Christian relationships with people of other religions can be both exciting and troubling. Exciting because we discover the presence of the sacred beyond Christian walls; troubling because we are made to face questions of how new discoveries and experiences fit with inherited ideas about Christian identity.

Location:

High Leigh Conference Centre, Hoddeston, Herts, EN11 8SG

Speaker:

Raficq Abdulla, Dr Elizabeth Harris, Jim Kenney, Dr Perry Schmidt-Leukel, Dr Ataullah Siddiqui, Dr Mary Evelyn Tucker and others

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Barbara Brown Taylor will be visiting Truro over the weekend of July 11th & 12th. There will be a meeting on the Saturday evening at Truro Methodist commencing at 19:00. Copies of her books will be available for purchase and she will be signing copies at the end of the evening. Barbara will also be preaching at the 10:00 Eucharist at the Cathedral. There are now only a handful of places available, so if you are intending to come please email me now to reserve your place!

Location:

Truro Methodist Church

Speaker:

Barbara Brown Taylor

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Location:

Pontprennau Community Church

Speaker:

Ray Vincent

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Discussion of Val Webb's book, Testing Tradition and Liberating Theology.

Location:

12 Woodrough Drive, Moseley, B13 9EP

Speaker:

Chris Wolfe

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Nigel will comment on the difference between literal and poetic meaning, read one poem and comment what it might be about. We shall look at a few more poems and see what they might mean for each of us; among the poems chosen will be a couple by R.S.Thomas.

Location:

Friends Meeting House, Miller St. Newcastle under Lyme ST5 1QJ

Speaker:

Nigel Jones

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Location:

St Mary's Church Hall, Albrighton

Speaker:

Miriam Walton

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This is our annual self-review meeting, when we evaluate what has gone well this year, and what we have learned from any event that may have been more challenging. Then we invite members to offer suggestions, thoughts and ideas of what we might incorporate into the ten monthly meetings we plan to have next year..It will be, for the Edinburgh group, an important year, being the tenth anniversary of our launch in May 2006... The evening traditionally ends with a glass of wine (juice also available) and nibbles....All welcome!

Location:

Room 2, Cluny Centre, Morningside, Edinburgh

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Professor Linda Woodhead gives the next Theology and Modernity Lecture at St Brides’ Liverpool.

Location:

St Bride's Church, Percy Street, Liverpool L8

Speaker:

Professor Linda Woodhead

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Location:

at Olive in central Newbury

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This is the Forgiveness Project’s fifth annual lecture. Ms Armstrong will focus on why we must place compassion at the heart of public discourse on religion and morality.

Location:

The Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR

Speaker:

Karen Armstrong

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Location:

Pontprennau Community Church

Speaker:

Sue O'Hare

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Questioning Believers meeting. Monday 15th June at 2.15pm At this PCN meeting to be held at 8 Siskin Hill we continue are course of study Of the DVD The Challenge of Jesus. by John Dominic Crossan

Location:

8 Siskin Hill, Oadby. LE2 5PT

Speaker:

Gerald Gardiner

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“Live fully, love wastefully, dare to be all that you were made to be”. A lecture about where Christians, both inside and outside the church, are now and his vision of the road ahead. There will be the opportunity for questions and discussion.

Location:

Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Place/Claremont Road, Windsor SL4 3AX

Speaker:

Bishop John Shelby Spong

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The current plan is as last circulated, the group will meet at 12 for a 12:30 lunch and the open meeting start at 2pm. The timing will give those who want to go to the bishop's leaving service. time to do so.

Location:

Christchurch Abbeydale

Speaker:

Discussion

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If one could read Matthew’s Gospel with Jewish eyes, we would know that many of the stories were not written to be understood literally, but to be read as Jewish stories fulfilling the Scriptures.

Location:

Cairns Church, 11 Buchanan Street, Milngavie, G62 8AW

Speaker:

Bishop Jack Spong

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A discussion of the Living the Questions notes and DVD on "Debunking the rapture"

Location:

North Worcestershire: exact venue to be decided. Contact Tessa for details.

Speaker:

Group discussion

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Speaker:

Nigel Jones

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Location:

All Saints Methodist Church, Appleford Drive, Abingdon, OX14 2AQ

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Location:

Pontprennau Community Church

Speaker:

Dr Jane Hexter

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Brian Parr will lead us in a discussion of Bishop Spong's article on The Sermon on the Mount (24 October 2013)

Location:

12 Woodrough Drive, Moseley, B13 9EP

Speaker:

Brian Parr

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