Dr Casey Strine: Migration and Exile then and now

St Mark's Church Leeds Road, Harrogate, United Kingdom

Dr Strine will explore what both the Old Testament and New Testament say about migration, developing the insight that a massive number of biblical texts are written by migrants to other migrants about migration. By recognising this feature, analysing what these texts say about migration, and thinking carefully about how this compares to contemporary experiences,…

Revd David Runcorn: The road to growth less travelled – spiritual paths in a missionary church

St Mark's Church Leeds Road, Harrogate, United Kingdom

We are in unfamiliar country. A faith urgently needs to seek new ways of being present to a culture adrift from any spiritual roots and unable to recognise its loss. We will be exploring, experimenting and in conflict for the foreseeable future. ‘We do not see what we shall become’ (1 John 3.2). This is…

The Rt Revd John Pritchard: Five Events that Changed the World

St Mark's Church Leeds Road, Harrogate, United Kingdom

Bishop John will be exploring what holds together the ‘big five’ of the Christian faith: incarnation, the cross, resurrection, ascension and Pentecost. What are they all really about and how can we grasp their significance intellectually and spiritually? Big issues made accessible.