An African Philosophy of Religion Scholarly Lecture Series talk   Topic: Recent Challenges to Vitalism in African Philosophy of Religion Kirk Lougheed (Unity Health Toronto/University of Toronto/University of Pretoria)   Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 17.30 – 18.30 GMT ZOOM Link: https://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/86220828193    Abstract Vital force is a substance that flows from God and is imbued in literally everything […]

  An African Philosophy of Religion Scholarly Lecture Series   Topic: The explanatory powers of divine silence and divine hiddenness in African spirituality Emmanuel Ofuasia (University of Pretoria) Wednesday, 25th February, 2026 Further details and zoom link forthcoming  

Richard Kim (Loyola University, Chicago) will deliver a public lecture, details below: Title: Acting Into Understanding: Confucian Ritual and Practical Knowledge Date/Time: 9th March 2026, 12.15pm (lunch provided from 12pm) Location: Main Lecture Theatre, Room 120, Arts Building, University of Birmingham Abstract: A natural picture of intentional action puts understanding first: we determine what we […]

The Eighth International Conference on Philosophy and Meaning in Life is taking place 26-28 March at the University of Oklahoma. GPR2 is supporting this conference through our team member (and GPR1 Project Lead) Yujin Nagasawa. Registration is required by 20 March through the link above. About The philosophical exploration of life’s meaning—understood broadly as inquiry […]

An important research line of our project members develops around Jain Philosophy of Religion, as part of the activities of the Dharmanath Research Network at the University of Birmingham. Since scholars specialised in Jain philosophy needs to be fully conversant with the concrete life of the Jains and the shifting shape of their communities, this […]

Our second conference will take place in Calabar, Nigeria, from 14-16 September 2026. This event is organised in collaboration with the Conversational School of Philosophy, Nigeria, the Department of Philosophy, University of Calabar, Nigeria, and the Department of Philosophy, Federal University Otuoke, Nigeria. Our theme will be: Spiritual Realities, Meaning in Life and Human Flourishing […]