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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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