Archive for January, 2010
Friday, January 29th, 2010
the future of trinitarian theology
Lewis Ayres has just posted his take on The Centre for Catholic Studies’ colloquium about the future of Trinitarian theology. It was a great day and also a great opportunity to hear both David Burrell and David Tracy.
Have a look at the blog and see if you can recognize any familiar faces.
Hopefully [...]
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
rowan williams receives 2009 campion award
A few days ago, Archbishop Rowan Williams accepted the literary Campion award. You can read about it here. Make sure to listen to his acceptance speech here.
Also, there is an unfavourable article in The Times about his recent call to repentance for Wall Street.
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
One-day symposium (Bristol)
Great Mystics Address the Contemporary World
Saturday, 6 March 2010
Symposium Venue:Lecture Theatre 2, School of Humanities, 11 Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1TB
10.00 -10.30 Coffee & Registration
10.30 – 11.30
Keynote Speaker:Prof. Emeritus Bernard McGinn (University of Chicago):Great Mystics address the contemporary world
11.30 – 12.15 Prof. Oliver Davies (King’s College, London): ‘Negative Theology’ and the Excess [...]
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
British Postgraduate Philosophy Conference 2010 Call for Papers
Email: bppa.2010@durham.ac.ukWeb: www.dur.ac.uk/bppa.2010Date: 16-18 July 2010Venue: St. John’s College, University of Durham.
About the conferenceThe British Postgraduate Philosophy Conference, now in its twelfth successful year, is the largest and most prestigious postgraduate philosophy conference in the United Kingdom and regularly attracts delegates from across the world.
We invite papers from postgraduate researchers across all philosophical disciplines [...]
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Monday, January 18th, 2010
Theology and Ethics Seminars – epiphany term 2010
Theology and Ethics Seminars
Department of Theology and Religion, University of Durham
Epiphany Term 2010
Seminars are on Wednesdays 11.30am-1pm, in Seminar Room B, Department of Theology and Religion, Abbey House, Palace Green (unless otherwise stated).
27th January ‘St Paul and Ecumenism: Justification and All That’.
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Monday, January 18th, 2010
tina beattie – national gallery lecture
If you have the chance, you should go to see The Sacred Made Real exhibition at the National Gallery in London, it is getting loads of praise.
Also, Catholic Studies Professor Tina Beattie just gave a lecture recently at the National Gallery entitled ‘Conceiving Mary: gender theology, and sanctity in Marian art’. She has posted it [...]
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Saturday, January 16th, 2010
downtown church – patty griffin
I’m very pleased to know that Patty Griffin is at it again. This time she’s recorded a gospel album in her home church in Nashville. The new album, Downtown Church, can be heard on NPR until its release on Jan. 26th.
Take it easy today, and let Patty sing to you.
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Saturday, January 16th, 2010
Philosophy Practised
Recently in the English speaking world, the writings of the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben are starting to become more popular. While Agamben’s works are many and noteworthy, I’d like to draw your attention to a younger Italian philosopher who is not yet as popular as Agamben, but is certainly worth engaging.
Moreno Montanari is called [...]
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Friday, January 15th, 2010
mad men: the end of theology
There’s something about the tv show Mad Men that has me hooked. I didn’t know exactly why I liked it so much, until today. At first, I thought it was because of the excellent writing. Then, I thought it was because of Joan. Well, it might be because of Joan.
But if I had to choose [...]
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010
for the sermon
“Open with that scene in the hospital, those good and righteous folk praying at the bedside of their minister. The humility of those people, their faith glowing like light around them, put me in such longing … to share their trustfulness. But then I asked myself: Must faith be blind? Why must it come out [...]