theoretically apraxicTerry Eagleton is receiving an honorary doctorate from Durham University. As a way of celebrating, the English Department and the Centre for Catholic Studies are hosting a colloquium. Terry Eagleton will be speaking on new atheism and terrorism. More information can be found here. Second, most people will have heard about ‘The Future of Continental [...]
The last month or so has been a bit crazy so I haven’t been doing much writing. During that time I did attend two conferences that I mentioned on this blog: ‘Christian Social Teaching and the Politics of Money’ at the University of Nottingham, and ‘Film-Philosophy’ at the University of Dundee. I don’t think it’s [...]
The schedule for the Centre for Theology and Philosophy’s conference, ”Christian Social Teaching and the Politics of Money: An International Conference on Religion and the Recession,’ has been posted here. The idea behind the conference is compelling, as is the attempt to address the issue from a variety of perspectives. Including economists and politicians in [...]
Yesterday I attended a debate between Slavoj Žižek and John Milbank, held at the Institute for Contemporary Arts in London. Though brief (no mean feat… neither Žižek nor Milbank are known for their brevity), the exchange was energetic and provocative without straying into the kind of pre-established roles, i.e. Marxist, materialist, atheist (granted this is [...]
I haven’t posted for quite some time, so a brief update: – I’ve been working on my film paper and have found the comments shared on this blog very helpful. So thanks for all the suggestions. – Two things people should check out: Michael Burns’ blog has recently featured an enlightening discussion of Logics of [...]
I received word that my proposal for this year’s AAR has been accepted. Here’s what I’ve proposed (it may sound vaguely familiar): Cinema and Subjectivity: On the Possibility of Theological Films The relationship between theology and film is often characterised by the use of film to illustrate theological concepts or present Biblical narratives. In this [...]
