The Whitley Lecture is an annual lecture given by Baptist in the UK. This year's lecturer is Joshua Searle, who teaches at Spurgeon's College. It's title is:
Church Without Walls: Post-Soviet Baptists After the Ukrainian Revolution
Recent events in Ukraine have forced post-Soviet evangelicals to address a question they had long avoided: ‘in what way is the gospel not only the source of personal salvation, but also the source of social transformation?’ This lecture advances the provocative argument that instead of calling the people to repent and make peace, the church itself should repent for betraying the people, and for failing for so many years to speak truthfully to those in power and to stand on the side of the oppressed. The lecture concludes on a hopeful note by showing that despite their limited numbers, Baptists can be in the vanguard of a new movement (a ‘church without walls’) for the reformation of the church and the renewal of society, which moves towards an open future with hope for greater freedom. While drawing on the author’s experience of living and working in Ukraine, this lecture also addresses vital issues that affect the global Baptist community, such as the missional imperatives of social justice and solidarity and the limits of political authority.
You can here the lecture here:
– Cardiff (SWBC) on Wednesday 27th January, 13:30–15:00
– London (Spurgeon's College) on Wednesday 3rd February, 11:15–12:45
– Oxford (Regent’s Park College) on Tuesday 23rd February, 16:00–18:00
– Manchester (Northern Baptist College) on Monday 14th March 19:00–20:30
– Bristol (Bristol Baptist College) on Tuesday 12th, 19:30–21:00
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