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The Quest for God:
Towards a philosophically and experimentally based theology of desire
The Desire Symposium
9 December 2020
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Programme
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2.00 Welcome
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SESSION ONE
Chair: Clare Carlisle
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2.15 - 2.45 Fiona Ellis, 'Desire, God, and Nihilism'
2.45 - 3.15 John Cottingham, 'Human Incompleteness and the Desire for the Good'
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SESSION TWO
Chair: Simon Oliver
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3.30 - 4.00 Talbot Brewer, 'Eros and Philosophy in the Phaedrus'
4.00 - 4.30 Chris Insole, 'Free Desire: Kant on Happiness and God'
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INFORMAL DISCUSSION/TEA
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SESSION THREE
Chair: Amy Daughton
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5.00 - 5.30 Jenny Leith, 'Doubting our Desires'
5.30 - 6.30 ROUNDTABLE: Speakers plus Sarah Coakley, David McPherson, and Chuck Mathewes
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