Speaker: Dr Daniel De Haan, Frederick Copleston Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer (Campion Hall, Blackfriars)
Date & Time: 23 Feb, 17.30 (GMT)
Venue: Campion Hall Library and online
About:
The significance of human development is surprisingly neglected by moral philosophy. ‘Good enough’ parents, nevertheless, appreciate what moral philosophers overlook. As their children develop, parents discern that the standards for human flourishing, virtues, and rules are neither universal nor one-size-fits-all. The criteria for human flourishing, virtues, and the precepts of the natural law modulate according to the developmentally appropriate capabilities of toddlers, schoolchildren, adolescents, young adults, the elderly, and so forth.
In this lecture, Daniel De Haan, explores the insights a developmental approach to the natural law reveals concerning how children and parents learn to discern the norms of the natural law. The fourth commandment and its complementary precept ‘honour thy child,’ are focused on as test cases that illustrate developmental virtues and ‘good enough’ parenting. De Haan concludes by showing how these developmental insights provide responses to some of the most serious objections to the natural law.
This residential weekend retreat offers participants the opportunity to explore the human condition through your own life story, in the context of the Gospel and the Christian spiritual life, using mindfulness skills and contemplative Christian prayer.
This is an online retreat day especially for you to set aside time with God while making. You will find your own quiet space to be at work and use your own materials of choice. There will be suggestions for prayer and opportunities to share your prayer.
An online retreat in daily life enables you to make time for prayer and reflection in the midst of daily commitments. It is suitable both for people who feel like they don't have enough time to pray and for those who simply feel like their prayer life needs refreshment.
