Seminar Series 2012-13

“Culture is a common terrain in which believers and nonbelievers or believers of diverse religions can dialogue. In the heart of ever y culture is found an approach to the mystery of God and man” (P. Poupard, Zenit Interview 2006). On Friday 10th May His Eminence Cardinal Paul Poupard will deliver the final lecture in the...

Prof David Albert Jones, Director of the Anscombe Bio-Ethics Centre in Oxford will deliver the forth Seminar in the Von Hügel Seminar Series . David Albert Jones is also Research Fellow in Bioethics at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford and Visiting Professor of Bioethics at St Mary’s University College, Twickenham. His doctorate...

The Von Hügel Institute continues its seminar series with Revd Dr Hughes (Dean of Jesus College, Cambridge). In his acclaimed book "The end of work: theological critiques of capitalism" (Blackwell, 2007) Hughes examines the theology of work in the modern world, draws on the work of various twentieth century Catholic...

Anglican social theology, while more diverse and indeed diffuse than Catholic social teaching, has long adhered to clear commitments regarding the person, society and politics. Rowan Williams has expressed many of these commitments in a fresh and often compelling way during his tenure as Archbishop.The paper examines these...

In his lecture on Law and the Human Person , Professor Lee reflects on what controversial issues, from medical ethics through to the detention of terrorists, have taught us about law, the human person and the impact of religion in society, with particular reference to the fifty years since the opening of the Second Vatican...