
Theology Live! 2022
Event Information
About this event
Back by popular demand, on-site and online for 2022, we are pleased to announce the return of ‘Theology Live!’
All online participants will be sent a Zoom link shortly before the event starts. Attendance is limited, so secure your tickets now.
There are a great number of Baptists engaged in theological and biblical research, and this day-event brings them together to share their thinking, fostering a community of research amongst British Baptists.
The day will comprise a series of short papers, reflecting the diversity of current Baptist theological engagement, with opportunities to interact with speakers.
Confirmed Speakers:
1. Paul Fiddes — The Good and God: the Neo-theology of Iris Murdoch, Novelist and Philosopher
2. Ali Boulton — ‘Church Down Ali’s’ An Exploration of whether ‘church’ happens at Pamper Night.
3. Amanda Higgins — Not Without Us: Perfection as a Hermeneutic in the Letter to the Hebrews
4. Emma Nash — Hope is an axe you break down doors with’: Resurrection as an act of protest
5. Edward Pillar — Residual Misogyny and the Mystery of the Missing Women in 1 Corinthians 15
6. Lisa Kerry — A Profession of Faith? Professionalism in Baptist Ministry
7. Ruth Gouldbourne — Reinventing the Wheel 25 years on; a partial reflection
8. Steve Holmes — When (if ever) did the General Baptists become Arminian?
9. Anthony Clarke — Questioning our Commitments: Exploring Hermeneutical Practice in Discussions of Human Sexuality
The event is free of charge.
Running Order:
- 9.30am Arriving (Zoom open from 9.45)
- 10am Welcome & Opening Prayer
- 10.10-11.10am Session 1 (SH) Anthony / Ali
- Break (20min)
- 11.30-12.30pm Session 2 (RM) Lisa / Edward
- Lunch (50min)
- 1.10-2.25pm Session 3 (AG) Paul (Zoom) / Ruth (Zoom)
- Break (20min)
- 2.45-3.45pm Session 4 (SW) Amanda / Emma (Zoom)
- Break (15min)
- 4-5pm Session 5 (AG) Steve : Closing thoughts
Organised by:
- Andy Goodliff (Belle Vue Baptist Church)
- Steve Holmes (University of St Andrews)
- Ruth Moriarty (ChristChurch, New Southgate & Friern Barnet)
- Simon Woodman (Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church)