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SUMMARY:Thomistic Institute - Disability in the Mystical Body of Christ - Prof Paul Gondreau
DESCRIPTION:On Monday 9th March\, the Oxford Thomistic Institute will be hosting Prof Paul Gondreau\, of Providence College\, USA\, to speak on Disability in the Mystical Body of Christ. \nThe lecture will begin at 7.30pm in the Aula at Blackfriars\, and will be followed by refreshments. All are welcome. \nAbout the speaker\nPaul Gondreau (S.T.D.\, University of Fribourg) is a professor of theology at Providence College in Rhode Island\, where he teaches courses on Christ\, on the thought of St Thomas Aquinas\, and on human sexuality and marriage\, as well as on the Catholic vision of J.R.R. Tolkien. He is an associate editor of the journal Nova et Vetera. He has published widely in the areas of Christology\, Thomistic ethics\, especially as regards the moral meaning and purpose of human sexuality\, and the theology of disability.
URL:https://www.blackfriars.org.uk/event/thomistic-institute-disability-in-the-mystical-body-of-christ-prof-paul-gondreau/
LOCATION:Blackfriars\, St Giles\, Oxford\, OX1 3LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Priory,The Aquinas Institute
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SUMMARY:Thomistic Institute - Pope or Antipope?: Schism and the Medieval Papacy - Prof Rebecca Rist
DESCRIPTION:On Monday 23rd February\, the Oxford Thomistic Institute will be hosting Prof Rebecca Rist\, of the University of Reading\, to speak on Pope or Antipope?: Schism and the Medieval Papacy. \nThe lecture will begin at 7.30pm in the Aula at Blackfriars\, and will be followed by refreshments. All are welcome. \nAbout the speaker\nProfessor Rebecca Rist is a professor of medieval history at the University of Reading. Her research and teaching interests focus on the papacy\, the crusades\, Jewish-Christian relations\, and heresy and dissent. More widely she is interested in the medieval Church\, religious belief and political ideas in the High and Late Middle Ages (11th-15th centuries). She is also increasingly expanding her interest in religious and political history into the Early Modern period (16th century). \nProf Rist’s first monograph The Papacy and Crusading in Europe\, 1198-1245 (Continuum\, 2009) examined the papacy’s authorisation of crusades against heretics and political enemies in Europe during the first half of the 13th century. Her co-edited book The Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade: A Sourcebook\, ed. C. Leglu\, R. Rist and C. Taylor (Routledge\, 2014) brought together a rich and diverse range of medieval sources to examine key aspects of the growth of heresy and dissent in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries. Her book Popes and Jews\, 1095-1291 (Oxford University Press\, 2016) examined the papacy’s relationship to Jewish communities in western Europe in the High Middle Ages. Recent articles by Prof Rist in journals and edited collections have explored aspects of papal policy regarding crusading and the papacy’s treatment of heretics and Jews in the High Middle Ages. \nProf Rist is currently working on a monograph on the medieval papacy and heresy for Oxford University Press\, and a book for Routledge on the theme of medieval and early modern Catholic piety and devotional lay sensibilities. She also enjoys media and outreach work and often provides expert commentary for radio\, TV and the press on religious history\, particularly the history of the Catholic Church. She is the current Director of the Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Reading.
URL:https://www.blackfriars.org.uk/event/thomistic-institute-pope-or-antipope-schism-and-the-medieval-papacy-prof-rebecca-rist/
LOCATION:Blackfriars\, St Giles\, Oxford\, OX1 3LY\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Thomistic Institute - Giving a Voice to Mary in Syriac Liturgical Tradition - Dr Sebastian Brock
DESCRIPTION:On Monday 2nd February\, the Oxford Thomistic Institute will be hosting Dr Sebastian Brock\, of Wolfson College\, Oxford\, to speak on Giving a Voice to Mary in Syriac Liturgical Tradition. \nThe lecture will begin at 7.30pm in the Aula at Blackfriars\, and will be followed by refreshments. All are welcome. \n \nAbout the speaker\nSebastian Brock is Emeritus Reader in Syriac Studies in Oxford University; having taught previously at the Universities of Birmingham and Cambridge\, he moved to Oxford in 1974\, where he taught Aramaic and Syriac for the following thirty years\, retiring in 2003. \nHe has written extensively on Syriac literature and on the history and theology of the different Syriac Churches. Among his publications are The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life\, The Luminous Eye: the Spiritual World Vision of St Ephrem\, Bride of Light: Hymns on Mary from the Syriac Churches\, Fire from Heaven: Studies in Syriac Theology and Liturgy\, St Ephrem: Hymns on Paradise\, The Bible in the Syriac Tradition\, Treasure-House of Mysteries: Explorations of the Sacred Text through Poetry in the Syriac Tradition\, and Isaac of Nineveh (Isaac the Syrian): Headings on Spiritual Knowledge. \nHe has worked closely with the St Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute (SEERI) in Kottayam (Kerala\, India)\, and served as an academic advisor for PRO ORIENTE’s Syriac Dialogue. He is a Fellow of the British Academy\, and was awarded the Medal of St Ephrem by the late Syrian Orthodox Patriarch\, HH Moran Ignatius Zakka Iwas.
URL:https://www.blackfriars.org.uk/event/thomistic-institute-giving-a-voice-to-mary-in-syriac-liturgical-tradition-dr-sebastian-brock/
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SUMMARY:Thomistic Institute - Virtue and Self-Knowledge in St Catherine of Sienna - Sr Catherine Joseph Droste OP
DESCRIPTION:On Monday 17th November\, the Oxford Thomistic Institute will be hosting Sr Catherine Joseph Droste OP\, of the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)\, to speak on Virtue and Self-Knowledge in St Catherine of Sienna. \nThe lecture will begin at 7.30pm in the Aula at Blackfriars\, and will be followed by refreshments. All are welcome. \n \nAbout the speaker\nSister Catherine Joseph Droste OP is a member of the Congregation of St Cecilia\, Nashville\, Tennessee. She currently serves as Professor of theology at the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)\, where she also held roles as Vice-Dean and Dean of the Faculty of Theology\, and Director of Collaboration. Her areas of research include virtues and the moral life\, the ecclesiology of religious life\, and the theology of St Catherine of Sienna. Her recent publications include: “The Conformity between Ius as the Object of Justice and the Virtue of Charity according to Aquinas” in The Concept of Ius and the Nature of Law in Thomas Aquinas (CUA\, 2024); “Forming Conscience in a Contemporary World: Aquinas’s Teaching on the Gifts of Wisdom and Counsel\,” Philippiniana Sacra (2024).
URL:https://www.blackfriars.org.uk/event/thomistic-institute-sr-catherine-joseph-droste-op/
LOCATION:Blackfriars\, St Giles\, Oxford\, OX1 3LY\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:TI Seminar - St Thomas Aquinas on the New Law - Fr Anton ten Klooster
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday 4th November\, the Oxford Thomistic Institute will be hosting Fr Anton ten Klooster\, of Tilburg University\, who will be delivering a seminar on St Thomas Aquinas on the New Law. \nSpaces are limited for this seminar. For more information or to reserve a place\, contact Br Reginald Herbert OP. \nAbstract\nIn this seminar\, we will explore the notion of the ‘new law’ in the theology of Thomas Aquinas. As Servais Pinckaers observed\, the term has made a come-back in moral theology. A prominent example is the discussion of the new law in John Paul II’s encyclical Veritatis Splendor (nrs. 23-24). In this seminar we explore what is at stake in the discussion of the new law\, and what the key features of Aquinas’s teaching on this law are: what makes it new\, what makes it a law\, and what does this law command? We will draw from his commentary on the gospel of Matthew\, and the discussion of the new law in the Summa Theologiae. Together\, we will read the article in which Aquinas makes the claim that “before all else the New Law is the very grace of the Holy Spirit\, given to those who believe in Christ”. \nLiterature \nServais Pinckaers\, ‘The Return of the New Law to Moral Theology’ \nThomas Aquinas\, S. Th. Ia IIae\, q\, 106 a. 1: ‘is the new law a written law\, or an inward one?’ \nStructure of the workshop \n\n\n\nGeneral introduction\nThe ‘new law’ in the Catechism and Veritatis Splendor\nWhat is ‘new’ about it\, and what makes it ‘law’?\n\n\nDiscussion of Pinckaers\nWhat is at stake in the discussion of the new law?\n\n\nAquinas on the new law\nDiscussion of old and new law in the commentary on Matthew\nPlace of the new law in treatise on law\nCore features of Aquinas’ teaching on the new law\n\n\nText reading\nAquinas: ‘is the new law a written law or an inward one?’\n\n\n\nAbout the speaker\nFr Anton is an assistant professor of theology at Tilburg University. His primary focus is on fundamental moral theology. He is currently working on a book on the development of moral teaching (e.g. How did the Church come to oppose slavery\, and how can we then hold a continuity in teaching?). He studied theology in Utrecht and Fribourg\, and did part of the doctoral research as a visiting scholar at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC. In 2018\, he was awarded the doctoral degree cum laude for “Thomas Aquinas on the Beatitudes”. The dissertation was awarded the international “Veritas et Amor” award by the Circolo San Tommaso. He has been published in journals such as Nova et Vetera\, Angelicum\, Journal of Moral Theology\, and Incontri.
URL:https://www.blackfriars.org.uk/event/ti-seminar-fr-anton-ten-klooster/
LOCATION:Blackfriars\, St Giles\, Oxford\, OX1 3LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Priory,The Aquinas Institute
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SUMMARY:Thomistic Institute - St Thomas Aquinas on the Beatitudes - Fr Anton ten Klooster
DESCRIPTION:On Monday 3rd November\, the Oxford Thomistic Institute will be hosting Fr Anton ten Klooster\, of Tilburg University\, to speak on St Thomas Aquinas on the Beatitudes. \nThe lecture will begin at 7.30pm in the Aula at Blackfriars\, and will be followed by refreshments. All are welcome. \n \nAbstract\nThomas Aquinas on the Beatitudes: Reading\, Disputing\, and Preaching. \n“When the foundation of lectio is laid down\, and the walls of disputatio have been erected\, the capstone is placed upon it\, which is praedicatio.” (Peter the Chanter) \nLectio – “The whole perfection of our life is contained in this sermon of the Lord” (St Augustine) \nDisputatio – “These beatitudes are most suitably enumerated” (St Thomas Aquinas) \nPraedicatio – “To comment on Scripture naturally culminates in preaching” (Louis-Jacques Bataillon) \nAbout the speaker\nFr Anton is an assistant professor of theology at Tilburg University. His primary focus is on fundamental moral theology. He is currently working on a book on the development of moral teaching (e.g. How did the Church come to oppose slavery\, and how can we then hold a continuity in teaching?). He studied theology in Utrecht and Fribourg\, and did part of the doctoral research as a visiting scholar at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC. In 2018\, he was awarded the doctoral degree cum laude for “Thomas Aquinas on the Beatitudes”. The dissertation was awarded the international “Veritas et Amor” award by the Circolo San Tommaso. He has been published in journals such as Nova et Vetera\, Angelicum\, Journal of Moral Theology\, and Incontri.
URL:https://www.blackfriars.org.uk/event/thomistic-institute-fr-anton-ten-klooster/
LOCATION:Blackfriars\, St Giles\, Oxford\, OX1 3LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Priory,The Aquinas Institute
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