Grasping Nettles

nettles-2607.jpgOur regular monthly series presents an opportunity for open-ended conversation to stimulate and challenge us.

On the first Wednesday of the month, we explore theology underpinning difficult issues that confront church and society today.

The general pattern is from 5.30 to 9.00pm:
light evening meal, presentation / questions / break / discussion / night prayer in our beautiful medieval chapel.

Cost is £15 per conversation, or our special offer of £50 for all four events in each Season's Programme.

This coming Autumn's programme is listed below:


Wed Sept 1                Reconciliation: the sting in the tale
   searching for reconciliation
                            Bishop David Chillingworth, Primus, Scottish Episcopal Church
                            +David’s ministry in N Ireland focussed on issues of conflict and
                             reconciliation, particularly in relation to sectarianism.                
                             Does his learning apply to any situation of conflict?
 
Wed Oct 6                  Sudden Glory: An Irreparable
                           - On Restoring Public Confidence in God
                             Dr Douglas Templeton     
                             As a New College lecturer, Douglas was renowned as a superb
                             teacher, offering surreal seminars in his Rose Street flat.
  
Wed Nov 3                 Prisons - the problem or the solution?
                              Speaker/s (tbc) - people who have had considerable experience
                              of Scottish prisons today.
                        
Wed Dec 1                 A Multi- Faith Scotland
                                 An issue for Inter-faith week
                               What are the challenges and the difficulties in such a picture?
                               Does it diminish Scotland’s Christian heritage? 
                               People of different Faiths engage in conversation.