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Department: Faculty of Theology and Religion
Talks:
Monday 27 October 2025
The Book of Jeremiah as a Cultural Trauma Narrative
Date: 27 October 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Christl Maier (Marburg University)
Venue Details: Seminar Room 30.301 B, Faculty of Theology and Religion, Schwarzman Centre Level 3
Organiser:
Prof Katherine Southwood
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 31 October 2025
Phenomenology and ‘the background’ [ Week 3, Charles Taylor and Phenomenology ]
Date: 31 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker
:
Dr Stevan Veljkovic (Theology and Religion, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Schwarzman Centre 30.301A (Seminar Room A)
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 3 November 2025
Trauma Theories, Category Mistakes, and Postexilic Judah as a Traumatized Society
Date: 3 November 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker
:
David Janzen (Durham University)
Venue Details: Seminar Room 30.301 B, Faculty of Theology and Religion, Schwarzman Centre Level 3
Organiser:
Prof Katherine Southwood
Hosts:
TBA
Theology and Earth Sciences: Contours of a New Conversation
Date: 3 November 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Dr Tim Middleton (Regents Park, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Ground Floor (Room 00.079)
Organiser:
Ian Ramsey Centre for Science & Religion
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 7 November 2025
The modern social imaginary [ Week 4, Charles Taylor and Phenomenology ]
Date: 7 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker
:
Dr Stevan Veljkovic (Theology and Religion, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Schwarzman Centre 30.301A
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 10 November 2025
Deception, Subversion, and Femininity in the book of Esther and the Joseph Narrative
Date: 10 November 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Rebekah Van Sant-Clark (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Seminar Room 30.301 B, Faculty of Theology and Religion, Schwarzman Centre Level 3
Organiser:
Prof Katherine Southwood
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 14 November 2025
The immanent frame [ Week 5, Charles Taylor and Phenomenology ]
Date: 14 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker
:
Dr Stevan Veljkovic (Theology and Religion, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Schwarzman Centre 30.301A (Seminar Room A)
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 17 November 2025
Between Relationality and Holism: Rethinking the Quantum - Buddhism Convergence Hypothesis
Date: 17 November 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Allan Furic (Keble College, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Ground Floor (Room 00.079)
Organiser:
Ian Ramsey Centre for Science & Religion
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 21 November 2025
Epistemological realism [ Week 6, Charles Taylor and Phenomenology ]
Date: 21 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker
:
Dr Stevan Veljkovic (Theology and Religion, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Schwarzman Centre 30.301A
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 24 November 2025
Animal Metaphors for Trauma and Illness in the Psalms
Date: 24 November 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Rosanne Liebermann (Aarhus University)
Venue Details: Seminar Room 30.301 B, Faculty of Theology and Religion, Schwarzman Centre Level 3
Organiser:
Prof Katherine Southwood
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 28 November 2025
Phenomenology and disenchantment [ Week 7, Charles Taylor and Phenomenology ]
Date: 28 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker
:
Dr Stevan Veljkovic (Theology and Religion, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Schwarzman Centre 30.301A (Seminar Room A)
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 1 December 2025
Trauma, Self-Defence, and Revenge in Esther
Date: 1 December 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Alexiana Fry (University of Copenhagen)
Venue Details: Seminar Room 30.301 B, Faculty of Theology and Religion, Schwarzman Centre Level 3
Organiser:
Prof Katherine Southwood
Hosts:
TBA
A Proposal for Integrating AI into Science and Religion
Date: 1 December 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Dr Lyndon Drake (Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Ground Floor (Room 00.079)
Organiser:
Ian Ramsey Centre for Science & Religion
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 5 December 2025
Phenomenology and reenchantment [ Week 8, Charles Taylor and Phenomenology ]
Date: 5 December 2025, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker
:
Dr Stevan Veljkovic (Theology and Religion, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Schwarzman Centre 30.301A (Seminar Room A)
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
