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Sarum College Courses & Events Newsletter

MARCH AND APRIL 2016

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Featured Courses & Events

2016 Sarum Lectures with Nicholas Holtam
2016 Sarum Lectures with Nicholas Holtam
Renewing Hope - Pray, Serve, Grow
Series of four Wednesday evening lectures in Salisbury Cathedral with a concluding seminar in Sarum College. Tickets available now at £7 per lecture or £24 for the series of four. Seminar £10.
•  Being Human: The Renewal of Pastoral Theology Wednesday 27 April
•  Engaging Arts and Minds: A Sort of Christian Apologetics Wednesday 4 May
•  A Changing Climate: On Care For Our Common Home Wednesday 11 May
•  Renewing Hope: The Profligate Generosity of God Wednesday 18 May
Postgraduate Study Taster Days
Saturday 12 March, Saturday 11 June and Saturday 10 September
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Literature and Spirituality
Literature and Spirituality
Analyse modern English fiction and poetry and their relations to Christian spirituality. Monday 4 to Thursday 7 April
Home Course with Ron Bushyager
Home Course with Ron Bushyager
This course is about growing in self-awareness so that we can truly ‘inhabit’ our whole lives.
It will use the metaphor of rooms in a home to describe various parts of who we are. Thursday 7 to Friday 8 April and Thursday 28 to Friday 29 April. Bookings need to be made by Friday 11 March.

Christian Spirituality

Holy Week at Sarum 2016 - Reconciliation: The Point of the Cross
Holy Week at Sarum 2016 - Reconciliation: The Point of the Cross
Days which may form the basis of a retreat or taken individually for personal reflection. The programme is designed to encourage three levels of reflection through the lens of reconciliation. Monday 21 to Thursday 24 March
Medieval Spirituality
Medieval Spirituality
Examine the political and cultural movements that affected the development of Christian spirituality during the medieval period. Monday 25 to Thursday 28 April

Theology and Culture

Theology Quest and Questions
Theology Quest and Questions
Summer Term: From Jesus to Paul
During this term we turn to Paul, the man and his epoch-making contribution to Christian belief and Christian history.
•  Why Did Jesus Die? Tuesday 8 March (spring term)
•  Easter: Epilogue and Prologue Tuesday 19 April (summer term)
•  From Jesus to Paul Tuesday 26 April
The Bible: Cultural Critique and Transformation
The Bible: Cultural Critique and Transformation
This course explores how various groups have employed this most translated book in human history as a language of liberation, reconciliation and social transformation. Monday 4 to Thursday 7 April

Leadership and Ministry

Christian Approaches to Leadership in the Public Square
Christian Approaches to Leadership in the Public Square
What is the potential impact of faith-based leadership on and within secular institutions at a time when religion is being marginalised and faith under attack? Monday 25 to Thursday 28 April

Liturgy and Worship

Liturgy and Culture
Liturgy and Culture
This course investigates the relationship between liturgy and its changing cultural contexts. Monday 18 to Thursday 21 April

The Arts

Relationships Exhibition
Relationships Exhibition
Monumental wire and bronze sculptures by artist Sophie Ryder in Salisbury’s Cathedral Close. Inside Sarum College are ink on paper drawings, etchings and screen and solar prints. Free and open daily until Sunday 3 July
Lunchtime Concert with An-Ting Chang (piano)
Lunchtime Concert with An-Ting Chang (piano)
Programme includes Prokofiev ‘Romeo & Juliet’ and Mozart. Friday 18 March
Exploring the Medieval Close
Exploring the Medieval Close [sold out]
For almost 800 years the Cathedral Close has been a place of prayer, worship and scholarship. A look at how this reflects the learning, liturgy and spirituality of the Middle Ages. Thursday 14 April, contact us to join the waiting list
Singing with Confidence
Singing with Confidence
A relaxed weekend of singing with techniques and advice for all those who think they can’t sing. Saturday 16 to Sunday 17 April
The First Six Hundred Years: How Christianity Spread Round the Mediterranean
The First Six Hundred Years: How Christianity Spread Round the Mediterranean
Within ten years of the crucifixion, Christianity had spread from Jerusalem to as far as Rome, and in the following decades to Antioch, Ephesus, Corinth, Cyprus, and Crete. How was this possible? Thursday 28 April

Bookshop & Library

Sarum College Bookshop March Bulletin
Sarum College Bookshop March Bulletin
Easter resources, book of the month, new arrivals and news from the recent Bloxham Festival of Faith and Literature. Click here to read and here to subscribe.
An Evening of Lenten Reflection with Meg Warner
Led by the author of Abraham: A Journey Through Lent. There will be a free cotton bag and pen for everyone, and a beautiful print of Lindisfarne for one lucky ticket holder, all provided by the publisher SPCK. Wednesday 16 March at 6.30pm. Tickets are free for this event but please reserve in advance by Tuesday 8 March.

Looking Ahead

•  Introduction to English Mystics Wed 4 May
•  Singing the Faith: The Power and Potential of Hymns Fri 6 May
•  Promises & Problems: The Bible and the Holy Land Today Mon 9 to Thurs 12 May
•  Contemplating the Divine: Art in the Medieval World Thurs 12 to Fri 13 May
•  Day of Spiritual Reflection: Summertime and New Life Fri 20 May
•  Contemporary Christian Spirituality Mon 23 to Thurs 26 May

•  Worship, Art and Architecture Mon 23 to Thurs 26 May
•  Open Learning for Theology, Ministry and Mission Conference Fri 3 June
•  Celtic Spirituality Mon 6 to Thurs 9 June
•  Leadership and the Unconscious Mon 6 to Thurs 9 June
•  Contemplation and Photography Sat 11 to Sun 12 June
•  God, Beauty and the Imagination Mon 13 to Thurs 16 June
•  What Makes Worship Distinctly Anglican? Tues 14 June
•  Mission, Megatrends and the Future of the Church Mon 27 to Wed 29 June
•  New Testament Greek in a Week Mon 25 to Sat 30 July
•  Individually Guided Retreats 15 to 18 August and repeated 22 to 25 August

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