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26 Mar 2014: The ITORP project, headed by Dr Frank Madsen, is investigating the illicit trade and traffic in organs for transplantation. It examines aspects of ethical, medical, legal and policy dimensions of the problem with particular emphasis on the dignity

26 Mar 2014: Sponsored by the Charles Plater Trust

26 Mar 2014: This project coordinated by Dr Silvestri aims to facilitate a conversation and an exchange of experiences and information between academics of all levels of seniority and practitioners (e.g.

25 Mar 2014: Contemporary development theories emphasise the importance of increasing 'individual freedoms' without giving enough emphasis to what substantively means to have a good life.

28 Jul 2024: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Research AssociatesResearch Associate. Post-Doc Researcher, Jena Center for Reconciliation Studies (JCRS), Faculty of Theology, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany. Research

28 Jul 2024: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. NewsVisiting Scholar Lorraine Krall McCrary gives lecture at Notre Dame Rome. The Stories we tell: Solidarity and Disability in Communities of Care Professor Lorraine Krall McCrary

28 Jul 2024: Law is essential for the good ordering of society and for the attainment of social justice and the common good, two key principles of Catholic Social Teaching. The VHI wishes, therefore, to deepen our understanding of the role of law both within the

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26 Mar 2014: Current research projects include a research report on Patents on Genetic Resources completed by Dr Roman Cholij which was commissioned by the Geneva based Caritas in Veritate Foundation with a view to helping the Holy See prepare a position during

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28 Jul 2024: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Research Area: Economics and Human Development2015: Political Emotions. The group led by Dr Flavio Comim will read and discuss the book 'Political Emotions' by Prof. Martha Nussbaum

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15 Jan 2014: The Von Hügel Institute (VHI) is a constituent part of St Edmund's College in the University of Cambridge. The institute was founded in 1987 as a means of continuing the St Edmund's College’s mission of service to Catholic life and thought.

12 Oct 2020: VHI researchers Professor Ralf Wuestenberg and Dr Zeina Barakat (European University Flensburg/ VHI, St Edmund College) recently participated in the Hafis -Menschenrechtsdialog Weimar workshop that took place on the 23-24 of September 2020 in Weimar.

1 Mar 2024: How do you rebuild a life after a great and unexpected loss? When the very foundations upon which you’ve built an identity, a relationship, a career, or a worldview fall through? And how might Shakespeare offer us a new way forward?

1 Jul 2014: The Von Hugel Institute is saddened to learn of the death in a car accident of Rev Dr John Hughes, Dean of Jesus College. Rev Hughes, a noted specialist on the relationship between Catholic Social Teaching and economics, delivered one of the VHI

29 Apr 2016: We are pleased to announce the launch of the Centre for Catholic Social Thought and Practice on 13th June 2016.

14 Jan 2016: Former VHI director Prof John Loughlin and research associate

1 Apr 2019: Cambridge University Press has announced the publication of Patents on Life: Religious, Moral, and Social Justice Aspects of Biotechnology and Intellectual Property, edited by Thomas C. Berg, Simon Ravenscroft. The volume includes several c

27 Sep 2016: 2023: Free and Equal: What Would a Fair Society Look Like?

16 Nov 2016: The November special issue of the US journal Current History, dedicated to the theme of Diasporas, features an article on notions of transnational Islam by VHI Director of Research

2 Aug 2018: A publication of the former Centre for Faith In Society, Migration and Itinerant Peoples Group at the VHI, which had been commissioned by the Diocese of Westminster, the Archdiocese of Southwark

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

17 Feb 2021: Hosted in conjunction with the Faculty of Divinity New Testament Senior Seminar

31 May 2022: The Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology and the Von Hügel Institute for Critical Catholic Inquiry will be hosting a joint research seminar, examining the theme "Literature and Spiritual Living." The discussion will be facilitated by present

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

5 Jul 2018: In June the VHI had two days of exciting meetings in Cambridge with Prof Brad Gregory, Director of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study, and Dr Don Stelluto, the Associate Director, about future collaboration between our two institutes.

25 Jan 2014: This is a list of papers and presentations delivered by invited speakers during VHI Lecture Series, conferences and workshops.

4 Apr 2014: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Professor Ryan delivers lecture at the Madariaga College of Europe Fundation in Brussels. gave a lecture on “Eurozone Debt Restructuring – undesirable but unavoidable” at the

26 Feb 2020: The VHI was delighted to welcome Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald to St Edmund's College on 7 February as he delivered a fascinating annual Von Hügel Lecture titled 'Christians in the Arab World: The Present Situation'.

17 Jan 2014: The complete collection of audio recordings of VHI events and seminar series is available to view and download on the Cambridge University Streaming Media Service Our videos are also available on our YouTube Channel Uploads CHRISTIANS IN THE ARAB

3 Oct 2020: The Von Hügel Institute for Critical Catholic Inquiry (VHI), based at St Edmund’s College in the University of Cambridge invites applications for the position of Administrator.

13 May 2014: VHI research Associate

21 Oct 2016: Over the last year the VHI has been reconsidering its mission. As we look towards our thirtieth anniversary year, which will fall in the 2017-18 academic year, it is a good time to refresh our vision and identity. The first fruits of that process

19 Jun 2019: VHI Research Associate

14 Sep 2015: Madsen gave a lecture on damnatio memoriae, i. e. the wilful destruction of art and archaeological artefacts with the purpose of erasing the identity of a people, religion, or idea.

4 Apr 2014: Dr Sara Silvestri has been recently quoted in two recent news articles on the

9 May 2018: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Sara Silvestri attends workshop on Catholic Social Teaching at the Notre Dame London Gateway and speaks on religion, war and migration. VHI Research Associate and Bye Fellow of St

6 May 2022: The latest issue of Reviews in Religion & Theology (Jan-April 2022) is now online and freely available to those with institutional access. It includes review articles on Natural Theology, by Owen Anderson, and on the Decolonisation of Theological

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