Forthcoming & previous events are listed below. If there’s sufficient interest I’m happy to explore repeating events at different times & locations – please get in touch.
Forthcoming Events
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A Very Short Introduction to St Gregory of Nazianzus
Pusey House, Oxford
What can we in the contemporary West learn from an ancient Eastern saint such as Gregory “The Theologian” (c.330 – 390 AD), specifically on the topics of the Trinity and Salvation? That’s the task for…
Monday 2nd & 9th June 2025 @ 6:30pm
£0.00
Pusey House, Oxford
"Begotten not made, of one being with the Father"... is a crucial but perplexing phrase in the Nicene Creed. What does it mean, why was it so important (and controversial) and how did we end…
Sat, June 14, 2025, 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
£0.00
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A Very Short Introduction to St Gregory of Nyssa
Pusey House, Oxford
Gregory of Nyssa (c.335 – 395 AD) was the youngest and more mystically inclined of the three “Cappadocian Fathers” and has much to say on human nature and spirituality that you may find a refreshing…
Monday 16th & 23rd June 2025 @ 6:30pm
£0.00
Previous Events
Friends' Meeting House - High Wycombe
According to Durham Professor Jeff Astley, theology is not just an activity carried out by professionals or academics, but something in which all of us engage. Astley coined the term “Ordinary Theology” to describe... “the…
Sun, March 23, 2025, 12:30 PM - 04:00 PM
£0.00
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A Very Short Introduction to St Cyril of Alexandria
Pusey House, Oxford
A Very Short introduction to St Cyril of Alexandria will be held over two Monday evening sessions (3rd and 10th March 2025) from 6:30pm to 7:45pm. The first session will provide an overview of the…
Monday 3rd & 10th March 2025 @ 6:30pm
£0.00
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A Very Short Introduction to St Athanasius
Pusey House, Oxford
A Very Short introduction to St Athanasius will be held over two Monday evening sessions (17th February @ 6:30pm to 7:45pm and 24th February @ 7pm to 8:15pm) The first session will provide an overview…
Monday 17th Feb 2025 @ 6:30pm & 24th February 2025 @ 7pm
£0.00
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A Very Short Introduction to Origen
Pusey House, Oxford
A Very Short introduction to Origen will be held over two Monday evening sessions (3rd and 10th February 2025) from 6:30pm to 7:45pm. The first session will provide an overview of the context and contribution…
Monday 3rd & 10th February 2025 @ 6:30pm
£0.00
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A Very Short Introduction to Clement of Alexandria
Pusey House, Oxford
A Very Short introduction to Clement of Alexandria will be held over two Monday evening sessions (20th Jan 2025 6:45 to 8pm and 27th Jan 2025 6:30 to 7:45pm 2025). The first session will provide…
Monday 20th & 27th January 2025 @ 6:30pm
£0.00
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Advent Reading Group - "On the Incarnation" by St Athanasius
Online
A reading group for Advent 2024 meeting online to work through the classic text "On the Incarnation" by St Athanasius, examining the event & implications of the Incarnation through the eyes of this key Early…
Monday 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd December 2024 @ 7pm
Free
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St Cyril of Alexandria - The Unity of Christ
Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford
St Cyril of Alexandria (c. 378 - 444 AD) was a consummate ecclesiastical politician, theologian and biblical commentator. He is best known as a key player in the 5th century Christological crisis in the run-up…
Sat, November 30, 2024, 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Starting
£25.00
Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford
The life of St Athanasius (c. 295 - 373 AD) the “fiery bishop of Alexandria” is intimately connected with the fourth century formation of the doctrine of the Trinity. He played a vital role in…
Sat, November 9, 2024, 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Starting
£25.00
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Origen - The Pursuit of the Beautiful Word
Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford
Origen (c. 185 - 254 AD) was an ascetic scholar, teacher, priest, apologist and prolific author with a prodigious output. He was called upon as a theological trouble-shooter to resolve disputes in the world-wide Church…
Sat, October 12, 2024, 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Starting
£25.00
Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford
Clement of Alexandria (c.150 - 214 AD) - not to be confused with Clement of Rome - lived and worked in one of the most important cultural, religious & trade centres of the ancient world. …
Sat, September 7, 2024, 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Starting
£25.00