Welcome to the website of the Rutland Theological Society.
The aim of the society is to provide an inter-denominational forum, with a stimulating programme of topics and speakers, where current and theological ideas are shared.
The Society does not promote any particular school of thought, but is open to the whole range of theological opinions and seeks to promote knowledge, understanding and debate.
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Meetings normally conclude at 9pm.
Cost:
£3 per attendance;
£15 annually from Sep 2007.
2007/8 Programme
Thursday 27th September.
Military Values.
Rev Alistair Bissell, Senior Chaplain at RAF Cranwell.
Thursday 25th October.
New Testament: New Testimony to the skills of the Writers and First Readers.
Rev Dr David Palmer, Methodist Superintendent Minister, Leicester. Architect.
Thursday 29th November
Healthcare Ethics.
Rev Brian McAvoy MA MBE, Pastoral Care and Counselling Adviser in the Diocese of Peterborough. Local writer and speaker.
December - no meeting.
Thursday 31st January
The Legacy of Charles Wesley.
Rev Professor Kenneth G C Newport. Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Research and Academic Development) and Professor of Christian Thought at Liverpool Hope University.
February - no meeting.
Thursday 27th March.
“An old red blanket cloak she wore” – Global Warming.
Rev Richard Paten, Chairman of Peterborough’s Sustainable Transport Centre.
Thursday 24th April.
Human Sexuality and Family Justice.
His Honour Judge Clifford Bellamy MA, LLB is a Methodist minister and Designated Family Judge for Warwickshire and Coventry.
Thursday 29th May (Change to original programme)
The Victorian Crisis Of Faith: A Hall Of Mirrors - Now You See It, Now You Don't!
Professor Terence Copley, Professor of Education (Religious Education) at Oxford University, Emeritus Professor of Religious Education at Exeter University and a Fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford.
To be followed by the Society's AGM.
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