Has Spirituality Replaced Religion?

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Has Spirituality Replaced Religion? 23rd October – 25th October 2015 With his customary eloquence, one of today’s leading British theologians Keith Ward, wonders why spirituality has become so popular and religion so unpopular. Residential tickets (bed & breakfast, morning and afternoon coffee, lunch and dinner) start from £181, non-residential tickets £100. Discount rates for clergy and students …
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Celtic Christianity: Renewing Influence

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  Celtic Christianity: Renewing Influence 16th October – 18th October 2015 Celtic Christianity fascinates those who look for a spirituality that is ecological, friendly to women and offers models of how the Church could be. Does this Celtic tradition have any basis in fact? Ian Bradley explores the myth, reality and possibilities of Celtic Christianity. Residential tickets (bed & …
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Writing The Body – A workshop with Writer in Residence, Robyn Cadwallader

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  Writing The Body – A workshop with Writer in Residence, Robyn Cadwallader 27th September – 27th September 2015 10am We all experience the world through our body and our five senses. Our emotions have physical expression, and even our thoughts begin in the body, yet we so often neglect them in our writing. In …
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The Good Life Experience

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  The Good Life Experience 18th September – 20th September 2015   GladLib goes on tour to the Hawarden Estate festival. Come and enjoy our cultural programme. Listen to Peter Francis’ talk from last year’s The Good Life Experience on our Sound Cloud page. Find out more about the Good Life Experience here.

Latin Second Steps

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  Latin Second Steps 14th September – 18th September 2015 Aimed at those who have completed Latin in a Week or have knowledge of Latin to GCSE standard. You will start reading and understanding extracts from the poets, comic playwrights and prose writers of Classical Latin literature. Residential tickets (bed & breakfast, morning and afternoon coffee, lunch and …
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Welsh in a Week

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  Welsh in a Week 24th August – 30th August 2015   Come with little or no knowledge of the Welsh language – just a desire to learn and, by the end of the week, a basic ability in Welsh will have been achieved. Residential tickets (bed & breakfast, morning and afternoon coffee, lunch and dinner) start …
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Latin in a Week

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  Latin in a Week 17th August – 23rd August 2015 This successful approach to learning Latin aims to take complete beginners to the point where they can read short extracts of poetry and prose. It can also be enjoyed by those who know some Latin and wish to revise and improve their ability but no prior knowledge is …
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Hebrew in a Week

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  Hebrew in a Week 9th August – 15th August 2015   Enjoy and understand Biblical Hebrew. For those who know a little Hebrew and wish to revise and improve their knowledge or those who have no prior knowledge. Residential tickets (bed & breakfast, morning and afternoon coffee, lunch and dinner) start from £543, non-residential tickets £300. …
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Greek in a Week

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  Greek in a Week 3rd August – 9th August 2015 Ideal for those wishing to learn New Testament Greek or for those wanting to revise or improve their knowledge of it. No prior knowledge of Greek is assumed -all we ask is that you try to learn the Greek alphabet before you arrive. Residential …
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Britain’s Religious Crisis

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Britain’s Religious Crisis 3rd July – 5th July 2015 Time to be confirmed. Linda Woodhead highlights the growing values gap between religion and society. She looks at ritual innovations and explores the rapid rise of those who have ‘no religion’ and the seculigious. She reviews the deathly battles for the soul of traditional religion and …
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