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Poster The Struggle to be Human lecture

Inaugural Lecture - The Struggle to Be Human: Christian Humanism and the Future of Our Common Life

16 November 2026, 5:00pm to 6:00pm
2027 Political Theologies Conference

Call for Papers: Political Theologies of Tradition and Rootedness

13 October 2026
Political Theologies Conference 2027
copy of the problem of the christian master reflections from the book symposium 2

Notes from Reimagining Humanism Conference 2026: Bridge-building Across Faiths and Disciplines

08 July 2026
copy of the problem of the christian master reflections from the book symposium

Power With, Not Power Over: Rethinking Leadership at the Veritas Forum

06 July 2026
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What is Political Theology? Reflections from the book launch

23 June 2026
reimagining humanisms

McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Life Annual Conference 2026 | Reimagining Humanism

11 June 2026, 8:00am to 8:00am
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Dr Samuel Tranter attends Vatican launch of Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical

05 June 2026

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