DAY
DATE
MONTH
YEAR
TITLE
SPEAKER
VENUE
Wednesday
7
November
2007
‘Who Are We Now?’
Professor Nicholas Boyle
Schröder Professor of German at the University of Cambridge
Nicholas Boyle has taught German in Cambridge since he was a student and was elected to the Schröder Professorship of German in 2006. He has a particular interest in German literature and thought of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and especially in Goethe, and in the relation between religion and literature. His wide interests in European literature, philosophy, theology, and politics are reflected in his book of essays, Who Are We Now? published in 1998, and in Sacred and Secular Scriptures: A Catholic Approach to Literature, published in 2005.
Cathedral
Wednesday
14
November
2007
'Towards a postmodern church: values and belief’
Dr Sara Savage
The Psychology and Religion Research Group, University of Cambridge
Dr. Sara Savage is a social psychologist and Senior Research Associate with the Psychology and Religion Research Group, University of Cambridge. She is co-author of The Human Face of Church (Savage & Boyd-Macmillan, 2007); Making Sense of Generation Y: the world view of 15-25 year olds, (Savage, Mayo-Collins & Mayo, 2006); Psychology for Christian Ministry (Watts, Nye & Savage, 2002) along with chapters and articles on fundamentalism, the arts and embodiment, and the social psychological dynamics of religious groups and organisations. Sara lectures in psychology and research methods in the Cambridge Theological Federation. Her current work focuses on educational resources for young Muslims vulnerable to violent radicalisation.
Cathedral
Wednesday
21
November
2007
‘Law and Religion in England: Tensions in Constitutional (and Christian) Values?’
The Reverend Professor Brigid Hadfield,
Professor of ConstitutionalLaw, University of Essex and Associate Priest, Parish of All Saints with Shrub End, Colchester
She became a University lecturer in 1974 and, after promotions to Senior Lecturer and Reader,was promoted to Professor in 1994. She moved to her present post at the University of Essex in 2000. She has published extensively in the areas of Constitutional law, devolution and judicial review. A Diocesan Reader from 1978 to 2003, in three Dioceses, including Chelmsford, she was ordained in 2003 and served her title in the Parish of Wivenhoe before moving to Shrub End in 2006.
Cathedral
Wednesday
28
November
2007
'The Real Self and the Imaginary Self in Virtual Reality'
Dr John McDade SJ
Principal of Heythrop College, University of London
'The psyche of Western culture is increasingly embroiled in virtual realties, from the partial illusions of celebrity culture to the total fantasy of websites such as Second Life. It is against these backdrops that contemporary Christianity needs to present the Gospel.'
John McDade is a Jesuit priest who has taught Systematic Theology at Heythrop College since 1985. For nine years he was Editor of The Month, a Review of Christian Thought and World Affairs: a vantage point from which he continues to ponder the many issues affecting Christian faith and the modern world.
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