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Grant Awarded - Late Antiquity After Antiquity: The Last of the Ancient Platonists in the Early Modern Period

10 May 2019

£225,973.27 awarded to the Centre as part of Dr Corrias' Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant.

Grant awarded - Living Ideas: Dynamic Philosophies of Life and Matter, 1650–1850

4 April 2019

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science has awarded a multi-year grant "Living Ideas: Dynamic Philosophies of Life and Matter, 1650–1850", which the Centre is collaborating in.

Ralph Cudworth at the Crossroads of Modernity

11 March 2019

A British Academy funded conference devoted to the sources, reception, and thought of the Cambridge Platonist Ralph Cudworth.

Workshop - Early Christian Origins of the Human Rights Tradition? Exploring Patristic Concepts of Individuality and Freedom

5 March 2019

A day-long workshop investigating human dignity in collaboration with members of the EU funded 'The History of Human Freedom and Dignity in Western Civilisation' project.

Beierwaltes Lecture - Prof. Anders Christian Jacobsen: 'The Image and Likeness of God: Human Dignity in Origen'

4 March 2019

The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism proudly hosted Prof. Anders-Christian Jacobsen (Aarhus) for his Beierwaltes Lecture , 'The Image and Likeness of God: Human Dignity in Origen', Monday, 4 March 2019. The lecture moved from Origen's understanding of the creation of humanity, to the notion of the inner and...

The Repose of Prof. Dr. Werner Beierwaltes

28 February 2019

It is with great sadness that the Centre announces the repose of Prof. Dr. Werner Beierwaltes , who passed away on 22 February 2018. May his memory be eternal!

Prof. George van Kooten’s Inaugural Lecture as the Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity

24 February 2019

Three Symposia: Plato, Philo and John - An Exercise in Triangulation

CCSP at the Royal Society to View Newly Identified Portrait of Henry More

21 January 2019

The Cambridge Platonist Research Group , which consists of Centre Members Prof. Douglas Hedley , Dr. David Leech , Dr. James Bryson , and Dr. Marilyn Lewis , went, with Centre member Prof. Thomas Hanke to the Royal Society on 21 January to view the newly identified portrait of the Cambridge Platonist Henry More and to look...

Colloquium Adamantianum III - Ilaria Ramelli - Apokatastasis and Trinity

19 January 2019

The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism proudly hosted Prof. Ilaria Ramelli on 19 January for Colloquium Adamantianum III, which reflected on themes that emerge throughout her work. In a series of seminal articles and monographs, including a monumental study on The Christian Doctrine of Apokatastasis, Ilaria...

Deus Ludens - Play & Creation in Hinduism and Christianity

12 January 2019

The Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism proudly hosted the Deus Ludens workshop, 12 January 2019. This day-long workshop focused on the themes of creation and play in both the Christian and Indian religious traditions. The workshop featured presentations given by Prof. Bernard McGinn (U. Chicago), Prof. Francis...

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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...

Talk | John Vervaeke, 'Awakening from the Meaning Crisis'

30 January 2025

On Tuesday 4th March 2025, the Centre will host Dr John Vervaeke, who will give a talk, 'Awakening from the Meaning Crisis'. This event will take place in the Runcie Room of the faculty of Divinity, from 1-3pm (UK time). The talk can be joined via this Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83321325592

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Grant Awarded - Late Antiquity After Antiquity: The Last of the Ancient Platonists in the Early Modern Period

Grant awarded - Living Ideas: Dynamic Philosophies of Life and Matter, 1650–1850

Ralph Cudworth at the Crossroads of Modernity

Workshop - Early Christian Origins of the Human Rights Tradition? Exploring Patristic Concepts of Individuality and Freedom

Beierwaltes Lecture - Prof. Anders Christian Jacobsen: 'The Image and Likeness of God: Human Dignity in Origen'

The Repose of Prof. Dr. Werner Beierwaltes

Prof. George van Kooten’s Inaugural Lecture as the Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity

CCSP at the Royal Society to View Newly Identified Portrait of Henry More

Colloquium Adamantianum III - Ilaria Ramelli - Apokatastasis and Trinity

Deus Ludens - Play & Creation in Hinduism and Christianity

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