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October 2018
Rt Revd Graham Tomlin, General Epistles part 1
An exploration of the non-Pauline New Testament letters (Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2 and 3 John and Jude) that were written to the whole church rather than to individuals or individual churches. We will look at the Author, Setting, Date, Purpose and Themes of each within the overarching geographical context of the 1st century and the emerging reality of a Jewish-Gentile church.
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Revd Prof Dr Charlotte Methuen The Reformation and Brexit: history and the position of the UK in Europe
The English Reformation has been cited as evidence both for and against the decision of the UK to leave the EU. Henry VIII’s idiosyncratically independent stance has been contrasted with the European dimension of Thomas Cranmer’s contacts and the influence of continental Reformers in England and in Scotland. This paper will examine those arguments, and explore them in the context of the engagement of the Churches of England and Scotland in the debates surrounding Brexit. What insights might the history…
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November 2019
Revd Prof Jeremy Duff “Today is the day – for everyone! Growing Church in Luke and Acts” (live lecture)
In Jesus’ lifetime, people met him face to face, and he gathered around him a community of Jewish men and women who thought he was the one to redeem Israel. Today we use the language of ‘meeting Jesus’ and of growing the church (community), but mean something a little different - meeting Jesus in a non-physical way, and a community made up of people from every nation and culture. In this lecture we will see how Luke and Acts together…
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Dr Elaine Storkey “Gender and Justice” (live lecture) POSTPONED to 7 Dec at MOWBRAY COMMUNITY CHURCH
January 2020
Rt Revd James Jones KBE “The spiritual and moral imperatives in the life of Christ” (live lecture)
In the Gospel of Luke Jesus says fourteen times ‘It behoves me…’ He talks explicitly about the moral and spiritual imperatives under which he lives and dies. In an age that is at sea about what is right and wrong can these imperatives be applied to our own lives?
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September 2020
Bibletrack seminar “St Paul’s Letters part 1” Dr Chris Tilling (DVD & facilitated discussion)
We have been carefully planning the best way to deliver our Events during the Covid crisis. We are delighted to offer you the option of attending our first Event either in-person at the Mowbray Community Church, or on-line, via Zoom. There is a full Risk Assessment in place, which anyone is welcome to see, if they want to check in advance the measures we have put in place for attendance in person. The first Seminar will inevitably be a “trial…
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Bibletrack seminar “St Paul’s Letters part 2” Dr Chris Tilling (DVD & facilitated discussion)
We have decided in view of the current circumstances for this Seminar to be only on-line, via Zoom. We are hoping thereafter to return to dual delivery, but this will depend on Government advice nearer the time. The DVD is 50 minutes and we plan to allow 30 minutes for discussion in break out groups, finishing at 11.30 am. For this second Seminar we will be making a small charge of £2 per household. It will be essential for participants(households)…
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Tim Gordon “The changing song of the sea: despair, faith and hope in an age of environmental destruction” (live lecture)
This will be live-streamed via Zoom, starting at 10am. There will be an opportunity to ask questions after the lecture, and we expect to finish about 11.30am. We are very excited to be welcoming Dr Tim Gordon who is an outstanding young Christian Marine Biologist. You will find more details below. We are making a small charge of £4 per computer / tablet etc. for this lecture and we have some tickets available free for Under 18s. We will send…
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