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Read more at: Vlado Kmec writes on the inclusion of religious actors in peace processes
Vlado Kmec writes on the inclusion of religious actors in peace processes

Vlado Kmec writes on the inclusion of religious actors in peace processes

VHI's Research Associate Dr Vlado Kmec has co-authored the research article The Strengths and Limitations of the Inclusion of Religious Actors in Peace Processes in Northern Ireland and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Brill). He also wrote on the recent presidential elections in Slovakia on the Cambridge blog: In the Long Run .


Read more at: Reviews of VHI workshop special issue on disability and euthanasia
Reviews of VHI workshop special issue on disability and euthanasia

Reviews of VHI workshop special issue on disability and euthanasia

The special issue of the Journal of Disability and Religion , edited by Thana de Campos and Lidia Ripamonti, with contributions from the interdisciplinary workshop " Navigating Impasses in Bioethics: End of Life, Disability, and Mental Illness ", has received much attention. The event, which was jointly organized by the...


Read more at: VHI praised in Triennial Review by Professor Janet Soskice
VHI praised in Triennial Review by Professor Janet Soskice

VHI praised in Triennial Review by Professor Janet Soskice

The VHI is delighted to report that Professor Janet Soskice has recently completed the Institute’s Triennial Review which is enthusiastically positive. The review by a senior external academic, commissioned by St Edmund’s College, examined the Institute’s intellectual vision, programmes, outputs and impact over the last...


Read more at: 'Patents on Life' book to be published soon with CUP
'Patents on Life' book to be published soon with CUP

'Patents on Life' book to be published soon with CUP

Cambridge University Press has announced the publication of Patents on Life: Religious, Moral, and Social Justice Aspects of Biotechnology and Intellectual Property , e dited by Thomas C. Berg , Roman Cholij , and Simon Ravenscroft . The volume includes several chapters that are developments of papers first delivered at...


Read more at: The VHI welcomes visiting student Sarah Ambrose
The VHI welcomes visiting student Sarah Ambrose

The VHI welcomes visiting student Sarah Ambrose

The VHI is delighted to welcome visiting student Sarah Ambrose , who will be spending a few months in Cambridge to participate in the research work of the VHI. Sarah is a recent graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University, where she received her bachelor's degree in English Literature with a thesis concentration in...


Read more at: The video and paper on the Annual Lecture by Fr Thomas Rosica are now online

The video and paper on the Annual Lecture by Fr Thomas Rosica are now online

On Friday 8 February Fr Thomas Rosica delivered the 2019 Annual Von Hügel Lecture on the topic: ' Catholicity: Crises and Opportunities '. The lecture explored a number of challenges and constrictions in 'catholicity' as well as some of the more expansive ways of thinking and being Catholic. The text of the lecture can be...


Read more at: A new book on Human Dignity in the Judaeo-Christian Tradition edited by Prof John Loughlin
A new book on Human Dignity in the Judaeo-Christian Tradition edited by Prof John Loughlin

A new book on Human Dignity in the Judaeo-Christian Tradition edited by Prof John Loughlin

Former VHI Director and Emeritus Fellow of St Edmund's College, Professor John Loughlin is the editor of Human Dignity in the Judaeo-Christian Tradition: Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Protestant Perspectives (Bloomsbury, 2019). Grounded in the principal Christian traditions of Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, and...


Read more at: Papers of last year's workshop on 'End of Life, Disability and Mental Illness' to be published as a special journal issue
Papers of last year's workshop on 'End of Life, Disability and Mental Illness' to be published as a special journal issue

Papers of last year's workshop on 'End of Life, Disability and Mental Illness' to be published as a special journal issue

The papers of last year's workshop ' Navigating Impasses in Bioethics: End of Life, Disability, and Mental Illness ' will be soon published as a special issue of the Journal of Disability and Religion (Taylor & Francis). The special issue will be freely accessible for 3 months upon release. The workshop was co-...


Read more at: Colin Williams speaks at Federal Union of European Nationalities Annual Conference
Colin Williams speaks at Federal Union of European Nationalities Annual Conference

Colin Williams speaks at Federal Union of European Nationalities Annual Conference

VHI Senior Research Associate Colin H. Williams has been active in presenting his research findings on European language policy and minority rights to meetings in Montreal, Ottawa and Bolzano. He gave a plenary address to the QUESCREN conference, Concordia University, Montreal, on 29th October2018, on the theme of '...


Read more at: A new home for the VHI!

A new home for the VHI!

Over the summer the VHI has move into brand new offices in Benet House, on the beautiful grounds of St Edmund's College, and is looking forward to welcoming more researchers soon!


 

 

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