Saturday 24 May from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm at The London Jesuit Centre, 114 Mount Street, London W1K 3AH.
Britain today is blessed by communities from all over the world and, among them, there are churches which bring new life and fresh theological perspectives. This day is a chance to share some of these riches, to begin to appreciate non-Western ways of thinking and to discover new insights by practising receptive learning from one another.
The event is organised by the Society for Ecumenical Studies, the Churches Together in England Racial Justice Working Group and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. The day will be chaired by the Chair of the Society of Ecumenical Studies Rev Dr Callan Slipper and by the Co-Chair of the CTE Racial Justice Working Group Rev Dr Lurliene Miller.
Tickets cost £15 including refreshments and lunch.
On the programme
The Director of the Centre for Black Theology, Queen’s Foundation, Birmingham, Dr Dulcie Dixon McKenzie will deliver the keynote address: Biblical Interpretation: a Black theological hermeneutic? The Director of the One People Commission of the Evangelical Alliance, Rev Dr Israel Olofinjana, will speak on: What’s race got to do with climate change? The Director of Justice and Inclusion for Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, Richard Reddie, will moderate the keynote speeches.
An ecumenical panel, chaired by CTE’s Min Shermara Fletcher-Hoyte will explore different models of ecclesiology. The panelists are:
- Rev David Whyte, District Superintendent of the Wesleyan Holiness Church in the UK
- Rev Rebecca Daniel, Head of Chaplaincy and Development for the Council of Lutheran Churches in Great Britain
- Rev Dr Girma Bishaw, Co-director of the London Project and director of the Gratitude Initiative
The day will conclude with reflections and summing up by the Executive manager and principal adviser at Christian Aid, Dionne Gravesande, and the Vice-Chair of the Society for Ecumenical Studies Fr Dominic Robinson SJ, who is also a parish priest at Farm Street Church, London.
Closing worship will be led by Songshare. Songshare is a system of sharing, distributing and accounting for music created by Caribbean and African composers and writers throughout the churches of Britain, Ireland and beyond.