Politics and Religion

Roy Schoeman - Common and Disparate Elements in the Ethics of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Mr Schoeman is a Jewish convert to Catholicism who writes and speaks on religious topics
Seminar held on 17 June 2009

David Quinn - Religion in Europe and the New Moral Absolutism

David Quinn is the founder and director of the Iona Institute, Ireland.
Seminar held in Glasgow
Thursday 26 March 2009

Please note the following text is an outline of the paper presented at the seminar.

Religious believers are often accused of seeking to impose their morality upon others and of not respecting the separation of Church and State. They are told to keep their beliefs to themselves and to stay out of the public arena.

Prof. Roger Trigg - Religious Freedom

Professor Roger Trigg is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick
Seminar on Wednesday 24 September 2008   

Baroness Scotland - The Rule of Law at The Heart of Government

Baroness Scotland is a barrister and currently Attorney General for England and Wales.
Seminar held on Wednesday 14 May 2008

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Robin Aitken – Towards a Moral Perspective in Mass Media

Robin Aitken is an author and former BBC reporter
Seminar held in Glasgow
Thursday 24 April 2008

Dr. Jude Chua Soo Meng – Richard Dawkins, Public Reasons and Atheism

Dr. Jude Chua Soo Meng is Asst. Prof. of Policy & Leadership Studies in the National Inst. of Education, Nanyang Technological University; Also a Visiting Research Fellow, TMI
Seminar on Wednesday 5 March 2008                                                  

Michael Clancy, O.B.E. – 'Give to Caesar what Really Belongs to Caesar'

Michael Clancy is a Solicitor
Seminar held in Glasgow
Thursday 4 October 2007                                                                  

M. Jean-Loup Dherse – Where are we Going? The Centrality of God to any Adequate Answer

M. Jean-Loup Dherse was Former Vice-President (Energy and Industry) at the World Bank and former CEO of Eurotunnel
Seminar on Wednesday 13 June 2007                                     

Ben Rogers – Faith and Hope in the Fight for Freedom: Stories from the Frontlines of Human Rights Advocacy

Ben Rogers is Advocacy Officer for South Asia at Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)
Seminar on Wednesday 31 May 2007                                                 

Philip Trower – Enlightenment Values and their Social and Political Implications over Two Centuries

Philip Trower is a journalist and author of Turmoil and Truth and The Catholic Church and the Counter-Faith
Seminar on Wednesday 28 March 2007                                             

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