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Fundamentalism and British Evangelicalism: Exploring the Relationship

There are still some places available for this one-day conference.

The Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism in Britain Project is hosting a one-day conference for

scholars, ministers and the interested public at King’s College Chapel, London, on Tuesday,
15 December 2009. The conference will consider the ways in which Evangelicalism and
Fundamentalism have expressed themselves in the social and historical conditions of Britain and
engage such questions as:

Who have traditionally been Evangelicals and Fundamentalists?
What doctrines have they upheld?
What attitudes have they maintained?
Have Evangelicals displayed the anger often considered characteristic of Fundamentalists?

The Keynote Speakers will be

Professor Alister McGrath of King’s College, London - ‘Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism and Science’

Dr Stephen Holmes of the University of St Andrews - ‘Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism and Theology’

Professor David Bebbington of the University of Stirling - ‘Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism in Britain’

For further information, including booking forms, please visit our website (you can find papers given at past gatherings) or email Andrew Tooley at efbproject@stir.ac.uk

2009 Edinburgh Dogmatic Conference

The 13th Edinburgh Dogmatic Conference will be taking place 24-27 August 2009. The theme is the 'Doctrine of the Church'. Bruce McCormack, John Franke and Henri Blocher will be there amongst others. More details to come.

Alternative Worlds at Oxford Centre for Christianity & Culture

Next term's lectures at the Oxford Centre for Christianity & Culture based at Regent's Park College is on Alternative Worlds (pdf here)

28 April Ways into Other Worlds: from Gulliver to His Dark Materials
  Professor Peter Hunt, Emeritus, University of Wales, Cardiff

5 May Into the woods with Will: Shakespeare and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
  Professor Laurie Maguire, Magdalen College, University of Oxford

12 May ‘I rest not from my great task! To open the Eternal Worlds’: the visions of William Blake
Professor Christopher Rowland, Dean Ireland’s Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford

19 May Women clothed with the sun: 18th century women prophets
Dr Nancy Cho, Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford, and Nottingham Trent University

26 May News from nowhere: William Morris’s Utopian dreams
Dr David Leopold, Mansfield College, University of Oxford

2 June George MacDonald’s Phantastes and Lilith
Dr Bill Gray, Reader, Department of English, University of Chichester, author of Fantasy, Myth and the Measure of Truth, 2008

9 June Of other worlds: the science fiction of C.S. Lewis
Dr Walter Hooper, Literary Adviser to the estate of C.S. Lewis

16 June Why do we need alternative worlds?
Professor Paul S. Fiddes and Dr Mark Atherton, Regent’s Park College, will open discussion on this question.  
The evening will end with a drinks reception.

McGrath to Deliver Gifford Lectures in February

In you're in and about Aberdeen between 10-26 February you will find Alister McGrath delivering his Gifford Lectures on A Fine Tuned Universe : Science, Theology and the Quest for Meaning. More here.

Genesis and Christian Theology

The 3rd scripture and theology conference (frist two were on John and Hebrews respectively) at St. Andrew's is taking place July 2009. Speakers include David Fergusson, Kathryn Tanner, John Milbank, Michael Northcott, Ellen Charry, Trevor Hart, Walter Moberly and Stephen Chapman. For more see here.

Ethel M Wood Lecure 2009

Wed 4th March 2009 
Annual Ethel M Wood Lecture
            Professor Andrew Lincoln (University of Gloucestershire)
            The Birth of Jesus in New Testament Tradition: A Variety of
            Conceptions?
            Room K2.31 (formerly Room 2C), King's College London
            NB Start time: 5.30pm

This sounds interesting. Lincoln contributed an interesting chapter to Christology and Scripture, where he made some interesting arguments around whether a literal virgin birth was a valid interpretation of the New Testament witness.

T F Torrance Day Conference

The school of Divinity at Edinburgh are holding a day conference in memory of the Very Rev Professor Thomas F Torrance (1913-2007) on Wednesday 29 October 2008. Participants include Iain Torrance, Andrew Purves, Sandra Fach, amongst others. For more information see here.

2008 TF Torrance Lectures to be given by Joseph Mangina

From the School of Divinity, Aberdeen:

We are pleased to announce that during the week of November 3rd-6th Dr. Joseph Mangina will deliver the 2008 T.F. Torrance Lectures. The title of the four-lecture series is Apocalyptic Ecclesiology: Notes for a Church at a Time Near the End of the World.

For more see here.

Johm Owen Today Conference announes paper titles

There are several updates to the John Owen Today conference blog - main paper titles, short paper titles and conference promotions.

Sarum Lectures 2008: Rethinking Christianity

This year's speaker is Professor Keith Ward, formerly Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxford.

Science and Christian Belief: Are modern science and Christianity in conflict?
Tuesday 6 May

Christianity among the Religions: Is Christianity the only true religion?
Thursday 8 May

Faith and Reason: Is Christianity rationally defensible?
Tuesday 13 May

Faith and Morals: Is Christianity immoral?
Thursday 15 May

For more see here.

Early this year, Keith Ward also gave the 2008 Hensley Henson Lectures, Oxford.