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.
2008/9 Programme
Thursday 25th September.
Theological Problems of the Last 200 Years.
Rev Dr Ralph Waller: Principal of Harris Manchester College, Oxford and Director of the Farmington Institute. He was awarded the UK Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion in 1994.
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Thursday 30th October.
Is there hope for a 21st century Church?
Canon Adrian Alker: Anglican Priest for 29 years, established the Centre for Radical Christianity in Sheffield in 2003.
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Thursday 27th November
The Sound of Revolution. Cathedral music and its opponents in Elizabethan England.
Rev Dr James Saunders: Having completed a doctorate in church history at Cambridge University, James is currently team Vicar in the Oakham Team Ministry.
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December - no meeting.
Thursday 29th January
Persecution and the Productive Purposes of the Lord.
Don Boyes: Has worked with Open Doors, serving the persecuted Church, for the last 18 years.
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Thursday 26th February.
The Psalms: Origins, uses and responses.
Vivienne Rowett: Viv was elected a member of the Society for Old Testament Study in 1978 and has taught on the East Midlands Ministry Training Course and at Bishop Grossteste University College, Lincoln.
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March - no meeting.
Thursday 30th April.
Women in Christianity and Islam.
Rev Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani: Priest in the Church of England and Commissary to the Bishop in Iran. Has served on the Anglican Network for Interfaith Concerns (NIFCON).
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Thursday 28th May, Followed by the AGM.
Why Bother with the Old Testament?
Dr Janet Tollington: Janet has had a varied career which includes the police force and company personnel and training. After ordination she served as a minister in the Baptist Church, later transferring to the United Reformed Church. She is currently Director of Old Testament Studies, Westminster College, Cambridge.
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