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15 Jan 2016: Do people have a moral nature? If so, is it determined by self-interest or by sentiment and sympathy?

21 Oct 2016: We are pleased to announce the programme for our 2016-17 themed lecture series, entitled 'Dynamics of Dis/Agreement'.  Throughout our social, political, and cultural lives—online as well as offline—we see increasing oppositional and bitter

29 Apr 2016: Dr Sara Silvestri was a guest speaker at the Home Affairs Committee conference on countering extremism held in Cambridge on April 21st, and which is part of the evidence gathering of the government inquiry into Countering Extremism.

5 Apr 2016: Maggi Hambling, Ben Quash, and James Cahill

27 May 2016: Most biblical, theological and philosophical understandings of mercy were conceived in very different contexts to our own, globalised and urbanised world.

27 May 2016: Music is a key element of the culture which forms us. How can the musical arts represent mercy? Can it discourage or encourage its practice?

25 May 2016: With Europe and the world in the grip of a major migration crisis, sorely testing all political and practical resources, we ask: what does mercy look like in this context? How can mercy be practised in the context of migration? What are the

1 Mar 2016: In Lent and Easter terms 2016 we are hosting a research group on the theme of St Paul and radical philosophy.

14 Mar 2016: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Article on Ivan Illich published in Telos by Dr Simon Ravenscroft. s article "Modernity and the Economics of Gift and Charity: On Ivan Illich's Critique of Abstract Philanthropy" has

1 Sep 2016: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Simon Ravenscroft publishes book chapter in French edited collection on Ivan Illich. has a chapter in the recently published collection, Ivan Illich, l'alchimiste des possibles (Paris

5 Apr 2016: VHI Research Associate Dr Lidia Ripamonti has written an article for Huffington Post Italia to coincide with International Autism Awareness Day on 2nd April.

16 Feb 2016: And indigenous peoples in general, and farmers in particular, should be protected from abusive practices by multinational biotechnology companies.".

15 Jun 2016: Research Associate 'Patents on Life' conference, held in Cambridge in 2015 and sponsored by the two institutes. Simon is currently engaged in co-ordinating the publication of an edited volume issuing from that conference, co-edited by himself,

27 May 2016: Sara Silvestri and Vlado Kmec have been awarded a grant of £5,000 from the DAAD-University of Cambridge Research Hub in German Studies to organise a workshop, 'European Migration and the Refugee Crises: Contested Politics of Social Integration and

7 Apr 2016: ABC Religion & Ethics have published an essay by VHI Research Associate

26 Mar 2016: The latest issue of Reviews in Religion and Theology has been published by Wiley-Blackwell. The journal moved to the Von Hügel Institute in October 2015, and is edited by VHI director 

15 Jun 2016: The Von Hügel Institute was honoured to welcome internationally-renowned classical pianist, composer, and writer Stephen Hough CBE to Cambridge on Friday 10th June, for a lecture-recital to conclude the 2015-16 lecture series on the theme of

6 Jul 2016: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Sara Silvestri writes on Brexit and migration for the Centre for Catholic Social Thought and Practice. The VHI's Dr Sara Silvestri has written for the Centre for Catholic Social

11 Feb 2016: VHI researcher