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20th April The ethics of allocating health care in a pandemic: Kantian, utilitarian, and Christian approaches - Prof David Clough
David teaches Christian theology and ethics and is a leading international scholar on Christianity and animals. He founded CreatureKind and DefaultVeg to work for practical changes in the consumption of animals.
27th April Did Jesus rise from the dead? - Prof Paul Middleton
Paul is Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity. He specialises in martyrdom and violence in the ancient and modern world.
4th May Is Liberation Theology just for Christians? - Dr Alana Vincent
Alana is Associate Professor of Jewish Philosophy, Religion and Imagination. She specialises in modern Jewish philosophy.
Is Liberation Theology just for Christians? - Webinar recording
11th May “It’s wrong so don’t do it!” – An Introduction to Metaethics - Dr Dhivan Jones
Dhivan teaches philosophy, Buddhism and Hinduism. He researches early Buddhist philosophy. He also leads Buddhist meditation retreats.
“It’s wrong so don’t do it!” – An Introduction to Metaethics - Webinar recording
18th May Is Bonhoeffer’s theology relevant today? - Dr Ben Fulford
Ben is Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology and specialises in modern and historical Christian Theology.
Is Bonhoeffer’s theology relevant today? - Webinar recording
25th May Symbol, metaphor and story in religious language - Dr Ben Fulford
Ben is Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology and specialises in modern and historical Christian Theology.
Symbol, metaphor and story in religious language - Webinar recording
1st June Is God male? - Dr Alana Vincent
Alana is Associate Professor of Jewish Philosophy, Religion and Imagination. She specialises in modern Jewish philosophy.
8th June The Qur’an as a Source of Religious Authority - Dr Amin El Yousfi
Amin is an anthropologist who researches the intersection of Islam and politics. He is currently a Research Associate exploring the interpretation of the Qur’an in the UK.
The Qur’an as a Source of Religious Authority - Webinar recording
15th June Is Mindfulness Buddhist? - Dr Wendy Dossett
Wendy is Associate Professor of Religious Studies. She specialises in Buddhism, Religious Education, RS methodology, and spirituality and health. She is an A level examiner and textbook writer.
22nd June “There has never been only one form of family” (Rosemary Radford Ruether): Christianity, Religious Change, and the Family - Dr Dawn Llewellyn
Dawn is Senior Lecturer in Christian Studies and teaches Religious Studies, Sociology of Religion, and Religion and Gender. She is a qualitative researcher, focusing on gender and contemporary Christianity.
29th June Islam and Secularism - Dr Caroline Tee
Caroline is Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies and is an anthropologist of religion focusing on Islam in contemporary Turkey.
6th July Is there a Cosmic Designer? - Dr Steve Knowles
Steve is Senior Lecturer in Religion and Popular Culture. He specialises in contemporary apocalyptic ideologies.