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Read more at: Scholar in Residence - Dr. Andreea-Maria Lemnaru

Scholar in Residence - Dr. Andreea-Maria Lemnaru

6 February 2022

Dr. Andreea-Maria Lemnaru holds a PhD in Philosophy of Paris Sorbonne University, co-directed in Religious Studies by the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes. She has published multiple studies on Neoplatonic metaphysics, cosmology and eschatology (especially in Iamblichus and Porphyry), religious experience as well as female...


Read more at: Maria Costantina Terss | "From Glory to Glory: Irradiating the Embodied Divine in the Byzantine Iconophile Pentecost Image"

Maria Costantina Terss | "From Glory to Glory: Irradiating the Embodied Divine in the Byzantine Iconophile Pentecost Image"

28 January 2022

On 7 February at 5 pm (UK time) , the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host Maria Costantina Terss via Zoom to deliver her talk, "From Glory to Glory: Irradiating the Embodied Divine in the Byzantine Iconophile Pentecost Image.". Between the years of 726-787 CE and 815-843 CE, limitations on the expression...


Read more at: New Publication - Harmony and Contrast

New Publication - Harmony and Contrast

18 January 2022

Harmony and Contrast - Plato and Aristotle in the Early Modern Period Plato and Aristotle were very much alive between the fifteenth and the seventeenth centuries. The essays in this volume investigate the interaction, both in terms of harmony and contrast, between the two philosophers in early modernity, that is in a time...


Read more at: Scholar in Residence - Professor Charles Taliaferro

Scholar in Residence - Professor Charles Taliaferro

29 September 2021

We are delighted to announce that Professor Charles Taliaferro is going to be a Scholar in Residence for the Centre for the Study of Platonism. Charles Taliaferro BA (Goddard College), MA (University of Rhode Island), Master of Theological Studies (Harvard Divinity School), MA, Ph.D. (Brown University) has been a professor...


Read more at: Scholar in Residence - Maria Constantina Terss

Scholar in Residence - Maria Constantina Terss

29 September 2021

Maria Constantina Terss is a fifth year PhD Candidate in Stanford University’s Department of Art & Art History, under the supervision of Prof. Bissera Pentcheva . Her research focuses on Byzantine and Medieval art, and she is currently writing her doctoral dissertation, entitled, “The Synergistic Cosmos of the...


Read more at: New Publications - Adamantiana 21

New Publications - Adamantiana 21

22 September 2021

The present volume contains papers on Origen and the history of his reception which were presented at a series of workshops at the Eighteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies held at Oxford in August 2019. They provide multifarious insights into various aspects of Origen’s thought and his impact on different...


Read more at: New Publication - "Supersapientia: Berthold of Moosburg and the Divine Science of the Platonists"

New Publication - "Supersapientia: Berthold of Moosburg and the Divine Science of the Platonists"

2 September 2021

We are delighted to announce the news that a book, output of the ERC project, has just been published: Evan King's monograph on Berthold of Moosburg: " Supersapientia : Berthold of Moosburg and the Divine Science of the Platonists". This publication is part of a new book series published with Brill .


Read more at: New Member of the Centre

New Member of the Centre

27 August 2021

We are delighted to announce that Professor Charles Taliaferro is going to be a member of the Centre for the Study of Platonism. Charles Taliaferro BA (Goddard College), MA (University of Rhode Island), Master of Theological Studies (Harvard Divinity School), MA, Ph.D. (Brown University) has been a professor at Sl. Olaf...


Read more at: New Fellow at Clare Hall - Professor Torrance Kirby

New Fellow at Clare Hall - Professor Torrance Kirby

22 June 2021

We are delighted to announce that Professor Torrance Kirby has been awarded a visiting fellowship at Clare Hall. This is in order to pursue the joint grant held between the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism and the McGill department of Religious Studies on German Mysticism in Cambridge Platonism.


Read more at: Awarded member of the Centre - British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship

Awarded member of the Centre - British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship

22 June 2021

We are delighted to announce that one of the most active fellows of the Centre and Research Associate at the Von Hügel Institute, Isidoros Katsos, has been awarded a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship to work on the project “Christian Human Rights: Ancient and Postmodern” at the University of Oxford.


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CCSP & USJ Online Workshop | '250 Years of Philosophy: Current Perspectives on Schelling' | 23rd May 2025

3 May 2025

In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of F.W.J. Schelling, CCSP postdoctoral fellow Hadi Fakhoury will be co-hosting a bilingual (French-English) online workshop titled “250 Years of Philosophy: Current Perspectives on Schelling.” The event will take place on Friday, May 23, 2025 , from 8:30 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. (GMT+1...

Workshop | 'An Anthology of the Cambridge Platonists' | 25th-26th April 2025

19 April 2025

The University of Münster in collaboration with the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism is hosting a workshop on the recent volume An Anthology of the Cambridge Platonists , edited by Douglas Hedley and Christian Hengstermann (Routledge, 2024). This event will begin with a public lecture by Douglas Hedley on the...

New Publications from Centre Members

8 March 2025

Two new publications by Centre members, published by the Prometheus Trust. Harold Tarrant’s monograph, Chaerephon: Rethinking Platonic Characters in the Light of the Derveni Papyrus examines the significance of minor characters in the dialogues of Plato in the light of recent advances in our understanding of the Orphic...

Talk | Sean McGrath, 'The Soul of Nature: Boehme / Schelling / Jung' | 11th March 2025

5 March 2025

On Tuesday 11th March 2025, the Centre will host Prof. Sean McGrath, who will give a talk, 'The Soul of Nature: Boehme / Schelling / Jung'. This event will take place in the Runcie Room of the Faculty of Divinity, beginning at 5pm (UK time). The talk can be joined remotely via this Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/...

Conference | 'Theosis' | 9th-10th June 2025

7 February 2025

On Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th June 2025, the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism will host a conference on the theme of 'Theosis'. As this year marks the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, this event will explore this crucial aspect of theology and philosophy through Christian history, and in...