Events

The Relevance of Revelation

Flesh made word: communicating the Gospel in a digital age Bishop Nick is a lively and provocative thinker so this should be a very worthwhile occasion. Whatever your denominational allegiance it is an excellent opportunity to discover what a relatively newly appointed leader of a huge new Anglican Diocese really thinks about evangelism and apologetics…

Professor Richard Bauckham Emeritus Professor of New Testament Studies, University of St Andrews & Senior Scholar, Ridley Hall, Cambridge. Professor Bauckham’s topic will be The Gospels and the Eyewitnesses.

How can conversations about Paris Hilton and Russell Brand help us to do mission and discipleship? Can we connect the world of celebrity culture to theology and the gospel story? Does Jesus have anything to say to Simon Cowell and Rihanna? Mark has spent many years pioneering fresh ways of communicating the Christian faith to…

Canon Mark Tanner, Warden of Cranmer Hall, University of Durham. Before moving to Durham, Mark was Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Ripon. The title of his lecture is “Charismatic spirituality: building on rock or sand?” He will explore this vibrant part of our life together, considering where the charismatic movement has come from and what…

We welcome Dr David Instone-Brewer who is Senior Research Fellow in Rabbinics and the New Testament at Tyndale House in Cambridge. His title is ‘Divorce and Remarriage in Bible times and today’. He will examine what the Bible says about divorce, as it would have been understood by the original readers of the New Testament.…

Dr Paula Gooder, Theologian in Residence for The Bible Society. The title of her lecture is “The Body beautiful? The Importance of the Body in Paul's Theology “ Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds has said that "Paula is one of the most lucid, engaging and stimulating teachers I have encountered. Her probing, encouraging style blends…

Revd Dr Derek Tidball, a former principal of London Bible College. The title of his lecture is ‘The Cross and The Crown’: the relationship between the kingdom of God and the cross of Christ. The major theme of Jesus' teaching and ministry in the synoptic gospels is the kingdom of God while in the New…