Online and In person
Ebor Lecture - Professor Alison Phipps
7.00 PM to 9.00 PM
Wed 20 May, 2026
When Every Hope Has Gone: Grief, Rage and Refuge in a Merciless Age
In this lecture, Alison will explore the theological and practical failures exposed by recent genocidal assaults in Gaza, Sudan and Tigray.
Drawing on decades of work with refugees worldwide, and especially from her home in Scotland, she will consider the resistant work of offering refuge in apocalyptic conditions and what heartbreak might teach us of our betrayal of refugees. In the face of immense grief, she will offer poetic and prayerful resources for courage, faith and cheerfulness from her tradition within The Iona Community.
7.00 - 8.00pm Talk by Alison Phipps with Q&A
8.00 - 9.00pm Drinks reception for in-person attendees
This event can be attended in person at the Minster, or online via YouTube.