Entertaining Judgement: The Afterlife in Popular Imagination 22nd July – 24th July 2016 The lyrics of Madonna and Sean Combs; the plotlines of TV’s Lost, South Park and The Walking Dead; the implied theology in films such as The Dark Knight, Ghost, and Field of Dreams; the heavenly half-light of Thomas Kinkade’s popular paintings – …
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Matthew’s Passion Story: It’s Not History! 22nd October – 22nd October 2016 A public lecture by John Shelby Spong “There are no outcasts from the love of God.” John Shelby Spong was the Episcopal Bishop of Newark before his retirement in 2000. As a visiting lecturer at Harvard and at universities and churches throughout the …
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Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy 20th October – 22nd October 2016 With John Shelby Spong In this short course, based on his latest bestselling book, Jack Spong uses the Gospel of Matthew as a guide to explore the gospel story’s grounding in Jewish culture, symbols, icons and story-telling tradition to explain how the events of …
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Victorian Bestsellers 30th August – 1st September 2016 In the late nineteenth century, the word ‘bestseller’ became particularly associated with books. This course explores a variety of popular Victorian novels, including Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations, Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Jerome K. Jerome’s Three Men in a Boat. The …
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Laudato Si – On Care for Our Common Home 18th July – 19th July 2016 ‘The Earth herself… is among the most abandoned and maltreated of our poor.’ Pope Francis’s second encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ was typically forthright and challenging about the dangers of our indifference to this planet and is an appeal for a dialogue …
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Film and Theology 6th December – 8th December 2016 An opportunity to consider and discuss some classic and contemporary films from a theological perspective – observing their world view and the values they promote. Every film shown is award-winning and critically acclaimed. Residential prices start from £101, non-residential from £80. Discount rates for clergy and students …
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The Book of Job: A Different Perspective 27th June – 1st July 2016 Lyn Bechtel takes us through the Book of Job in this surprisingly subversive, almost comic, critique of the prevailing theological orthodoxy. The first poetic book in the Christian Old Testament and of unknown authorship, the Book of Job raises issues such as …
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The Authentic Paul 25th July – 29th July 2016 Following on from his popular re-interpretation of John, Kalyan Dey offers refreshing and liberal insights into the genuine writings of Paul – with surprising results. Exploring key Pauline texts, Kalyan considers the dominant New Testament figure and challenges preconceptions. This short course will help you look …
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Being Honest 18th October – 20th October 2016 With Ian Bradley and Peter Francis. An ‘honest’ and ‘liberal’ reappraisal of some of the central tenets of the Christian faith. Ian Bradley is the successful author of over 35 books and is a well-known broadcaster, journalist and lecturer. He is Principal of St Mary’s College, University …
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A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That 1st July – 3rd July 2016 Ever wondered about the true scope of what we do here at the Library? Join us for a compendium of typical discussion in which we cover elements from across the spectrum. Contemporary novels, the life of Florence Nightingale, the …
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