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Blackfriars Alumnus Recognised in Queen’s New Year Honours List
Dr Ramesh Pattni was awarded the OBE by Her Majesty the Queen for services to interfaith relations and the Hindu community in the UK. Ramesh first came up to Blackfriars...
Professor Sir Roger Scruton RIP
We are deeply saddened to hear that Professor Roger Scruton has passed away. He was a fellow of Blackfriars Hall and has been a great supporter and friend of Blackfriars...
Biblical Thomism Conference
The Aquinas Institute were pleased to host speakers for an event focusing on Biblical Thomism on Saturday 1 June. The event was made possible with the help of Prof Piotr...
Special Lecture at Blackfriars
The Aquinas Institute were pleased to welcome Prof Timothy Pawl to Blackfriars to speak on St Thomas Aquinas’ theology of the Incarnation. You can listen to the audio of the...
2019 Aquinas Colloquium
Aquinas & The Development of Law On 2 March the Aquinas Institute hosted the annual Aquinas Colloquium, this year entitled Aquinas and the Development of Law. The event was made possible by...
Hilary Term Events
The following exciting events are happening in Hilary Term 2019, to which all are welcome. See the Events Calendar for more details. All events take place at Blackfriars. AQUINAS LECTURE...
Aquinas and Evolution – and Other Exciting Research
Fr Richard Conrad OP, Director of the Aquinas Institute, explains some of the research it currently promotes – aiming to contribute to the conversation between Faith and Science, and commend...
New Study Guide on Catholic Liturgy
SCM are publishing a Study Guide on Catholic Liturgy: https://scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9780334056621/scm-studyguide-catholic-liturgy . This contains two chapters by the Director of the Aquinas Institute, on Catholic Sacramental Theology and on the Theology...
Freedom of Conscience
The Aquinas Institute and Las Casas Institute have been collaborating on questions of Human Dignity. One strand of research concerns the nature, rights and responsibilities of conscience. A workshop on...
Thomistic Evolution
A team of Dominican scholars in the USA has established the Thomistic Evolution Project: https://www.thomisticevolution.org/. The Theory of Evolution raises important questions about the relationship between religion and science. The...