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Oxford Literary Festival 2-10 April
This week brings the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival — with many fascinating events and speakers that would be of interest to members of the Developing a Christian Mind at Oxford programme. Two of our own will also be presenting: … More
Peter Singer conference 19-20 May 2011, University of Oxford
Peter Singer is one of the world’s best-known, and also most controversial, moral philosophers. Unfortunately, much of the response from Christian ethicists has been combative and hostile. This conference brings together ten leading utilitarians and Christian ethicists for a genuine exchange on theoretical, historical, and applied topics. Sessions will explore the place of consequentialism in church history, the claim that sanctity of life is parochially religious, and whether Aquinas’ teleological ethics are an early form of consequentialism. Applied ethical issues will include global poverty, euthanasia, and the treatment of animals. The conference begins 9.00am on 19th May and concludes midday on the 20th. More
Alister McGrath video: How Christians Relate to the World
Prof. Alister McGrath gave the opening lecture at the Developing a Christian Mind at Oxford Worldview Conference, held 19-20 Feb, 2011. Alister McGrath: How Christians Relate to the World from oxfordchristianmind on Vimeo. How Christians Relate to the World This … More
Prof. Nigel Biggar: What are Universities For?
Nigel Biggar, Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Christ Church, Oxford, gives a lecture on “What are Universities For?” More
Ethics, Society and the Place of Faith: John Haldane delivers McDonald Lectures: 23 Feb -10 Mar 2011
Prof. John Haldane gives the 2011 McDonald Lectures on Ethics, Society and the Place of Faith, 23 Feb to 10 March. More
Is Christopher Hitchens right about Christianity and history?: Discuss February 5, 2011
Sat, 5 Feb, The Christianity and History Forum presents a day conference in Oxford examining ‘The dark side of Christian history’. Christian historians from across a wide range of fields will reflect on some of the major events in the past (and the church’s role in the them) that are often cited as reasons to dismiss the Christian faith More
On being a Christian academic
Donald Hay, founder of the Oxford Christian Mind course, speaks to the GCU: “On Being a Christian Academic” More
Sabina Alkire named one of FP top 100 global thinkers
Sabina Alkire, a regular speaker on the Christian Mind course, was named one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s top 100 global thinkers: More
Prof Andrew Briggs, Psalm 111:2, and the Cavendish Doors
Over at her blog, the Faraday Institute‘s Dr. Ruth Bancewicz tells the story of how Psalm 111:2 came to be written over the doors of Cambridge University’s new Cavendish Physics laboratory at the suggestions of Andrew Briggs, who was then a student there. … More
New issue of ‘Signposts’, the Oxford Graduate Christian Union magazine
The Oxford Graduate Christian Union publishes ‘Signposts’, an online magazine of articles primarily by Christian graduate students. Click below to access Volume 1, Issue 2: More
