Event Archive

CEKAS Seminar: Dr Natalie Ashton (Stirling)

Dr Natalie Ashton (Stirling) ‘Productive Online Environments: Why Twitter Is (Epistemically) Better Than Facebook’   Encountering viewpoints that we disagree with can be difficult, but it can also, in the right circumstances, be productive; this idea is neatly captured by Jose Medina's term epistemic friction. But what are 'the right circumstances'? Especially in...

Philosophy Visiting Speaker Seminar: Dr Marie Guillot (Essex)

Dr Marie Guillot (Essex) ‘Dishonesty and Bullshit’   Date- 16 February 2022, 3-4:30pm

CEKAS Seminar: Prof Lisa Eckenwiler (George Mason University)

This event was cancelled

Prof Lisa Eckenwiler (George Mason University) Date- 2 March 2022, 3-4.30pm

CEKAS Seminar: Prof Chris Fraser (Toronto)

Prof Chris Fraser (Toronto) ‘Finding a Way Together: Interpersonal Ethics in the Zhuāngzǐ’   The various threads of discourse preserved in the Zhuāngzǐ (3rd century BC) present a radical challenge to prevailing ways of thinking about ethics, whether in the texts’ own day or our own. The dominant stance in the Zhuāngzǐ is...

Biblical Studies Research Seminar

The spring 2022 Biblical Studies Research Seminar series will meet on Wednesdays, 15:30–17:00. Please see the attached schedule for all details. This seminar brings together researchers in Old Testament / Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism, and New Testament. Our schedule includes invited papers and a series of discussions around readings that...

Philosophy Visiting Speaker Seminar: Samir Okasha

Prof Samir Okasha (Bristol) ‘Scepticism, Evidential Holism and the Logic of Demonic Deception’ Abstract Sceptical arguments in epistemology typically employ sceptical hypotheses, which are rivals to our everyday beliefs so constructed that they fit exactly the evidence on which those beliefs are based. There are two ways of using a sceptical hypothesis to undermine...

Autism, Theology, and the Church Conference

Autism, Theology, and the Church Conference Identifying and Establishing Critical Frameworks for Interdisciplinary Research #AutismTheologyChurch21 December 13-15, 2021 11:00 am- 5:30 pm GMT Online lectures, panels, and workshops Join international practitioners and academics as we engage in the emerging conversation of autism, theology, and the church.  Register by the 6th of...

Virtual Event - Masters in Theology

Explore the Masters in Theology degree with Dr Michael Laffin to hear how you can deepen your specialist knowledge and understanding of the Christian faith at one of the oldest centres in the world for biblical learning. Interested in exploring the Christian faith, scriptures, life and doctrine with world-leading experts in...

Virtual Event - Viking and Medieval Nordic Studies

Interested in exploring the history and culture of the Viking and Medieval Scandinavian world? Join our virtual seminar with Dr Hannah Burrows to learn about our specialist postgraduate degree in Viking and Medieval Nordic Studies.   Register Now. https://gck.fm/ovarx

Theological Ethics Research Seminar

Christian Ethics as Prophecy in Turbulent Times