CMCS Oxford Summer Term Series

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Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser: Martin Whittingham (Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies & Regent’s Park)
Timing: Tuesdays at 2:30pm
Web Address: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cmcs-oxford-research-seminars-and-public-lectures-summer-2025-tickets-1321221953429

Talks:

Tuesday 20 May 2025

The Antichrist, the Prince of Persia and the Al-Aqsa Flood: Popular US uses of Daniel 9:24-27 and 10:13 to explain the Israel-Gaza War
Date: 20 May 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker : Dr Ida Glaser (International Academic Coordinator and Founding Fellow, CMCS Oxford)
Venue Details: Hybrid Zoom seminar in The Song School, 109A Iffley Rd, OX4 1EH. Upstairs room with no lift.
Organiser: Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies Oxford
Host: Martin Whittingham (Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies & Regent’s Park)

Tuesday 27 May 2025

Two Christian Commentators on the Qur'an: The hermeneutics of Patriarch Timothy I (d.823) and Paul of Antioch (ca.1200)
Date: 27 May 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker : Isaac Wills (M.Phil student, Balliol College Oxford and CMCS Oxford Postgraduate Scholarship Holder)
Venue Details: Hybrid Zoom seminar in The Song School, 109A Iffley Rd, OX4 1EH. Upstairs room with no lift
Organiser: Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies Oxford
Host: Martin Whittingham (Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies & Regent’s Park)

Tuesday 3 June 2025

The Greco-Arabic Translation Movement: The intertwined worlds of Muslims, Christians and Jews in 8th-10th century Baghdad
Date: 3 June 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker : Dr Peter Starr (University of Warwick)
Venue Details: Hybrid Zoom seminar in The Song School, 109A Iffley Rd, OX4 1EH. Upstairs room with no lift.
Organiser: Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies Oxford
Host: Martin Whittingham (Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies & Regent’s Park)

Tuesday 10 June 2025

Seeking Truth and Peace? Theological assumptions and developing constructive Muslim-Christian conversations
Date: 10 June 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker : Joy Hadden (M.A. Belfast Theological School)
Venue Details: Online-only event
Organiser: Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies Oxford
Host: Martin Whittingham (Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies & Regent’s Park)

Tuesday 17 June 2025

A Muslim Scholar Studies a New Testament Gospel: Challenges and opportunities
Date: 17 June 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker : Dr Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour (Research Fellow, CMCS Oxford)
Venue Details: Hybrid Zoom seminar in The Song School, 109A Iffley Rd, OX4 1EH. Upstairs room with no lift.
Organiser: Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies Oxford
Host: Martin Whittingham (Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies & Regent’s Park)

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