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The Telegraph: Nigel Biggar on the Empire’s forgotten legacy
‘As the West grapples with a movement to decolonise museums, universities and public spaces, debates over the British Empire and its legacy continue. To discuss the morality of the British Empire Steven Edginton is joined by Professor Nigel Biggar whose recent book on the subject has caused controversy.’
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Deconstructing decolonisation
The full video of Nigel Biggar’s Roger Scruton Memorial Lecture is now available on YouTube. Speakers include: Professor Nigel Biggar, CBE, is Regius Professor Emeritus of Moral Theology and Director of the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Life at the University of Oxford. Described as ‘one of the leading living Western ethicists’ (John Gray, New Statesman, 25…
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First Things interview on American imperialism
In this podcast, Nigel Biggar joins R.R. Reno to talk about his essay ‘A Christian Defense of American Empire‘ which can be found in the October 2022 issue of First Things. They discuss the negative connotations of the word ’empire’ and the nature of America’s role in the world today. ‘Ultimately, the justification for wielding dominant, imperial power depends on…
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Conference, ‘Faithful to the Call: Renewing Theological Ethics from the Ground Up’
The 2022 McDonald Centre Annual Conference was hosted in May. The presentations featured at the conference are now available on YouTube. See the playlist for the ‘Faithful to the Call: Renewing Theological Ethics from the Ground Up’ conference event here. Alternatively, see links to the following sessions below: McDonald Distinguished Lecture SeriesProfessor Oliver O’Donovan: “Statues”Professor Nigel Biggar: ‘”Honour…
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History Defended
Oriel College’s statue of Cecil Rhodes has become a lightning-rod in the debate about Britain’s colonial past. But the complexities of the man and his activities in South Africa are often reduced to crude hyperbole and absurd analogy. The Telegraph has recently posted Steven Edginton’s interview of Nigel Biggar, in which they explore Rhodes’ life and work in…
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Grasping Nettles, Dirty Hands
Nigel Biggar recently joined Marc LiVecche and Daniel Strand for the Christianity and National Security Conference in Washington, D.C. Biggar opened the panel discussion with his paper, ‘Wishful thinking or nettle-grasping?’. LiVecche followed with an explanation of Reinhold Niebuhr’s relationship to the just war tradition while Strand talked about Paul Ramsey’s contribution. Please watch and listen via the Providence…
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At the West Cork History Festival
At the recent, virtual West Cork History Festival (28 July 2021), Nigel Biggar offered an assessment of the fashionable view that the British Empire was essentially racist, even Nazi, concluding that it lacks all merit. Explaining why he holds the view he does—one that has aroused much critical attention—Biggar considers three issues: racism, genocide, and…
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Politics at the Cross+Roads
Nigel Biggar joined Simeon Burke for his podcast, Politics at the Cross+Roads. The conversation between Biggar and Burke ranged in scope, including discussions about duties and rights during the pandemic, thoughts concerning Christianity and the nation, and the importance of realism in moral and political theology. You can view the interview at YouTube here. Moreover, you can find…
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What’s Wrong with Rights?
Nick Spencer is Senior Fellow at Theos and host of thepodcast Reading Our Times. In a November 2020 podcast, Spencer speaks with Nigel Biggar about his new book, What’s Wrong with Rights? (OUP, 2020). To find the conversation between Nick Spencer and Nigel Biggar, click here. You can also find the Reading Our Times podcast at Apple, Spotify, or Deezer.