Marie Williams, Coordinator of the Dominican Justice Office (a project of the Dominican Sisters, Cabra), will present her work with the Young Mothers Network (YMN), a peer-support group for mothers seeking International Protection in Dublin. While the group was originally set up to specifically support young mothers, consultations in Direct Provision Centres - where people...
Discussion group Pope Francis's environmental encyclical is long and rich. Over seven weeks, we will discuss some of its key sections. Likely topics include: the lessons of Francis of Assisi; the environment and human ecology; climate change and environmental conversion; and the technocratic paradigm. The group will be led by Edward Hadas, Research Fellow at...
Discussion group Pope Francis's environmental encyclical is long and rich. Over seven weeks, we will discuss some of its key sections. Likely topics include: the lessons of Francis of Assisi; the environment and human ecology; climate change and environmental conversion; and the technocratic paradigm. The group will be led by Edward Hadas, Research Fellow at...
Scarcely mentioned by the media amidst other international crises, human trafficking takes a tragic toll in large and small cities and rural areas around the world. In an insidious form of modern slavery, criminals in the shadows profit from the misery of the most vulnerable women and girls. Join us for the next instalment of...
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...
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...
Religious actors in the United States and Northern Ireland each face ongoing challenges of conflict and violence tied to political polarization. While the two cases present distinct dynamics and call for distinct responses, what lessons might be learned about how religion can be a force for peace, justice and reconciliation in deeply-polarized societies? Sponsors: Las...
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...
Dr Aaron Spevack (Brandeis University) will speak on the theme of 'Divinity' in the first 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...
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...