Catholic Theology Research Seminars

Convenor: Prof. Anna Rowlands. Contact ccs.admin@durham.ac.uk for more information.

Meetings: Usually once a month on Thursdays (5.00-6.45pm), Seminar Room B

The Durham Catholic Theology Research Seminar is a regular forum for scholarly discussion of pertinent issues in the Catholic traditions of theology and church. It draws together people with specialist interests across the traditional theological disciplines (scriptural, historical, philosophical, systematic, liturgical, ethical and practical/pastoral); Catholic social thought and practice; Catholicism, literature, and the arts; and Lived Catholicism.

The seminars are free of charge and are open to all. Forthcoming seminars are shown on the Centre for Catholic Studies Events page. To receive notifications about the Catholic Theology Research Seminar to your inbox, please consider registering for the Centre for Catholic Studies' mailing list.

Michaelmas Term 2024

Thu 10 Oct ‘The Natural Mortification of Finitude: Loss and the Construction of Real Persons'

Nomi Pritz-Bennett (University of St Andrew’s)

Followed by the Welcome Dinner at Nadon Thai at 7.00pm 

Thu 5 Dec ‘Can Aquinas offer some hope to trauma theology?’

Emma Percy (University of Aberdeen) 

Followed by End of term social, TBC

Epiphany Term 2025

Thu 16 Jan ‘This Poverty of Spirit”: The Capuchins on the margins of Catholicism in England and Wales, 1850-1873’

Liam Temple (Durham University)

Thu 13 Feb ‘Imagining Church: Mystery, Imagination, and Metaphor’

Antonia Pizzey (Australian Catholic University)

Note change of venue: Sem Rm C and online 

Thu 13 March ‘TBC’ 

Eilish Gregory (Durham University)

Note: Seminar also online.