New Blackfriars

Every March the editors of New Blackfriars host the Annual Aquinas Colloquium, which all are welcome to attend. The 2012 colloquium took place on March 3rd, on the theme of Participation and Analogy. Speakers included Professor Rudi te Velde, Dr Janet Martin-Soskice, Professor David Burrell and Dr Stephen Mulhall.

Why the Devil Fell: A Lesson in Spiritual Theology From Aquinas's Summa Theologiae
Jeffrey McCurry

The Sin of Ian McEwan's Fictive Atonement: Reading his Later Novels
Bruno M. Shah OP

Comment: Did Jesus Know?
Fergus Kerr OP

Aquinas on Torture
Jordan Bishop

St Thomas Aquinas on the "Scientific" Nature of Theology
Geoffrey Turner

This Special Issue of New Blackfriars is a symposium of articles on A Secular Age by Charles Taylor, each article has a response from Taylor commenting on the arguments made.

Join a discussion about this Special Issue at The Immanent Frame.

New Blackfriars is formally linked with the English Province of The Order of Preachers. Visit their website for up to date information about news and events or join their Facebook group.

Part of The Order of Preachers is the Aquinas Institute, which aims to foster study of St Thomas at Oxford through seminars, occasional conferences, summer schools, and programmes that will bring international research scholars to the university each year. The Institute seeks to foster the study of St Thomas from three perspectives: theological, philosophical, and from the viewpoint of medieval studies. Visit the Aquinas Institute website for more information about the Institute and its activities.

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