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27 May 2016: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Article on the Christology of Pope Francis published in 'Ecclesiology' by Dr Philip McCosker. VHI Director Dr Philip McCosker has published an article in the theology

21 Oct 2016: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Iain McGilchrist. Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist and writer, formerly Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA and three times elected Fellow of All Souls College,

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

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

5 Sep 2016: This a selection of past research initiatives at the VHI, which have either been brought to completion or are not currently active. For more information please contact the project's principal investigator or the VHI team.

23 Sep 2016: The VHI was founded in 1987 to ‘preserve and develop’ the Catholic traditions of St Edmund’s College, Cambridge.

8 Dec 2016: Dr Sara Silvestri, on Thursday 8 December at 6pm at City University of London. The event is organised by the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) and is free to attend. Click here for more details.

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

24 Nov 2016: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Philip McCosker gives keynote lecture at ACU/CUA seminar 'Conceiving Change in the Church'. VHI Director Dr Philip McCosker gave the opening keynote lecture at the seminar Conceiving

14 Oct 2016: On Saturday 19 November VHI Research Associate

23 Jun 2016: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. New Publication: The Cambridge Companion to the Summa Theologiae, edited by Philip McCosker and Denys Turner. VHI Director Dr Philip McCosker is co-editor with Professor Denys Turner

20 Jan 2016: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. Dr Silvestri speaks at CAMMIGRES Seminar on Faith and Migration. gave a talk on "Understanding faith in migrants’ lives: challenges & opportunities for social cohesion in a diverse

5 Oct 2016: The VHI is delighted to welcome Professor Philip Sheldrake as a new Senior Research Associate, and Professor Luigi Gioia OSB and Dr Elif Çetin as new Research Associates, beginning 1st October 2016. Luigi Gioia is Associate Professor of Systema

27 Oct 2016: The VHI is seeking a tenacious, enterprising, and innovative fundraiser to lead a major campaign for a unique research institute in the University of Cambridge

24 Feb 2016: Nicholas King SJ with a response from Christopher Rowland

9 Dec 2016: Search site. Von Hügel Institute. for Critical Catholic Inquiry. New article on Happiness & Human Development by Flavio Comim. VHI's Dr Flavio Comim has recently co-authored with Tadashi Hirai and Yukio Ikemoto an article entitled, "Happiness and

26 Jul 2016: Dr Elif Çetin are co-authors, with Christopher Hill, of the chapter "Il fenomeno migratorio e i problemi del multiculturalismo in Italia" (Migration and the challenges of Italian multiculturalism), in Maurizio Carbone and Simona Piattoni (

3 Feb 2016: VHI Director of Research and St Edmund's College Bye-Fellow

20 Apr 2016: Papers from the VHI conference ‘

16 Apr 2016: Throughout our social, political, and cultural lives—online as well as offline—we see increasing oppositional and bitter disagreement. Have we forgotten the virtues of disagreement in moving towards agreement? Have we forgotten how to disagree