Peterborough Theological Society

The Peterborough Theological Society is an ecumenical society, which exists to promote theological discussion and debate for all levels of interest. We invite a wide variety of speakers, most of whom are leading authorities in their fields.

Meetings are generally held on the last Wednesday of each month (excepting July, August and December) at the Friends’ Meeting House, unless otherwise stated. This is located on Thorpe Road, on the left just over the railway bridge heading west.  Parking is available.  All meetings commence at 7.30pm with a break for refreshments at 8.30pm, followed by discussion with the speaker.

The officers of the Society are:

President

The Revd Canon Jonathan Baker

Committee

Professor Paul Ballard
The Revd David Nash
The Revd Canon Michael Soulsby
The Revd Kerry Tankard
Dr. Natalie Watson

Subscriptions

£15 for individuals
£25 for couples
Entry to single meetings £3

Programme for 2012-13

2012

26th September
Speaker: The Revd Dr Andrew Rayment, former Peterborough Diocesan Training Officer
Venue: Park Road Baptist Church  (N.B. Please note change of usual venue)

31st October
Speaker:  Mr Michael Page
Spirituality among Women Prisoners

28th November
Speaker: The Revd Robin Griffith-Jones, Master of the Temple Church, London

2013

30th January
Speaker:  The Rev’d Dr John Proctor, Tutor in New Testament Studies,
Westminster College, Cambridge
Recent Thinking about The Book of Acts

27th February
Speaker:  Prof Simon Oliver, Associate Professor of Philosophical Theology,
University of Nottingham
Creation’s Purpose

20th March
Speaker: The Revd Dr David Gosling, University of Cambridge
Towards a Hindu view of Science

24th April
Speaker: The Revd Karin Voth Harman, Assistant Curate, Bulwick & Blatherwycke
Priesthood and Gender Imagery

29th May
Speaker:  The Revd Dr Malcolm Guite, Chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge
Poetry and Incarnation

19th June
Speaker:  Mark Cazalet, Artist
Biblical Inspiration in the Visual Arts: an artist’s interactive tour of the Methodist Art Collection
Venue: N.B. This meeting will take place in Peterborough Cathedral during the Word in Frame Exhibition of the Methodist Art Collection.

For more information please call Amber Homer-Wooff, PA to the Canon Missioner, on 01733 355300 or email her at: Amber.Homer-Wooff@peterborough-cathedral.org.uk