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19 Jan 2017: PHILIP ALLOTT with a response from MARK ENGELMAN. A central theme of Philip Allott’s recent book Eutopia is that the human mind uses a dialectical process of contradictions, dilemmas, and paradoxes to form reality at every level, social and

28 Apr 2017: How do disagreement and eventual agreement function in politics? What works? What doesn’t? Are the ways we conduct political discourse changing? The last year has arguably seen a loss of the virtues of reasonable, textured disagreement in politics

27 Feb 2017: Julian Baggini, Lorna Donlon, and Michael O'Loughlin CHANGE OF DATE AND VENUE! Please note that this event will take place on Thursday 9th March in the College Chapel, and not in the Garden Room on Friday as previously announced.

31 May 2017: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Professor Heidemarie Winkel. Heidemarie Winkel was educated in sociology and economics at the University of Trier (Germany); she completed her Habilitation (professoral thesis) at the

6 Mar 2017: On Sunday 5 March the VHI Director, Dr Philip McCosker, will run the Cambridge Half Marathon in support of our Institute.

11 Oct 2017: Dr Vlado Kmec published a new journal article: Transnational and Local: Multiple Functions of Religious Communities of EU Migrants in Dublin in  Journal of the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions, Volume 5 (2017) pp. 20-39.   

17 Nov 2017: On the 5 hundredth anniversary of the publication of Martin Luther's Ninety Five Theses in Mainz, one of our former Visiting fellows, Dr Fintan Lyons O.S.B., a monk of Glenstal Abbey, Ireland has published a book, Martin Luther his Challenge Then

20 Sep 2017: On Friday 15 September the Von Hügel Institute for Critical Catholic Inquiry held its first annual Research Day.

19 Dec 2017: The VHI is delighted to welcome doctoral student Jeroen Jans from Radboud University (the Netherlands) who will be spending a few months in Cambridge to work on his PhD in empirical religious studies.

4 Dec 2017: The Pope’s immediate goal is to enable a more reliable and realistic approach in deciphering the experiences of people in modern family life.

9 Jun 2017: VHI Research Associate, Dr Flavio Comim, is organising a three-day conference on 19, 20 and 21 June on ‘the capability approach’. This is the second annual Cambridge Capability Conference and it will take place at the Centre of Development

16 Jan 2017: Former VHI Director Prof John Loughlin has published a new article on Human Dignity: the Foundation of Human Rights and Religious Freedom in Memoria y civilización, Vol 19 (2016).  Professor Loughlin, who is currently a Research Fellow at

6 Jun 2017: The VHI is seeking a dynamic and innovative Development Officer to support a major fundraising campaign

15 Dec 2017: The VHI is delighted to host the launch of The Archbishop of Canterbury Lent Book 2018 Say it to God: In Search of Prayer, introduced by Professor Sarah Coakley and the book's author,

25 Apr 2017: Former VHI Director, Professor John Loughlin, and Cristina Odone, Director of the Legatum Institute's 'Centre for Character and Values', have recently co-authored a research report on positive parenting and family values.

11 Oct 2017: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Op-Ed and Book Chapter on EU Migration Policies by Elif Cetin. recently wrote on EuropeNow on 'What Prospects for Change to Achieve a Sustainable EU Migration Policy?' (EuropeNow,

12 Jun 2017: VHI Research Associate Dr Elif Çetin was recently interviewed on the issue of Europe's policies towards refugees and asylum-seekers. Çetin's research focuses on politicisation of immigration, immigration politics, political discourse formation,

11 Oct 2017: The VHI is delighted to welcome Professor Walter Van Herck, Professor Heidemarie Winkel, and Professor Ralf Wüstenberg as new Senior Research Associates beginning 1st October 2017.

14 Jul 2017: This project discusses issues arising from current legislation on medically assisted suicide for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities, and mental illnesses. ... The contentious issues surrounding the debate on consent and

9 Jun 2017: Dr Sara Silvestri recently spoke on BBC Cambs on counterterrorism and religious ideology in the wake of the recent terror attacks in the UK. She was also interviewed on TRT World and (for Spanish speakers) on La Segunda.