Wilde Lectures 2026

Wilde Lectures in Natural and Comparative Religion

Monday 4, Friday 8, Monday 11 and Wednesday 13 May 2026, 5:15pm

Sponsored by the University of Oxford, the Wilde Lectures are aimed at a public as well as specialist audience. They have been given by some of the world's most distinguished philosophers and scholars of religion. Past lecturers include Richard Swinburne: 'The Existence of God' (1974-76); Friedhelm Hardy: 'Power, Love and Wisdom: Cultural Contexts of Indian Religions’ (1984-5); Alvin Plantinga: 'Our Knowledge of God' (1987-88); Robert Adams: 'Religion and the Foundations of Ethics' (1988-89); and Peter van Inwagen: ‘Evil and Superfluity: Two Arguments Against the Existence of God’ (1999-2000).

The series will comprise four lectures, taking place in Weeks 2 and 3 of Trinity Term. For further information about the lectures and registration see here - https://www.theology.ox.ac.uk/event/wilde-lectures-in-natural-and-comparative-religion-loving-strangers-a-philosophical-guide