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Our programme of events for 2008 - follow the title links for more details. COMING NEXT..... DOUG GAY - EMERGING CHURCH - Emerging from where and to where? Doug is a lecturer in Glasgow University. He is described by John Bell as "perhaps one of the most widely read and intelligent people I know." His range of interests is extremely wide. He is a rock musician in his own right, and, along with colleagues in Glasgow, ran an alternative worship event called the Late Late Service for a number of years. He is now sought after to lecture throughout Britain and North America and has a particular interest in practical theology and the life of the church. Tuesday 13th May 2008 from 7.30pm - 9.30pm at Sporting Lodge, Low Lane, Stainton, Middlesbrough TS17 9LW. (For directions click here)
GARETH DAVIES-JONES IN CONCERT Galilee Network have teamed up with St Mary's Church in Norton to bring you Gareth Davies- Jones in concert. Gareth describes himself as a singer song-writer with a protest edge and spiritual grit. He is deeply concerned about justice in the world and Fair Trade issues and says of himself, "Basically I'm human and have all the characteristics that go along with it - puts me in a good position to draw attention to the plight of other humans with greater or lesser things to face......and because I'm no speaker - I say it with music !!" Saturday 13th September 2008 from 7.30pm - 9.30pm at St Mary's Church, Norton, Stockton on Tees (For directions click here)
THE PROBLEM OF EVIL - JEFF ASTLEY The problem of evil, or suffering, is, for many people, the biggest obstacle to Christian faith. In a nutshell, it goes like this: if God was all-powerful and all-loving, he would prevent evil. If he cannot, he is not all-powerful. If he can but does not, he is not all-loving. As Christianity maintains that God is all-powerful and all-loving, Christianity cannot be true. Jeff Astley has taught Philosophy of Religion (including ways of addressing the problem of evil) for many years. He will outline the classical approaches to the problem, and pave the way for discussion. Tuesday 30th September 2008 from 7.30pm - 9.30pm at Sporting Lodge, Low Lane, Stainton, Middlesbrough TS17 9LW. (For directions click here)
This is an opportunity for informal discussion of the many challenging questions that arise as we try to make sense of suffering and evil in the world. It is not necessary to have attended the previous event with Jeff Astley Thursday 23rd October 2008 from 7.30pm - 9.30pm at The Conference Room, Billingham Forum, Queensway, Billingham, Cleveland TS23 2LJ. (For directions click here)
JOHN BELL OF IONA - CHRISTIAN PROTEST John is always stimulating and challenging and we are delighted to welcome him back in 2008. He has suggested a theme of "The Strange Silence of the Song of Protest." He will be exploring why it is that there is such a dearth of material both in secular and religious songs which deal with either the global ecological crisis or the incursions of western powers into the Middle East. Tuesday 18th November 2008 from 7.30pm - 9.30pm at Sporting Lodge, Low Lane, Stainton, Middlesbrough TS17 9LW. (For directions click here)
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