Campion Hall, Oxford

21/05/2026

📢 Reminder: Campion Lecture Today at Campion Hall 📢

Join us this evening for the Trinity Term Campion Lecture: “Romano Guardini’s Philosophy of the ‘Living Concrete’” Delivered by Professor Joel Rasmussen

You can watch the lecture live — or catch up on demand afterwards — via the livestream below:

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/live/lZKFRJSPdE8

We hope to welcome you!

20/05/2026

🐝 Happy World Bee Day from Campion Hall! 🌼

Campion Hall is delighted to mark with an update on plans for our own hive, which will be installed over the summer following the end of Trinity Term in collaboration with the .

As a community, we cannot wait to welcome the bees to the Hall and look forward to learning more about beekeeping and bee conservation in the months ahead.

For now, we leave you with a short film following the fascinating 'Wisdom of Bees' event held at Campion Hall and the last term, where we welcomed , author of the acclaimed, prize-winning novel The Bees, to our panel. We are still positively buzzing!

🎥 Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAM26jGPOoU&t=16s

Bee well! 🐝

1 like. ""Wisdom from Bees""

19/05/2026

📢 Upcoming Lecture at Campion Hall, Oxford

Campion Hall is delighted to welcome Professor M. Cathleen Kaveny (Boston College) for a timely and thought-provoking lecture: Christianity and Nostalgic Nationalism

Professor Kaveny will explore the relationship between Christianity and contemporary nationalist politics, examining how nostalgia for an imagined past can shape religious identity, political culture, and public discourse.

🗓 Wednesday 27 May 2026
🕔 17.00–18.15pm (BST)
📍 Campion Hall, University of Oxford

Professor Kaveny is the Darald and Juliet Libby Professor of Law and Theology at Boston College and a leading scholar in law, religion, ethics, and public life.

All are welcome. Admission: Free

🎟 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1988820766450?aff=oddtdtcreator

06/05/2026

📚 Campion Lecture at Oxford | In Person & Online

What does it mean to understand human life not as an abstract theory, but as a “living concrete” reality?

Join Professor Joel Rasmussen at Campion Hall, Oxford, for a fascinating exploration of the thought of Romano Guardini — one of the most influential Christian thinkers of the twentieth century, whose work shaped modern theology, philosophy, and the vision of Vatican II.

This lecture will introduce Guardini’s Der Gegensatz (1925) and his powerful idea that truth emerges through the creative tension of opposites: freedom and commitment, faith and daily life, individuality and community.

🗓 Thursday 21 May 2026
🕔 5:15–7:00 PM
📍 Campion Hall, Oxford + livestream option
🎟 Free registration via Eventbrite

Whether you’re interested in philosophy, theology, culture, or the intellectual life of Oxford, this promises to be a rich and thought-provoking evening.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/campion-lecture-romano-guardinis-philosophy-of-the-living-concrete-tickets-1988305448119?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Book your place - we would love to welcome you.

16/04/2026

📢 Jesuit Postdoctoral Fellowship at Campion Hall, University of Oxford

Campion Hall is currently inviting applications for its Jesuit Postdoctoral Fellowship, offering a distinctive opportunity for a Jesuit in formation to undertake advanced research within Oxford’s academic environment.

The fellowship supports scholars from any discipline, particularly those with an interest in interdisciplinary engagement. Fellows will pursue their own research while contributing to the intellectual and community life of Campion Hall.

Key features include:

• Two-year, fully funded research position

• Freedom to develop an independent research project

• Participation in a vibrant academic and Jesuit community

• Opportunities for teaching and outreach

This fellowship offers a rare combination of rigorous scholarship, community, and mission-driven work in one of Oxford’s unique Permanent Private Halls.

🔗 Find out more and apply: https://www.campion.ox.ac.uk/news/current-vacancy-jesuit-postdoctoral-fellowship-campion-hall

05/04/2026

To our friends and followers, we wish you a joyful and peaceful Easter.

Image: “The Resurrection” by Carl Schmitt, Campion Hall, University of Oxford

31/03/2026

🐝 What can we learn from the hive?

At Campion Hall’s latest Integral Ecology Dialogue, in collaboration with Laudato Si' Research Institute , novelist Laline Paull, Revd Dr Peter Rožič, SJ, and Rev’d Dr Timothy Howles - hosted by Dr Austen Ivereigh - explored how bees can inspire new thinking on ecology, society, and even theology. Drawing on science, storytelling, and theology, the conversation highlighted the deep interconnections shaping our common home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAM26jGPOoU&t=26s

Read more here: https://www.campion.ox.ac.uk/news/wisdom-bees-integral-ecology-dialogue-explores-lessons-hive

And there’s more to come… there’s a buzz of anticipation at Campion Hall as we look forward to welcoming our own beehive later this summer, in partnership with Oxford Beekeeping Society: 🐝✨

This video features highlights from the Integral Ecology Dialogue “Wisdom from Bees,” hosted by Campion Hall and the Laudato Si’ Research Institute, held at ...

30/03/2026

📢 Now Hiring: Philip Endean Fellow in Spiritual Practice

📍 Campion Hall, University of Oxford

Campion Hall is seeking an exceptional candidate to join its vibrant academic community as the Philip Endean Fellow in Spiritual Practice.

This unique role sits at the intersection of theology, spirituality, and academic life, contributing to a tradition shaped by Jesuit scholarship and a commitment to the spiritual dimension of human flourishing.

You’ll be part of an international, interdisciplinary community dedicated to research, teaching, and engagement that serves the common good.

🔍 Ideal for those with:

Expertise in spirituality and/or theology
A passion for teaching and formation
A desire to contribute to a reflective, values-driven academic environment

👉 Learn more & apply: https://www.campion.ox.ac.uk/news/current-vacancy-philip-endean-fellow-spiritual-practice

30/03/2026

Congratulations to Dr Austen Ivereigh, Fellow in Contemporary Church History at Campion Hall, Oxford, on being awarded the prestigious Loyola Medal at St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish, New York.

A leading writer, commentator, and biographer of Pope Francis, Dr Ivereigh’s work continues to shape global conversations on faith, leadership, and the role of the Church in contemporary society.

During his recent visit to the United States, including time at Georgetown University, Boston, Dr Ivereigh engaged with academic and faith communities on themes central to his work - particularly synodality, leadership, and the future of the Church. These conversations highlight the wider impact of his scholarship and public engagement beyond the UK.

This recognition reflects not only his scholarly contribution but also his commitment to applying Ignatian principles to today’s challenges - a contribution that resonates far beyond academia.

Read more about this well-deserved honour: https://www.campion.ox.ac.uk/news/campion-hall-fellow-austen-ivereigh-honoured-loyola-medal-new-york

24/03/2026

A short film capturing our approach to sustainability at Campion Hall - where discernment meets responsible stewardship. From local sourcing to measurable impact, our community is actively shaping a more sustainable future for the Hall.

21/03/2026

This we reflect how Campion Hall is lucky to have poetry in the very fabric of its building. In the right light, a poem can be seen etched onto a windowpane of the door leading from the entrance hall to the garden. It reads:

You who read this fickle page
Illustrated by the sun,
Scribbled by the shower’s rage,
Altering as the minutes run,
Think how alteration must
All endeavours bring to dust,
All that’s mortal, man and house,
And of mercy, pray for us.

The poem is illustrated by a cross surrounded by campion flowers at the top, and an hourglass lying on a sickle surrounded by more campion flowers underneath.

The poem was the work of Laurence Whistler (1912-2000), a British glass engraver and poet. An undergraduate at Balliol College in the early 1930s, Whistler visited the Hall in its new Brewer Street building shortly after it had opened. He gave the inscribed poem, one of his earliest works, as a gift to the Hall. The Hall’s Benefactors Book records it as ‘the poem written with a diamond on glass (a pane of the north-east door into the garden)’.

Further details can be found here: https://www.campion.ox.ac.uk/news/laurence-whistlers-inscription