Saturday, 24 May 10.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m, The London Jesuit Centre, 114 Mount Street, London W1K 3AH
Cost: £15 to include refreshments and lunch
Booking: https://Thegiftofmyneighbour.eventbrite.co.uk
A day conference exploring some of the riches offered by Churches whose roots come from beyond the UK.
Britain today is blessed by communities from all over the world and, among them, there are Churches which bring new life and fresh theological perspectives. This day is a chance to share some of these riches, to begin to appreciate non-Western ways of thinking, and to discover new insights by practising receptive learning from one another.
Moderators: Richard Reddie, Director of Justice and Inclusion for Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
Speakers: Dr Dulcie Dixon McKenzie, Director of the Centre for Black Theology, Queen’s Foundation, Birmingham: Biblical Interpretation: a Black theological hermeneutic?
An ecumenical panel exploring different models of ecclesiology:
- David Whyte, District Superintendent of the Wesleyan Holiness Movement in the UK
- Rebecca Daniel, Head of Chaplaincy and Development for the Council of Lutheran Churches in Great Britain
- Dr. Girma Bishaw, Co-director of the London Project and director of the Gratitute Initiative
- Israel Olofinjana, Director of the One People Commission of the Evangelical Alliance: What’s race got to do with climate change?
- Reflection and summing up by Dionne Gravesande, executive manager and principal adviser at Christian Aid and Fr Dominic Robinson SJ, Parish Priest at Farm Street Church and Vice-Chair of the Society for Ecumenical Studies
- Closing worship by Songshare
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Organisers: the Society for Ecumenical Studies, the Churches Together in England Racial Justice Working Group and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland