Recent and current Bible study themes (Wednesdays at 6.30pm):
Forthcoming discussion topics (Thursdays at 12 noon):
- Foucault and Discourse
- Critiquing Peter Atkins on "Religion - The Antithesis to Science"
- "The Great Omission" by Dallas Willard
- John Huckle (School of Healthcare, University of Leeds) reporting on work in Uganda
- Paper by David Field on "Not the Least Lash Lost": the life of the world to come
- Gerard Manley Hopkins: his social context and worldview
- Is the Old Testament Ethical? (recorded talk by Pete Williams)
- T.S. Eliot - Prophet of the European Wasteland (recorded talk by Jerram Bars)
- Richard Carrier: "Why I am not a Christian (2006)"
These topics were proposed by members of the group. Other contributions are welcome!
Recent topics
- Biblical depictions of the Christian message
- Creation, Cosmos and Covenant: what is the world for?
- Christian approaches to influencing government
- Cosmological arguments for the existence of God: a shot in the foot?
- Never had it so good? The challenges of the nuclear family
- Modernity, Postmodernity and Christendom: The 21st-century church's worldview heritage
- William Wilberforce and the Evangelical campaign for abolition
- Vegetarianism and food sustainability
- Being a Christian Postgrad in the Social Sciences
- Being a Christian Postgrad in the Arts
- Being a Christian Postgrad in the Natural Sciences
- Engaging with Secular Thought
- Reformational Philosophy
- Urban Monasticism
- The Foolishness of the Message of the Cross
- N.T. Wright’s interpretation of the book of Revelation
- Christianity in China
- Creation – swimming against the academic tide?
- Theology of Creationism
- How the Bible comes to us
- A Survey of Scientists' Worldviews
- Feminist ethics and the Bible
- The Christian vision of Gerard Manley Hopkins
These topics were addressed by members of the group and visiting speakers.