pm unless otherwise noted, presenting the breadth of Thomistic thought and its applications. upcoming events in this series Wk 6 Jack Norman (Blackfriars), ‘McCabe’s Social Ontology: Sin, Sacraments, and the New Left’ Wk 8 Fr Richard Conrad OP (Blackfriars), ‘“Faith Believes, nor...
Jack Norman (Blackfriars), ‘McCabe’s Social Ontology: Sin, Sacraments, and the New Left’ Herbert McCabe OP’s thought was shaped by and phrased in Marxist social theory, and he shows undeniable sympathy to Marxism. This has been picked up by several recent writings on McCabe. However, read in context, I will show that McCabe gave a critical account...
The Aquinas Institute will be co-sponsoring a two day conference with the Thomistic Institute on the 9-10 March, 2026. It will be held in the Campion Hall Lecture Room. Speakers include: Richard Kim; Fr Nicholas Austin; Daniel De Haan; Roger Teichmann; Terence Irwin; John Cottingham; Gabriele De Anna; Sr Blandine Lagrut; and Roger Pouivet. More details to...
Fr Richard Conrad OP (Blackfriars), ‘“Faith Believes, nor Questions How”: St Thomas on How (Not) to Understand the Eucharist’ Part of this term’s lecture series, Thursdays at 5pm unless otherwise noted, presenting the breadth of Thomistic thought and its applications.
Thomas Aquinas on the Trinity (June 1–4, 2026) The Aquinas Institute at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford University is pleased to announce a call for applicants for the 2026 Aquinas Summer Seminar on the theme of trinitarian theology in St Thomas Aquinas. The event will run from Monday morning of June 1st, through Thursday evening of June 4th, 2026....