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June 2013
Thursday 20
Thursday 20
Inclusive Church - On Being Together: The Possibility of Church
Where: Southwark Cathedral, London (map)
When: Refreshments available from 6.30pm.
Cost: Free tickets can be obtained from http://inclusivechurch-eorg.eventbrite.com
This first annual Inclusive Church lecture, held in conjunction with Southwark Cathedral, will be given by The Rev'd Canon Professor Martyn Percy, Principal of Ripon College Cuddeson.
July 2013
Monday 29 - Wednesday 1 May
Monday 29 - Wednesday 1 May
Gladstone's Library - Liquid Faith
Where: Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden (map)
Cost: £170-£190 residential, £110 non-residential
Information: www.gladstoneslibrary.org/courses
Contact: enquiries@gladlib.org
Ian Bradley and Elizabeth Ursic talk about their own particular experiences of how drawing on other traditions has deepened and broadened their own faith.
July 2013
Monday 8
Monday 8
Gladstone's Library - Founder's Day Lecture by A C Grayling
Where: Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden (map)
When: Day begins 12.30pm, lecture at 2pm
Cost: Lecture and cream tea: £10; day including lunch and dinner: £55
Information: www.gladstoneslibrary.org/foundersday/
Contact: enquiries@gladlib.org
Part of the Library's Founder's Day celebrations. A.C. Grayling has written and edited many books on philosophy and other subjects. His latest books The God Argument and The Secular Bible have been his most controversial. Both have been best sellers.
July 2013
Monday 15 - Thursday 18
Monday 15 - Thursday 18
Modern Church - The Earth is the Lord's: Renewing the Covenant of Creation
Where: High Leigh Conference Centre, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire EN11 8SG (map)
Cost: £210-£275
Information: www.modernchurch.org.uk/conference
Chaired by Margaret Barker.
August 2013
Friday 23 - Monday 26
Friday 23 - Monday 26
Greenbelt Festival
Where: Cheltenham Racecourse (map)
Information: www.greenbelt.org.uk
September 2013
Friday 13 - Sunday 15
Friday 13 - Sunday 15
Gladstone's Library - The Philosopher and the Gospels
Where: Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden (map)
Cost: £170-£190 residential, £110 non-residential
Information: www.gladstoneslibrary.org/courses
Contact: enquiries@gladlib.org
The teachings of Jesus Christ, as presented in the Bible, are familiar to millions, but do we really understand them? Keith Ward argues that, by scrutinizing the Gospels through the lens of contemporary philosophy, we can discover perspectives that are not always apparent in traditional church teaching.
September 2013
Saturday 21
Saturday 21
St Ambrose Bristol and Modern Church - Celebrating Honest to God and its author John Robinson
Where: St Ambrose Church, Stretford Road, Bristol BS5 7AW (map)
When: 10.00am - 4.30pm
Cost: £5 including lunch
Information: www.modernchurch.org.uk/conference/htg-bristol.htm
A day conference in Bristol celebrating Honest to God and its author, Bishop John Robinson, local priest and national theologian. Exploring its ideas will be the Rt Rev John Saxbee, former Bishop of Lincoln, and Canon Richard Truss. The Revd Vanessa Herrick will preach at the eucharist. There will be opportunities to share ideas and to find out more about the local area in which John Robinson lived and worked.
October 2013
Saturday 5
Saturday 5
St Ethelburga's, London - Beyond Honest to God: What John Robinson did not say
Where: St Ethelburga's Centre, 78 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG (map)
When: 10am - 5pm
Cost: £30 including tea and coffee and a light lunch.
Contact: simon@stethelburgas.org or phone 020 7496 1610
This conference will concentrate on three areas attended to in Robinson's later writings: feminist theology; inter-religious dialogue; and contemplative spirituality. In each case it will try to see how they are linked with Robinson's perceptions in Honest to God and, subsequently, look forward to the future shape of an Honest to God inspired faith. Speakers will include Jonathan Clatworthy, Nicola Slee, Alan Race and Patrick Woodhouse.
October 2013
Friday 18 - Sunday 20
Friday 18 - Sunday 20
Gladstone's Library - Reflections on Ministry in the Eye of the Storm
Where: Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden (map)
Cost: £270-£290 residential, £210 non-residential
Information: www.gladstoneslibrary.org/courses
Contact: enquiries@gladlib.org
Gene Robinson reflects on his journey of faith, his life experiences, the concerns that matter most to him as a bishop and the controversy that has rocked the church he loves and to which he is committed.
October 2013
Friday 25 - Saturday 26
Friday 25 - Saturday 26
University of Manchester - Churches, Communities and Society: Public Negotiations and Interventions
Where: University of Manchester (map)
Information: http://religionandcivilsociety.com/churches-communities-society/
In contemporary British society, Christian religion refuses to stay in its place. Unruly, it is established in some places (England, Scotland) and yet in all places numerically in decline; public, and yet caught off guard by an Occupy movement; suborned, and yet capable of protest; lordly, and yet attempting to represent the common good; proactively interfaith, and yet caught up in its own internal concerns; national, yet present in very different ways in city and country. This two-day conference explores some of the issues, concerns and contradictions generated by this remarkable state of affairs. It does so from a variety of perspectives: theological, ethical, and social.
November 2013
Friday 1 - Sunday 3
Friday 1 - Sunday 3
Gladstone's Library - Any Dream Will Do: The Spirituality of the Musicals
Where: Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden (map)
Cost: £170-£190 residential, £110 non-residential
Information: www.gladstoneslibrary.org/courses
Contact: enquiries@gladlib.org
Arguing that the musical is the "most ubiquitous and dominant cultural icon of our age", scholar Ian Bradley unpacks the theological significance of the musical. Bradley argues that musicals provide millions of people around the world not just with entertainment but also with spiritual and theological values, a philosophy of life, and an encounter with God.
November 2013
Friday 8 - Sunday 10
Friday 8 - Sunday 10
PCN and Modern Church - Being Honest about God
Where: The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire (map)
When: From 6pm Friday
Cost: £190 residential (£175 members of PCN Britain/Modern Church or before 30 April)
Information: www.modernchurch.org.uk/conference/htg.htm
Contact: Paul Onslow 07815 685047/01423 538798
A conference celebrating 50 years since the publication of Honest to God. The conference will be chaired by Prof Elaine Graham (Chester University) with speakers Simon Barrow (Co-director, Ekklesia), Prof James Crossley (Sheffield University), Richard Holloway (formerly Bishop of Edinburgh) and Canon Dr Martyn Percy (Principal, Ripon College Cuddesdon).