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Richard Rolle hoped that his translation of the Psalms and his commentary would, through its vocabulary and layout, help the readers to a knowledge of Latin as well as of the English language. The Lollard[...]
Discussion and Reading from just-released Bright Mirror Drinks and Nibble from 19:00
Among all the books of the Bible the psalms have provided a unique spur to human creativity. In the Christian tradition particularly this has not only involved musical settings but also illuminations and illustrations. In[...]
Dr John Reader launches his new book, published by Palgrave Macmillan – Theology and New Materialism: Spaces of Faithful Dissent. A panel presentation will preface a wider debate following chapters in the book which include[...]
Join us for the first in Blackwell’s free summer series of lunchtime events, where we will be joined by Greg Garrett author of ‘Living with the Living Dead’. The zombie apocalypse is one of the[...]
Come along to the Graduate christian forum’s opening event to hear the Rev Dr Jonathan Brant (Chaplain of the Oxford Pastorate and Theology Research Fellow) give an engaging lecture on how studying leads to transformation[...]
As the Portuguese’s entry opened up a turbulent time in the Indian Ocean, Muslim scribal elites across the region presented them within the image of idolatrous infidels. Writing in Arabic, the scribes from Malabar categorised[...]
The Graduate Christian Forum is excited to host Dr. Rob Heimburger who conducted research on migration patterns in south america, in particular Colombia, and will be sharing his views on his research and faith. This[...]
Discovering Sikhism is an annual conference held by the University of Oxford Sikh Society and this year we invite you to our conference with the theme ‘Sikhs and Gender’ as we seek to reflect on[...]
Abstract: Exploring both debates about misrecognition and explorations of encounters, this article focuses on the experiences of ethnic and religious minority young people who are mistaken for being Muslim in Scotland. We explore experiences of[...]
Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the twentieth century’s most prominent atheists. But his philosophy was informed by theological writers and themes in ways that have not previously been acknowledged. In Sartre and Theology, Kirkpatrick examines[...]
Join us at LMH for an In Conversation with Gary Lineker and Alan Rusbridger Gary Lineker OBE was one of England’s top football strikers in the 1980s and early 1990s, and holds England’s record for[...]
The Oxford Guild is delighted to welcome a very special, high profile and unique guest for what will be one of the biggest and most exciting events of the year – Valtteri Bottas, the Formula[...]
St Benet;s Hall are delighted to invite you to the launch of Catherine Pepinster’s new book: “The Keys and the Kingdom: The British and the Papacy from John Paul II to Francis” on Tuesday 14th[...]
Katharine Hayhoe has been named one of FORTUNE’s ‘World’s Greatest Leaders’, TIME’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ and Huffington Post’s ‘20 Climate Champions’, and has shared the stage with Barack Obama and Leonardo DiCaprio to talk[...]
Professor Sir Diarmaid MacCulloch is a Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford, TV presenter and author whose “History of Christainity: The First Three Thousand Years” won the 2010 Cundill Prize. His latest[...]
All welcome, join us at 19:00 for a drink, talk begins at 19:30 followed by Q+A. Revd Canon Michael Bourdeaux was an exchange student in 1959 to the USSR from Oxford University. In this evening[...]
Bishop Libby Lane is Britain’s first woman bishop in the Church of England. In this talk Bishop Libby explores the pathway that brought her to this position and addresses an area of identity not always[...]
For our opening talk this term we are very excited to be able to host Dr. Sabina Alkire who is a world leader on issues of poverty and equality measurement and analysis. A leader in[...]
Missionary Christianity in Kerala, contrary to the received notions in social sciences, offered a new language of internal deliberations to Dalits and provided them agency different from their position in the traditional caste society. The[...]
The naga is a deified serpent that is a major part of the belief system of many South and Southeast Asian cultures. It is a chthonic creature, and is very strongly associated with rain and[...]
In this academic presentation, philosopher and public policy researcher Dr Tom Simpson of the Blavatnik School of Government will be looking at different notions of freedom, and trying to work out what difference (if any)[...]
The 1997 publication of Zen at War sent shockwaves through Western adherents of Buddhism because it revealed allegedly enlightened Buddhist leaders had been fervent, even fanatical, supporters of Japanese militarism during WW II. Yet, Buddhists[...]
Religion has been profoundly reconfigured in the age of development. The past half-century has witnessed broad transformations in the understandings and experiences of ‘religion’ across traditions in communities in many parts of the world. This[...]
Revd. Kate Seagrave studied linguistics here at Oxford before becoming ordained, leading to her return to work with the postgrads at St Aldates and the Oxford Pastorate. In this research presentation we will get to[...]
Event open to all postgraduate students. Advanced Booking essential. 7.00 pm Drinks reception, 7.40 Private view of the ‘Imagining the Divine’ exhibition, Panel discussion Each of our speakers will respond to an object in the[...]
Discussion event with top academics. Bring your lunch, relax and share your thoughts.
We hope you had a good start of the week. We would like to introduce next week’s event: “Life Lessons of a Christian Scholar: Things I Have Learned from Working 45 Years in Cancer and[...]
Myanmar’s formal religious authority, the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee (Ma Ha Na), was formed in the 1980s, as part of the military government’s efforts to centralise religious control. Popular opinion sees Ma Ha Na[...]
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