Ian Ramsey Centre Webcasts
A selection of the videos from recent Ian Ramsey Centre Conferences and events will be available here to view on this website. Webcasts are completely free to view and a link to each available presentation will become available below Please click on a session to view the On-Demand Webcasts.
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“Oxford Seminars for Trinity 2012”
Trinity College, Oxford
A selection of the Seminars from the 2012 Trinity term will be available here for On-Demand Viewing. Please select a session to view below.
| Date |
Speaker |
Title |
Availability |
| 26th April 2012 |
Professor Tom McLeish |
"Why is science such a pain? The Book of Job and
an overlooked ancient narrative for science studies” |
VIEW HERE |
| 3rd May 2012 |
Panel Discussion led by Professor Torkel Brekke |
“Fundamentalism and science: prophecy
and protest in the age of globalisation” |
VIEW HERE |
| 17th May 2012 |
Dr Helen de Cruz |
“The argument from miracles and the
cognitive science of religious testimony” |
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| 31st May 2012 |
Dr Leen Spruit |
“Catholic censorship of modern science
and natural philosophy (1543-1808)” |
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“Oxford Seminars for Hilary 2012”
Trinity College, Oxford
A selection of the Seminars from the 2012 Hilary term will be available here for On-Demand Viewing. Please select a session to view below.
| Date |
Speaker |
Title |
Availability |
| 26th January 2012 |
Dr Christián C. Carman |
“The Antikythera Mechanism: Orbits, Gods and Gears” |
VIEW HERE |
| 9th February 2012 |
Dr Andrew Robinson |
“Fingerprints of the Trinity? The Neglected Doctrine of ‘Vestiges’ and the new Science of Signs” |
VIEW HERE |
| 23rd February 2012
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Prof. John Cottingham |
“Confronting the Cosmos: Scientific Rationality and Human Understanding” |
VIEW HERE |
| 8th March 2012 |
Dr Adam Green |
“Neurotheology and the Social Brain” |
VIEW HERE |
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Dr Andrew Pinsent |
“The Second-Person Perspective in Aquinas’s Ethics: Virtues and Gifts”
& Q&A Session |
VIEW HERE |
“Michaelmas Seminars 2011”
Harris Manchester College, Oxford
A selection of the Seminars from the 2011 Michaelmas term will be available here for On-Demand Viewing. Please select a session to view below.
| Date |
Speaker |
Title |
Availability |
| 17th November 2011 |
Prof. Paul Ewart |
"Chaos and the Character of God" |
VIEW HERE |
| 29th November 2011 |
Dr Conor Cunningham |
"Darwin's Pious Idea" |
VIEW HERE |
Conference Webcasts
A selection of the sessions from the conference will be available to view LIVE on this website. Webcasts are completely free to view and a link to each available presentation will become available below 10 minutes before the scheduled start time. This page will automatically refresh to check the availability of the sessions.
If you are unable to view the sessions live, they will also be uploaded for On-Demand viewing shortly after their completion. Please continue to check this page for updates.
Friday 8th July 2011
| Time |
Speaker |
Title |
Availability |
| 16:30 - 18:00 |
Ron Numbers |
"Social Darwinism: a Historical Myth?” |
VIEW HERE |
| 20:00 - 21:30 |
Michael Ruse |
“Might is Right: Does Darwin refute Thrasymachus?” |
VIEW HERE |
Saturday 9th Juy 2011
| Time |
Speaker |
Title |
Availability |
| 11:30 - 13:00 |
Ed Larson |
“Who’s to Blame for Eugenics: An English Agnostic or an Austrian Abbot?” |
VIEW HERE |
| 20:00 - 21:30 |
Naomi Beck |
“Homo Mercans” (market man) |
VIEW HERE |
