Feb 6 – Feb 7, 2014 Thu 10:00 AM – Fri 4:30 PM $250.00 “Whom shall I fear . . . of whom shall I be afraid.” – Ps. 27The lament is the most common prayer form in the bible, yet it is largely unfamiliar in our day. Lamentation allows us to share the …
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Convocation & Pastors’ School The annual Convocation & Pastors’ School is an intensive two-day conference that offers lectures, worship and seminars for Christian leaders of all traditions. Led by scholars and practitioners from Duke and beyond, this event is a cooperative endeavor with the North Carolina and Western North Carolina Conferences of the …
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Monday 8 – Thursday 11 December An opportunity to watch, discuss and argue our pick of 5 of the best British films ever made: Don’t Look Now; The Third Man; Distant Voices, Still Lives; Kes and The Red Shoes. Perfect winter fare! Peter Francis sets us down for this celebration of all that is great about British Cinema. Step …
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Monday 3 – Thursday 6 November Film. We all turn to it in times of stress and doubt. This perennial favourite of the Gladstone’s Library calendar is geared to give you the chance to explore some of the most iconic films of faith and doubt and, possibly, to introduce you to new icons and …
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Monday 15 – Thursday 18 September Kalyan Dey tries to uncover the original writer of the gospel of John and to reveal his message and his purpose in writing. A fascinating and surprising, almost Sufiistic approach, to John’s gospel that reveals a new understanding of the text.How much of a text is tied to …
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Monday 8 – Thursday 11 September Lyn Bechtel offers an advanced reading of the Book of Ruth looking at the text through the lens of a Hebrew scholar. Intended for those that have at some point attended one of her hugely popular ‘Hebrew in a Week’ courses (or have a working knowledge of the language …
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Sunday 31 July – Thursday 4 August Advance booking is recommended.Intended for those who have completed Robert’s earlier course (either this year or previously) this course will take your hard-earned grammatical knowledge of Latin forward to the next step, and from there – who knows?The inimitable Robert Parker returns to Gladstone’s Library ready to marshall …
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Monday 18 – Sunday 24 August Non creditis nos? Cernere ipsos! Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither was your Latin. Robert Parker returns for another year to lead you by hand down the dusty annals of Classic Latin. Does the possessive go there? or does that word belong to that gender? Is …
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Monday 11 – Sunday 17 August ??? ??? ?????????; ????? ??? ????? ??? Profess and philosophise with Aristotle! Ideal for anyone wishing to learn New Testament Greek or even those wanting to improve their knowledge of it. This tried and tested course – a very successful way of learning the basics of New Testament Greek – …
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Monday 4 – Sunday 10 August ?? ??????? ???? ??? ????? Lyn Bechtel offers this exciting way in which to enjoy and understand Biblical Hebrew. This staple of the Gladstone’s calendar is a tried and tested means of either beginning from scratch or revising. Tickets: Fully inclusive price £564 – £504 residential/ non-residential £294