In 2014, the McDonald Centre held its annual conference on issues at the intersection of political theology and military ethics. An important focus of the discussion was Nigel Biggar's recent book, In Defence of War.
The speakers included:
General Sir Hugh Beach - Deputy Commander-in-Chief, UK Land Forces, 1976-7
Cecile Fabre - Professor of Philosophy, University of Oxford
John Kelsay - Professor of Religion, Florida State University
Claus Kreß - Professor of Criminal Law, and Director of the Institute for International Peace & Security Law, Universität zu Köln
Cian O’Driscoll - Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Glasgow
Esther Reed - Professor of Theological Ethics, Exeter University
Nick Rengger - Professor of Political Theory & International Relations, St Andrews University
Paul Schulte - Honorary Professor, Institute for Conflict, Cooperation, & Security, University of Birmingham
Tom Simpson - University Lecturer in Philosophy & Public Policy, University of Oxford
James Turner Johnson - Professor of Religion, Rutgers University
The McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics & Public Life is a research institute at the University of Oxford.