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​'Faith and Thought' is the working name of the Victoria Institute.  
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Open Symposium 2017

Handling Biblical Violence
Audio MP3s of the three talks from Saturday 14th October 2017 are available here.  In addition you will find YouTube videos of the talks as narrated PowerPoints.  The full text of these papers will be published in the April 2018 edition of our journal - subscribe today!
These events are free to members of Faith and Thought (or those joining on the day). Otherwise just £10 (£7 concessions). There is no need to book in advance but if you could drop me an email to let me know you are coming it would help to have a rough idea of numbers admin@faithandthought.org
  • Is the God of the OT nasty, brutish and capricious?  Dr David Instone-Brewer (relating the Bible accounts with parallel ancient history and archaeological realities)
  • How has Islam dealt with violent scriptures? Rev Stephen Agilinko (with reference to the spectrum of understanding within Islam, and how this overlaps and / or differs from Christian interpretations)
  •  Divine Violence and Salvation – Dr Martyn Smith (considering the subjectivity of theological reflection and the wide-ranging accounts of biblical divine violence and its ramifications for Christian faith and practice.

Open Symposium 2016

‘What Survives Death – Faith and Thought Symposium 2016’
This event took place on 8th October 2016 with thought provoking content from three Christian speakers addressing the topics of ‘Disability and Resurrection’, ‘Near Death Experiences’ and ‘The Philosophy of death’.   The talks are available to listen to here.

Dr Sally Nelson is a Baptist minister and Baptist Tutor at St Barnabas Theological Centre, Sheffield, teaching doctrine and pastoral studies. She read chemistry before completing a PhD in theology focused on the question of suffering. She has also studied and taught theology of disability. These interests are rooted in the dual experiences of having a special needs daughter and working in hospice chaplaincy.

The Very Reverend Professor Gordon McPhate, is Dean of Chester Cathedral. He is also a trained Pathologist and a member of the Royal College of Physicians, who has had a near-death experience himself.

Professor Keith Ward is a Philosopher, theologian, priest and scholar. He has lectured widely and written extensively on a range of subjects including the analysis of minds, brains, persons and souls from which he derives the position of ‘dual-aspect idealism’