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This Lent the Nurture Group have arranged an impressive lineup of well-known speakers and topics to discuss “the Big Issues”. Following our successful pattern of previous years we will begin with the talks in St Luke’s Church and end with an informal supper in the vestry. The evenings will begin with drinks at 1900, the talk and questions at 19.15 and supper at 2000 – finishing at 2100.
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The first will take place on Tuesday, March 2 on the subject of The Creation by The Revd Canon Professor Ben Quash.
Ben Quash is the first Professor of Christianity and the Arts at King’s College London. He is a Canon Theologian of Coventry Cathedral, acts as consultant to the BBC’s ‘Religion and Ethics’ department, and is developing new postgraduate courses at King’s on Faith and the Arts in London in collaboration with the National Gallery.
Download the Lecture here
(Windows Media Player 7mb)
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The Miracles will be discussed by The Very Reverend Dr Jeffrey
John, Dean of St Albans Abbey on Tuesday, March 9th. Dr John
was called to ordained ministry while reading classics and
modern languages at Oxford. He went on to read theology and
prepare for ordination. He has been a Residentiary Canon of
Southwark. He is amongst Britain’s foremost New Testament
teachers.
Dr John is a founder member and a trustee of Affirming
Catholicism, a group formed in 1990 promoting catholicism
within the Anglican tradition and also supported the campaign
for the ordination of women.
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Dr Jane Williams will speak on The Parables on Thursday March
18th. Dr Williams read Theology at Cambridge University before
going on to work in theological publishing and education. She
has published, amongst other things, Bread, Wine and Women
(with Sue Dowell), Perfect Freedom, Lectionary Reflections,
Approaching Christmas and, more recently, Approaching Easter.
She has also written a Sunday readings column for the Church
Times.
Jane now works as a Visiting Lecturer at King’s College London,
as a Lecturer at the St Paul’s Theological Centre, Onslow Square
and for Redemptorist Publications. Jane lives her family in
Lambeth Palace.
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Rev Robert Thompson, lead chaplain at the Royal Brompton &
Harefield Hospital, will talk on Heaven and Hell on Thursday
March 25th. Robert, originally, from Northern Ireland has had a
pioneering career in Hospital Chaplaincy and is very interested
in the interplay between the Visual Arts and Theology. As lead
chaplain in Britain’s pioneeer Heart and Lung Hospital he is
faced daily with the issues of life, death, hope and fear, heaven
and hell.
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Please ring the parish office 020 7351 7365 to reserve
your place or email parishoffice@chelseaparish.org.
If you are staying for supper there will be a nominal cost
of £5 payable on the door as you arrive at 1900.
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