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  • November 7, 2013
    Language as unfinished business

    In his second of six Gifford Lectures on Tuesday 5 November 2013, Dr Rowan Williams landed some rather effective blows on a deterministic view of language, which renders free will obsolete and ends up

  • November 7, 2013
    Scot to head up International Baptist Theological Study Centre

    The new Rector of the International Baptist Theological Study Centre (IBTS Centre) in Amsterdam is to be the Rev Dr Stuart Blythe.

  • November 5, 2013
    Representing reality: Williams is back in his element

    It was good to see Dr Rowan Williams back in his element yesterday (4 November 2013), giving the first of his six Gifford Lectures on 'Making representations: religious faith and the habits of language'.

  • November 5, 2013
    Language, reality and religion: Rowan Williams' Gifford Lectures

    Noted scholar and former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is delivering six lectures as part of the prestigious University of Edinburgh Gifford Lecture series this month. The first was last night and the second is tonight (5 November 2013).

  • October 29, 2013
    Global Ecumenical Theological Institute up and running

    Over 200 international theology students of varied Christian traditions are participating in the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute.

  • October 19, 2013
    Sharing the riches of the Bossey Institute

    In a collection of essays, former students of the Ecumenical Institute in Bossey share how their years at the Institute created some of their fondest memories.

  • October 19, 2013
    Crucible: Following Jesus on the margins

    'Following Jesus on the margins’ is the strapline of the Crucible course, now in its ninth year in Birmingham, equipping pioneers of new forms of church for a changing culture.

  • October 12, 2013
    Anabaptist Theology Forum set for December

    A further meeting of the Anabaptist Theology Forum (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and some friends from mainland Europe) has been scheduled for Tuesday 3 December from 11am through to Wednesday 4 December at 2pm.

  • August 20, 2013
    Can we create a 'good society'?

    Today, there is a discussion about what constitutes a 'good society' taking place at St John's Church Edinburgh (Tuesday 20th August, 6-7.30pm, £5) as part of Just Festival.

  • August 19, 2013
    What on earth do do we mean by 'good'?

    The issue of what constitutes 'the good', in persons, in relationships and in society is an interesting one. It is far less straightforward than many assume, says Simon Barrow. He highlights the importance of theology, and the Christian doctrine of God in particular, for appreciating how we arrive at 'goodness', and how we develop an ethic based on communal virtue in the church and beyond.