Flesh and bones and earthy faith - a series of three hour events run by Holy City. The next one after this takes place on Sunday 1st December

Location:

Renfield St Stephen’s Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JP

Speaker:

John Bell, Jo Love and Graham Maule and others

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This is the second of two linked lectures by Jack Spong, organised by Thinking Allowed.

Location:

Cairns Church, 11 Buchanan Street, Milngavie G62 89AW

Speaker:

John Shelby Spong

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Thinking Allowed is glad to welcome back to Glasgow the well known progressive theologian of the Episcopal Church, USA. Tonight’s is the first of two lectures by Bishop Spong. The second takes place tomorrow at Cairns Church

Location:

Orchardhill Parish Church, Giffnock G46 6LW

Speaker:

John Shelby Spong

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Location:

St Mary's Church Hall, Albrighton

Speaker:

Workshop led by Miriam Walton

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Tavistock United Reformed Church, Devon, PL19 8BD presents a day conference:

“Is Religion Dangerous?”

Location:

Tavistock United Reformed Church, Devon, PL19 8BD

Speaker:

Revd Martin Camroux

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This is a regional PCN day conference organised by the Abingdon PCN Group and will be open to all. The day will start with registration at 10:00 and end at 15:00.

Location:

Trinity URC / Methodist Church, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Speaker:

Adrian Alker

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A special public lecture to mark 50 years since HONEST TO GOD the controversial book that challenged Christianity to the core

Location:

St. Margarets's Church, Lee Terrace, Lewisham, London SE13 SEA

Speaker:

John Shelby Spong

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He ordered retaliatory massacres. Her daughter was killed. This film depicts the journey of two South Africans trying to move beyond their pain towards forgiveness and healing.

Location:

Health and Wellbeing Centre, Crabtree Place, Audlett Drive, Abingdon OX14 3GD

Speaker:

After the showing, Howard Grace, the executive producer of the film

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Location:

Usual venue: Albert room URC, Hillmorton Rd, Rugby

Speaker:

David Charles-Edwards

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The last of our discussions on this topic

Location:

18 Keble Road Maidenhead SL6 6BA

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Stemming from the theory of quantum physics is the understanding that there is a consciousness from which the whole of material reality emerges. Is this another name for God?

Location:

The Meditatio Centre, St Mark’s Myddelton Square London EC1R 1XX

Speaker:

Don MacGregor

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Location:

Dundee University Chaplaincy, Building 31, City campus map

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Location:

at Sue in Kintbury

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Members experiences at Greebelt followed by session on PCN Worship

Location:

Christchurch Abbeydale

Speaker:

Eric Massey

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"Progressive churches - reading between the lines". Led by one of our members, we will look at how progressive ideas can be incorporated into an actual church setting, and whether existing churches can be made more open and offer a wider perspective of approaches to faith.

Location:

Heaton Moor United church

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Location:

St Mary's Church Hall, Albrighton

Speaker:

Alan Felts-Davies

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This is the first meeting in the new academic year. All are welcome to this informal get together. New members are particularly welcome!

Location:

Dundee University Chaplaincy, Building 31, City campus map

Speaker:

Rev’d Professor Annalu Waller and Angela Smith

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Also book-signing

Location:

Bleddfa Centre for the Creative Spirit, near Knighton

Speaker:

Mark Tully

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Common Dreams

Thursday 19 September 2013 — Monday 23 September 2013

3rd Common Dreams Conference “Midwives of Change: Progressives Shaping Religious Communities”

A conference of religious progressives in Australia and the South Pacific.

Location:

Manning Clark Centre at Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Speaker:

Marcus Borg & Bruce Sanguin, plus noted Australian and New Zealand speakers and our own Rev Dr Alan Race

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Paper prepared by Norman Pope

Location:

18 Keble Road Maidenhead SL6 6BA

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