What Good is Power?
7:00pm-9:30pm, Friday 15th May 2026
Save the Date:
For the upcoming Oxford Pastorate and Veritas Forum event 'What Good is Power?' on Friday 15th May, 2026 at the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities in Oxford. Join us at 7:00pm for a panel discussion with Professor Tom Simpson (Political Philosophy), Professor Dinesha Samararatne (Constitutional Law) and Professor Luke Bretherton (Political Theology), followed by a drinks reception from 8:30-9:30pm.
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What Good is Power?
How can we account for both our fear of and fascination with power? Must power always corrupt or can it be reimagined for the common good?
We see power abused by global leaders on the world stage. Suspicion of those in power, and their motives, can lead to a mistrust of power itself and a hesitancy amongst citizens to take on the powers or responsibilities which are rightfully theirs.
Join three leading academics in law, political philosophy and theology as they explore the resources of the Bible and Christian faith in helping us to wrestle with these complex questions and how we might rightly use the power we hold.
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