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The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism

 
Conference | Participation and Subcreation: Creativity and the Experience of God in the thought of O. Barfield and J.R.R. Tolkien | 25th September 2023

On 25th September 2023, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host a conference on the often neglected relationship between the thought of Owen Barfield and J.R.R. Tolkien, focusing on their understanding of the relationship between creativity and the divine. This event is organised by Douglas Hedley (rdh26@cam.ac.uk), Gareth Polmeer (gp515@cam.ac.uk), Mateusz Stróżyński (mateusz.strozynski@amu.edu.pl). 

 

The event can be joined through the following Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83321325592

 

The event programme can be found here: 

 

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