Carrs Lane Lectures in Radical Christian Faith
By The Church at Carrs Lane
Carrs Lane Lectures in Radical Christian FaithMay 05, 2020
2016-4 Quesions and Answers Session
Session 4 of the 2016 Carrs Lane Lectures in Radical Christian Faith
Theme: Biblical literalism - a Gentile Heresy
Speakers: Revd Dr Robert Reiss and Julie Grove MBE, with a focus on video footage of 'Walking Forward' speeches in 2015 by Bishop 'Jack' Spong at Windsor (retired Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Questions and Answers:
- 'Just get on with it'
- Would a more radical church fill?
- Is Paul considered too important?
- Resurrection or transformation?
- God in our image?
- Hate your parents?!
- A futile Christianity?
- Comments on Christianity and other faiths
- Thanks - Revd Dr Neil Johnson
2016-3 Resurrection - ours and Jesus'
Lelcture 3 of the 2016 Carrs Lane Lectures in Radical Christian Faith
Theme: Biblical literalism - a Gentile Heresy
Speaker: Revd Dr Robert Reiss
- The need for reasonable Christianity
- Grave considerations
- Afterlife?
- Traditional beliefs?
- The resurrection
- The empty tomb and appearances
- Gospel differences
- Inconsistencies
- Death - the end?
- Memories
2016-2 Historical Scepticism and the Birth Narratives
Lecture 2 of the 2016 Carrs Lane Lectures in Radical Christian Faith
Theme: Biblical Literalism - a Gentile Heresy
Speaker: Revd Dr Robert Reiss
- Introduction to Robert Reiss by Julie Grove MBE
- Reasons for writing
- Biblical criticism
- Gospel criticism
- Evaluating the evidence
- What really happened?
- Literalism v scepticism
- Matthew's birth narrative
- Hebrew scripture 'prophecies'
- Matthew's universal Good News
- Summing up
- A virgin Mary?
2016-1 Biblical literalism - a Gentile Heresy
Introducing the theme of the 2016 Carrs Lane Lectures in Radical Christian Faith
Theme: Biblical literalism - a Gentile Heresy
Speaker: Julie Grove MBE
- Introduction
- A brief explanation of the recorded sessions and accompanying videos from 2015 by Chris Avis
- Eliminating biblical fundamentalism
- Matthew's liturgical synagogue stories
- Filling the gap
- Matthew's 'signs'
- The Watches
- Easter dawn - myth or reality?
- A Jewish lens
2015-3 Discussion plus Questions and Answers
Session 3 of the 2015 Carrs Lane Lectures in Radical Christian Faith
Theme: BELONGING without BELIEVING
Speakers: Canon Brian Mountford and Revd Dr Harriet Harris
- Different approaches
- Theological imagery and mystery
- Belief in God
- Practical translation into acts
- Updating liturgies
- Minimising God - 3 points
- Where does inclusion start?
- Ethics and ritual
- LGBT liturgies
- Fascination not worry
- Suspect evidence?
- Closing words and thanks - Rev Dr Neil Johnson
2015-2 The Tears and Laughter of God
Lecture 2 of the 2015 Carrs Lane Lectures in Radical Christian Faith
Theme: BELONGING without BELIEVING
Speaker: Revd Dr Harriet Harris
- Introduction by Julie Grove MBE
- Preparatory conversations - Revd Dr Harriet Harris
- Views and opinions
- Belief data?
- Bodily life
- Spiritual neglect
- Empirical or metaphorical?
- The creedal paradox
Questions and Answers:
- Essential belief
- Bodily resurrection
2015-1 Christian Atheism
Lecture 1 of the 2015 Carrs Lane Lectures in Radical Christian Faith
Theme: BELONGING without BELIEVING
Speaker: Canon Brian Mountford
- Welcome and introductions - Julie Grove MBE
- Opening remarks - Brian Mountford
- The pluralistic supermarket
- 'Christian atheism'
- More freedom to doubt
- Christian atheist interests
- Defining terms
- Book writing after effects
- More on theological impressionism
Questions and Answers:
- Defining theological experiences
- Challenging relationships
2014-3 Tell me the New New Story
Lecture 3 of the 2014 Carrs Lane Lectures in Radical Christian Faith
Theme: Re-imaging God
Speaker: David Boulton, with Q&A session to David Boulton and Donald Horsfield
- The old old story
- An anticipated deliverer
- Mark's agenda
- Luke's perspective
- Parables
- Creedal power
- Jacob Bottomley
- A Ranters' carol
- The power of reason
- Mercy, Pity, Peace and Love
- A Humanist manifesto
- Ours the responsibility
- A peroration
Questions and Answers:
- Prayer and worship?
- Time on an unbelievable God?
- 'A cloud of unknowing'?
- 'No man cometh...'?
- What is the evidence?
- These topics and young people?
- Expectations at funerals?
- Being the hands of God?
- Oneness with the Universe?
2014-2 The Trouble with God
Lecture 2 of the 2014 Carrs Lane Lectures in Radical Christian Faith
Theme: Re-imaging God
Speaker: David Boulton
- Introduction by Julie Grove MBE
- Opening comments
- Troublesome and in trouble
- My story
- Fun and games
- Crusader Bible Class
- 'Social intercourse'
- World in Action
- 1652 country
- The Sea of Faith
- God's story
- Origins
- El versus Yahweh
- A violent god
- Hannah
- Love songs
2014-1 Who or What is God?
Lecture 1 of the 2014 Carrs Lane Lectures in Radical Christian Faith
Theme: Re-imaging God
Speaker: Donald Horsfield
- Introduction by Julie Grove MBE
- Welcome to the hors d'oeuvre
- What's in a word?
- God as 'Is'
- A point beyond
- An imprisoned God
- Interconnected creation
- A people in exile
- Spirit of oneness
- Clearing the baggage
- Conclusions