Themes for 2009
Rethinking mission - The Role of the Church in Contemporary
Society
The St Wilfrid lectures were inaugurated in 2009,
the 1300th anniversary of the death of St Wilfrid, as a response to
the growing need for theology and education to interact with issues
facing society in the 21st century.
The Speakers
19 February
The Most Revd & Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York,
Rethinking Mission: The Role of the Church in Contemporary
Society.
23 April
Professor David Jasper, Glasgow University, The Church and
the Arts.
18 June
Revd Dr David Wilkinson, Principal, St John's Durham, Star
Wars, The Simpson's and God: The Role of the Church in a World of
Pop Culture.
9 July
Dr Catherine Cubitt, University of York, St Wilfrid: a Saint
and his Mission.
17 September
Revd Janina Ainsworth, Church of England's Chief Education
Officer and general Secretary, National Society, Reflecting on
Education and Mission.
19 November
Dr Indergit Singh OBE, BBC Radio 4 'Thought for the Day' and
Editor, Sikh Messenger, The Role of the Church in Contemporary
Society - a Sikh Perspective