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Read more at: Br Guy Consolmagno, SJ Delivers 2024 Von Hügel Lecture

Br Guy Consolmagno, SJ Delivers 2024 Von Hügel Lecture

On Wednesday, 20 November, the Von Hügel Institute for Critical Catholic Inquiry hosted its annual Von Hügel Lecture, featuring Br Guy Consolmagno, SJ. Br Guy is the Director of the Vatican Observatory and is known internationally for inspiring audiences into a deeper appreciation of the multiple, interrelated ways in...

Read more at: Prof Philip Sheldrake publishes New Book on Public Social Values and Virtues

Prof Philip Sheldrake publishes New Book on Public Social Values and Virtues

Senior Research Associate and theologian Professor Philip Sheldrake FRSA FRHistS has published his latest book with Oxford University Press Civility: Cultivating Public Virtues (October 2024). The book offers a critical response to the extensive social challenges and public problems that are present in contemporary society...

Read more at: Prof Gill K. Goulding, CJ wins CMA Book Awards

Prof Gill K. Goulding, CJ wins CMA Book Awards

The VHI is delighted to congratulate Senior Research Associate Gill Goulding, CJ , Professor of Systematic Theology at Regis St. Michael's Faculty of Theology, University of Toronto, and author of Pope Francis and Mercy: A Dynamic Theological Hermeneutic , for winning a Catholic Media Association Book Award. In Pope...

Read more at: Praises for newly published book on Bonhoeffer's last days by Dr John McCabe

Praises for newly published book on Bonhoeffer's last days by Dr John McCabe

VHI Research Associate Rev Dr John McCabe 's new book Dietrich Bonhoeffer—The Last Eight Days: The Untold Story of the Journey to Flossenbürg (Baylor University Press, 2024) is receiving much attention and is now available to pre-order. With unprecedented historical accuracy, McCabe tells the full story of Bonhoeffer’s...

Read more at: Visiting Scholar Lorraine Krall McCrary gives lecture at Notre Dame Rome

Visiting Scholar Lorraine Krall McCrary gives lecture at Notre Dame Rome

The Stories we tell: Solidarity and Disability in Communities of Care Professor Lorraine Krall McCrary (Wabash College), currently a Visiting Scholar at St Edmund's College, will present a book manuscript on the topic of disability, community, and care at the University of Notre Dame, Rome on Friday, 24 May, 6:00 pm - 7:30...

Read more at: Rev Dr Carole Irwin joins International Woman Day's panel at St Edmund's College on Friday 8 March

Rev Dr Carole Irwin joins International Woman Day's panel at St Edmund's College on Friday 8 March

St Edmund's College is celebrating International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March (5.00pm – 6.45pm) with a panel of inspiring speakers from across the College community discussing ' What creates an inclusive community? '. Introduced by the Master, Catherine Arnold OBE, speakers include VHI's Research Associate Rev Dr Carole...

Read more at: Professor Maria Burke Receives SRHE Accolade for Outstanding Contribution to Higher Education Research

Professor Maria Burke Receives SRHE Accolade for Outstanding Contribution to Higher Education Research

Senior Research Associate Professor M. Burke has been honoured with the prestigious Society for Research Into Higher Education (SRHE) Accolade for 'Contribution to the Field of Research in Higher Education.' This recognition celebrates Professor Burke's extensive research spanning several years in the dynamic realms of...

Read more at: Iain McGilchrist in Conversation with John Millbank and Boris Gunjevic

Iain McGilchrist in Conversation with John Millbank and Boris Gunjevic

Intelligence, Imagination, Illumination - Theological responses to The Matter With Things Following the publication of his widely acclaimed The Matter With Things: Our brains, our delusions, and the unmaking of the world , the Cambridge Theological Federation is hosting a conference exploring theological responses to the...

Read more at: Lydia Fox and Richard Ayoade Reconvene Performance-Based Workshop for St Edmund’s Students: ‘To be, or not to be’

Lydia Fox and Richard Ayoade Reconvene Performance-Based Workshop for St Edmund’s Students: ‘To be, or not to be’

The ‘ Shakespeare and the Common Good? ’ initiative, launched in Spring 2023 to explore how Shakespeare both succeeds and fails to galvanise shared pursuits of the common good, continues to create dynamic workshop opportunities for St Edmund’s students, led primarily by VHI Distinguished Affiliates Ms Lydia Fox and Mr...

Read more at: Interns Reflect on their Experience at the VHI

Interns Reflect on their Experience at the VHI

For Michaelmas term 2023, Leah Brucal and Maria Murinova joined the VHI as part of the internship programme through Notre Dame’s London Global Gateway . After a successful term at the Von Hügel Institute, they reflect on their experience: 'I applied to the VHI internship through the London Global Gateway after hearing...

 

 

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