‘Shared Humanity’
Friday 28 June 2019
My friend Letlapa Mphahlele, a former South African liberation army commander during apartheid, is an atheist. He wrote a major article in 'Progressive Voices' about his spiritual journey, titled ‘A journey towards freedom’. It finishes: “Beyond prejudices we inherited from our forebears, across the fences and walls we erect around ourselves, across doctrines and dogmas we uphold, perhaps it helps to acknowledge that there's a thread that runs through all the ideologies and all the schools of thought: common humanity. And if we recognise humanity in others, no matter how different from us they look and dress and talk and worship, we'll be nourishing and watering the roots of our own humanity. Is this a vision that can unite atheists like myself with a variety of religious believers where we come together for a greater ‘Yes!’ - the reality of a shared humanity.” This will form the basis of our discussion.
Apart from the main topic we also briefly look at PCN's 'Eight Points' at each session.
Today Jane introduces Point 2.
- Location:
- Quaker Meeting House Newbury
- Speaker:
- Howard
group monthly meeting
Wednesday 26 June 2019
Wrap up of book "Re-thinking worship" and planning ahead for next season
- Location:
- heaton moor united church
Why Jesus Matters
Tuesday 25 June 2019
a Youtube clip with a talk by Marcus Borg
- Location:
- Tavistock United Reformed Church Russell Street Tavistock
open meeting all welcome
Wednesday 19 June 2019
To watch Utube and discuss the content.
- Location:
- 5 Ventnor Road
- Speaker:
- Keith Baker
Monthly meeting June
Tuesday 18 June 2019
We will continue with Chapter 3 (from pages 93 to 124) of our current book "The Gospel beyond the Gospels"
- Location:
- The Grove pub, Bellamy Road, Balham
- Speaker:
- Group members
“Poets, Prophets and Protestors: Liberty, Christianity and the Future” - Mark Oakley
Wednesday 12 June 2019
The Liberal Democrat Christian Forum cordially invites you to our annual Gladstone Lecture, held in the Lloyd George Room of the National Liberal Club, in Westminster. We are delighted to announce our guest speaker this year is Revd. Canon Mark Oakley. Mark is the Dean of St John’s College, Cambridge, and former residentiary Canon of St Paul’s Cathedral. This year’s Gladstone Lecture is entitled “Poets, Prophets and Protestors: Liberty, Christianity and the Future”, which should be a fascinating look into the three strands of Mark’s interests in Politics, Poetry & Faith.
- Location:
- National Liberal Club, , Whitehall Pl, Westminster, London, SW1A 2HE
- Speaker:
- Mark Oakley, Dean of St John's College, Cambridge
Annual meeting and planning for next year
Tuesday 11 June 2019
- Location:
- St Thomas the Martyr's Church, Haymarket, Newcastle upon Tyne
How Faith Changes
Monday 10 June 2019
Dr Ruth Perrin has recently conducted research in the North East into faith formation in young adults.
Join Ruth for an engaging seminar and discussion about her fascinating research.
- Location:
- Billingham Forum, The Causeway, Billingham TS23 2LJ
- Speaker:
- Ruth Perrin
‘Religion and Atheism - Beyond the Divide?’
Saturday 8 June 2019
An opportunity to engage with our speakers in a conversation about religion and atheism
- Location:
- The French Protestant Church of London Soho Square, London W1D 3QD
- Speaker:
- Julian Baggini, Fiona Ellis, Harriet Harris, Richard Holloway
Human Flourishing on a Flourishing Earth. Finding a way together.
Saturday 8 June 2019
From her work in the Ecuadorian Amazon, award-winning environmentalist Nicola Peel will show examples of solutions to environmental problems which remedy the issues, and enable communities to flourish.
- Location:
- Brighthelm, Brighton BN1 1YD (near the station)
- Speaker:
- Keynote speaker: Nicola Peel
Love Is His Meaning: Understanding The Teaching Of Jesus
Tuesday 4 June 2019
This will be a group discussion continuing our discussion of the issues raised by Keith Ward's talk on his book, 'Love is His Meaning'.
- Location:
- St Michael's Church Room, Park Road, Abingdon OX14 1DU
June 2019 Meeting
Monday 3 June 2019
- Location:
- 12 Woodrough Drive, Moseley, B13 9EP
Soren Kierkegaard
Sunday 2 June 2019
Soren Kierkegaard (1813-55) has variously been described as the gloomy Dane, the grandfather of existentialism and the Eeyore of philosophy! He is particularly associated with the phrase “the leap of faith”. What did he mean by it? What did he make of Abraham’s recorded willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac? What did Jean-Paul Sartre think of Kierkegaard? Come along with Fear and Trembling!
- Location:
- Friends Meeting House, Miller St, Newcastle under Lyme ST5 1QJ
- Speaker:
- Geoff Locke
Awakening to a New Consciousness Annual Lecture - @ St James’, Piccadilly – Prof John F Haught
Sunday 2 June 2019
Christian Faith and Ecology in an Unfinished Universe
- Location:
- St James' Piccadilly
- Speaker:
- Professor John F Haught, Georgetown University, USA
Building bridges with those outside our tradition
Saturday 1 June 2019
Join us in Gloucester where Peter Knight will ask the question, "What do we have that we wish to share with those who have a sense of what Marcus Borg called The More but do not have the Judaeo-Christian narrative?"
- Location:
- Christchurch, Heron Way, Abbeydale, Gloucester GL4 5EQ
- Speaker:
- Rev'd Peter Knight
Silence for Beginners - with Richard Carter
Saturday 1 June 2019
— Sunday 2 June 2019
Silence is something we can long for or dread, but it’s often said that silence is the country where the saints learn their language. From the earliest years of Christianity to the present day, it’s where men and women have sought, and found, God. But as many who have tried it know, it is not always as simple as it sounds.
- Location:
- Royal Foundation of St Katharine in Limehouse, East London (www.rfsk.org.uk)
- Speaker:
- Richard Carter
Who is a funeral for?
Friday 31 May 2019
Apart from the main topic we also briefly look at PCN's 'Eight Points' at each session.
Today we all contribute to the topic.
- Location:
- Quaker Meeting House Newbury
- Speaker:
- All
Holy Envy - Barbara Brown Taylor
Thursday 30 May 2019
Christians are taught that God is everywhere, and many of us experience the sacred in unexpected places: in nature, in friends and strangers, in music and the arts. But can we also encounter God in the faith of other people?
- Location:
- St Paul's Cathedral, London
- Speaker:
- Barbara Brown Taylor
May meeting of Aberdeen PCN group
Wednesday 29 May 2019
We are interested to view and discuss the new DVDs from the recent Free to Believe
Conference.
- Location:
- Queen's Cross Church, Albyn Place, Aberdeen AB10 1YN in the Garden Room
- Speaker:
- One of the DVDs from Free to Believe Conference
Awakening to a New Consciousness Annual Lecture @ Winchester University - Prof John F Haught
Wednesday 29 May 2019
Inside our Awakening Universe: The New Cosmic Story and the Meaning of Faith
- Location:
- Winchester University
- Speaker:
- Professor John F Haught, Georgetown University, USA
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