Time: Every Tuesday 5:30pm-6:45pm (BST) from 26 April to 14 June.

Venue: Campion Hall Library and online (livestream)

About:

What type of Catholic Theological Ethics do we need to develop as the 21st century unfolds?

Echoing the insight that the first lesson of life is to prepare for death, we investigate Grief to uncover the embodied, experiential claims of human connectedness. In that light, we investigate the rich philosophical contributions of Levinas, Butler, Honneth and Fraser on Vulnerability and Recognition. With these ontological, moral and theological claims, we explore the birth of Conscience as the acknowledgement of guilt, but through a theological anthropology that is constitutively social, looking at matters of collective responsibility and restoration. Jesus' proclamation of the Kingdom of God then becomes the pivot to hear the Call to Discipleship. The three remaining lectures address a connected and collective understanding of humanity in terms of the structures of Grace and Sin, Virtue, and Communion of Saints, the Works of Mercy, and the Beatitudes.

LECTURE SCHEDULE

26 April: Lecture 1 - Grief

3 May: Lecture 2 - Vulnerability

10 May: Lecture 3 - Recognition

17 May: Lecture 4 - Conscience

24 May: Lecture 5 - The Call to Discipleship

31 May: Lecture 6 - Grace and Sin

7 June: Lecture 7 - Virtue

14 June: Lecture 8 - Communion of Saints, the Works of Mercy, and the Beatitudes

HOW TO ATTEND

This lecture series will be held at Campion Hall as well as streamed online. When you register, please select either the "online" or "in-person" option. If you register to attend online, you will receive the livestream link before the event.

Please note: You will need to register for each lecture separately