St Peter’s Methodist Church, Canterbury
Minister: Revd Geoff Boxer
23 South Canterbury Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3LH
Telephone: 01227 463180
Email: geoff.boxer@btopenworld.com
St Peter's Contemporary Theology Group
2016 Programme
The St Peter's Contemporary Theology Group is an ecumenical gathering that meets (usually) on the third
Wednesday of each month from January to June at St Peter's Methodist Church, Canterbury. The church is
about 200 metres from the Westgate Towers, towards the city centre. The nearest public car park is Pound Lane.
All meetings start at 7.45 pm and finish promptly at 9.15 pm.
Our meetings are open to all who are interested in honest and lively discussions on contemporary themes in
theology and religion. Whatever your interests or viewpoint, you will be most welcome to join us. There is a
charge of £3 at the door to cover the expenses of our speakers and an honorarium. A season ticket of £12 is
also available, covering all the lectures (therefore two lectures are free), either at the door or by writing to
Jane Gallagher at 193B Wincheap, Canterbury, CT1 3TP and enclosing a cheque made out to
Contemporary Theology Group and a stamped addressed envelope.
Wednesday 20 January
Adrian Thatcher: Honorary Professor, Department of Theology and Religion, University of Exeter,
specialising in theologies of sexuality and gender, marriage and family, and biblical interpretation.
Redeeming gender: a theology of gender
Wednesday 17 February
Ian Hartland: formerly Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University
and tutor in Christian doctrine at the South East Institute for Theological Education (SEITE).
If Jesus saves, how does he do so?
Wednesday 16 March
Rachel Muers: Senior Lecturer in Christian Studies, University of Leeds; author of Testimony:
Quakerism and theological ethics and other works on theology and ethics.
Knowing experimentally: themes in Quaker thought and practice
Wednesday 20 April
Heather Norton and Nicholas Papadopulos: Heather Norton is a judge at Canterbury Crown Court,
and Nicholas Papadopulos is Canon Treasurer at Canterbury Cathedral.
Freedom of Speech: Words without Consequences? Law, theology, and the right to offend
Wednesday 18 May
Mark Oakley: Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral; visiting lecturer at King's College London; broadcaster
and writer on spirituality, poetry and literature.
God – in the world as poetry is in the poem
Wednesday 22 June - please note that this is the fourth Wednesday of the month
N. T. (Tom) Wright: formerly Bishop of Durham; now Research Professor of New Testament and Early
Christianity, University of St Andrews; frequent broadcaster and author of around 80 books.
'Cruciform Theocracy’? The Challenge of the Kingdom in Tomorrow’s World
For further details about any of these meetings please contact any of the following:
John Bown: 01227 764876, j.bown230@talktalk.net
Jane Gallagher: J.M.Gallagher@kent.ac.uk
Clare Nicholson: 01227 472188, cnicholson@john-lewis.com
Richard Llewellin: 01227 764645, rllewellin@clara.co.uk
Stephen Prickett: stephenprickett@stephenprickett.co.uk
Doreen Rosman: 01227 452242