A Seminar on Christ's Knowledge Thomas Aquinas's theory of the knowledge of Christ may seem to have little relevance for modern historical-critical study of the figure of Jesus of Nazareth. Â In his mature work, represented emblematically by the third part of the Summa Theologiae, Aquinas presents the knowledge of Christ in a fourfold descending perspective...
The 10th Anscombe Memorial Lecture The lecture is an annual lecture in honour of the philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe who taught at Oxford and Cambridge. This year's Lecture will be delivered by Dr Maureen Condic, on the subject of identical twinning and the status of the human embryo. Dr Maureen Condic is Associate Professor of Neurobiology...
Traditional Christian theology affirms that Jesus of Nazareth is both truly God and truly human. This leads to theological questions about the predication of human and divine attributes to the person of Christ. Did God suffer and die on a cross? Is this man the creator of the world? By examining the traditional 'rules of...
We talk Locke, we act Hegel: The Nature of Modern Freedom Public lecture by Edward Hadas Everyone wants to be free, but modern people often feel like cogs in an oppressive social machine. What is going wrong? Part of the answer is philosophical – the inevitable failure of John Locke’s individualism and the seemingly inevitable...
The Institute, in collaboration with Georgetown University, is holding a series of talks on 'Christian Shakespeare: Question Mark' as part of The Future of the Humanities Project and The Humanities Initiative. The first talk of the series: Prof Michael Scott, Christian Shakespeare: Question Mark - an introduction to a series of talks Rev Dr...
Prof Jorge MartÃnez Barrera (Faculty of Philosophy, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile) delivers a lecture on 'Aquinas and the Latin Averroists' Wine reception after the lecture
Former students at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, or those who studied in the Dominican Studium, are warmly invited to join us for our fourth annual alumni dinner. Spouses, relatives and friends are also very welcome to come with you as your guests. You will be treated to a three-course meal with wine and excellent company in...
The prior and community invite members of the congregation and community of Blackfriars to the Solemn Profession of their brother, Albert Robertson, OP. The Profession Mass will be at 12noon followed by a reception in the priory.
JOINT RESEARCH SEMINAR Janice Chik (Aquinas Institute): 'Action Descriptions and the Specification of Goodness: Contemporary Development of bonum ex integra causa' Michael Wee (Anscombe Bioethics Centre): 'Are Virtues Menatal Causes? Addressing the Situationism Debate' Registration (free of charge) admin@bioethics.org.uk
The prior and community of Blackfriars, Oxford welcome members of the Hall and Studium to their annual garden party.