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Upcoming lectures/talks in religion

• Fri 21 Sep 18 · From Messines Ridge to Moltmann: Studdert Kennedy and a Suffering God after a century (National Army Museum, London)

Previous talks/lectures in this category

• Thu 7 Jun 18 · PAUSE FOR THOUGHT (Conway Hall, London)

• Sun 3 Jun 18 · Divided – Living in an Age of Walls (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 6 Nov 17 · Challenging honour-based abuse in the UK (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 6 Nov 17 · Reforming Attitudes to Islam with Mona Siddiqui and Joshua Ralston (chaired by Sam Wells) (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Mon 16 Oct 17 · Reforming Attitudes to Race with David Olusoga and Liz Adekunle (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Sun 8 Oct 17 · Fundamentalism: a Psychoanalytic Perspective (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 2 Oct 17 · Reforming Church with Lucy Winkett and Sam Wells (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Sat 9 Sep 17 · Reforming Marriage with Nicholas Holtam, David Monteith and Sally Hitchiner (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Wed 1 Mar 17 · Discovering People: Shappi Khorsandi (Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), London)

• Tue 17 Jan 17 · THE ARTS OF CHRISTIANITY 2/10 Lectures may be taken individually (The University Women's Club, London)

• Tue 10 Jan 17 · THE ARTS OF CHRISTIANITY 1/10 Lectures may be taken individually (The University Women's Club, London)

• Wed 23 Nov 16 · Prospects for a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, with David Turner (Central London Humanist Group, London)

• Thu 17 Nov 16 · My neighbour the refugee with Sarah Teather (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Wed 16 Nov 16 · 'Islamic law and the challenges of modernity' by Salah al-Ansari (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 14 Nov 16 · My neighbour, God’s gift with Sam Wells (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Mon 31 Oct 16 · My neighbour, my nation and the presidential election with Stanley Hauerwas (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Mon 24 Oct 16 · My neighbour beyond fear and discrimination with Sarah Coakley (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Wed 19 Oct 16 · Integrated education is under attack (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 3 Oct 16 · My neighbour and the ecological crisis with Michael Northcott (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Wed 14 Sep 16 · Islam and the West: a personal perspective (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 12 Sep 16 · London Thinks - In Conversation: Richard Holloway & Andrew Copson (Conway Hall, London)

• Wed 20 Jul 16 · Myths about the Government's Preventing Violent Extremism by Tehmina Kazi (Conway Hall, London)

• Wed 15 Jun 16 · God - the greatest placebo ever sold by Colin Brewer from Secular Medical Forum (Conway Hall, London)

• Wed 20 Apr 16 · How to be a science teacher (Conway Hall, London)

• Wed 16 Mar 16 · A Humanistic Perspective on the Caste System in India and the UK (Conway Hall, London)

• Thu 18 Feb 16 · Faith Belief & Spirituality in Modern Art (Grosvenor Museum, Chester)

• Wed 17 Feb 16 · A Humanistic Perspective on the Caste System in India and the UK (Conway Hall, London)

• Wed 25 Nov 15 · Creation renewed: (Re)understanding Jesus in a changing climate (St Mary-le-Bow Church, London)

• Thu 19 Nov 15 · Beyond Forgiving: film screening & Interfaith discussion (St. George's Church, London)

• Wed 18 Nov 15 · Find out what researchers are saying about humanists (Conway Hall, London)

• Wed 11 Nov 15 · The Margaret Harris Lecture on Religion 2015 (Events, University of Dundee, Dundee)

• Mon 2 Nov 15 · The Curse and the Promise: Religion and Violence with Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Wed 28 Oct 15 · Humanist & Islamic Values: Back to the Enlightenment? (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 26 Oct 15 · Rebellious bodies, faithful minds? Religion and gender identity (St John's Divinity School, Cambridge)

• Wed 21 Oct 15 · Faith and education: an uneasy partnership (St John's College, Cambridge)

• Wed 21 Oct 15 · Street Epistemology (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 19 Oct 15 · The Curse and the Promise: Religion and Violence with Revd Giles Fraser (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Mon 5 Oct 15 · The Curse and the Promise: Religion and Violence with Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Thu 24 Sep 15 · Satanic Ritual Abuse and False Memories (The Bell, London)

• Wed 23 Sep 15 · From Jesus & Mo to Charlie Hebdo (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 21 Sep 15 · The Curse and the Promise: Religion and Violence with Revd Dr Sam Wells (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Wed 19 Aug 15 · Faith Schools. Fair Admissions Campaign by Richy Thompson (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 4 Aug 15 · London Thinks - What has Scientology got to Hide? (Conway Hall, London)

• Thu 2 Jul 15 · Fighting Machetes with Pens – The Voltaire Lecture 2015 (Hilton London Metropole Hotel, London)

• Tue 23 Jun 15 · Forgiveness and Compassion: Is there a difference? (The Royal Geographical Society, London)

• Sun 7 Jun 15 · Cults and Brainwashing: The hidden – and not so hidden – epidemic (Conway Hall, London)

• Sun 26 Apr 15 · All change: Religion & Belief in Britain (Conway Hall, London)

• Sat 18 Apr 15 · Do humanists need to be more outspoken on Islam and sharia? - Charlie Klendjian (Conway Hall, London)

• Sat 18 Apr 15 · Mary Slessor and the Scottish Mission (Dalhousie Building, Dundee)

• Wed 18 Mar 15 · A Taste of ACE: experience learning in the style of the School of Tomorrow (Conway Hall, London)

• Wed 11 Feb 15 · The Chaplain as War Poet? (University of Roehampton chaplaincy, London)

• Sun 8 Feb 15 · So, there is no God. Is that so? (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 12 Jan 15 · Work, Sex, Money: Real Life on the Path to Mindfulness (London Shambhala Meditation Centre, London)

• Tue 25 Nov 14 · Looking for Common Ground (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 25 Nov 14 · How can Humanist & Muslim Londoners live & work with each other? (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 24 Nov 14 · Richard Harries, "The Christian concept of peace" (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Wed 19 Nov 14 · Poverty and the Pope (Old Theatre, Old Building, London)

• Thu 13 Nov 14 · London Thinks: Nate Phelps - Leaving Hate Behind (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 3 Nov 14 · Andrew White, "Living without enemies in Baghdad" (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Thu 23 Oct 14 · Richard Dawkins & Lawrence Krauss (Conway Hall, London)

• Fri 10 Oct 14 · Pervez Hoodbhoy on Humanism in Pakistan: Problems and Prospects (Friends Meeting House, London)

• Sun 21 Sep 14 · Thinking on Sunday - 'Nothing to be frightened of' (Conway Hall, London)

• Sun 20 Jul 14 · Sunday Lecture: The Campaign to Eradicate ‘Female Genital Mutilation’ in the UK (Conway Hall, London)

• Sun 13 Jul 14 · Sunday Lecture: 'Why I am not a believer' (Conway Hall, London)

• Thu 3 Jul 14 · Histories of Prejudice: Persecuting Others (Birkbeck College, LONDON)

• Sat 14 Jun 14 · God in the Lab: The Science of Religious Belief (Conway Hall, London)

• Wed 21 May 14 · Poverty, Population Control and the Politics of Development (Southlands Chapel, London)

• Mon 7 Apr 14 · Strengthening Moral Courage in Public Life: Moral Acting (Westminster Abbey, London)

• Mon 31 Mar 14 · Strengthening Moral Courage in Public Life: Moral Feeling (Westminster Abbey, London)

• Mon 24 Mar 14 · Strengthening Moral Courage in Public Life: Moral Thinking (Westminster Abbey, London)

• Sat 22 Mar 14 · Creative Imagination and Creative Prayer (Swedenborg Society, London)

• Thu 20 Mar 14 · Religious Diversity, The State and Contention (Council Room, London)

• Wed 19 Mar 14 · Religion, Rights and Regulation (Council Room, London)

• Tue 18 Mar 14 · The Religious and the Social (Council Room, London)

• Sun 16 Mar 14 · Intelligently designed; the creationist assault on science (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 10 Mar 14 · Rethinking Secularism: respect, domination and the state (Sheikh Zayed Theatre (New Academic Building, LSE), London)

• Tue 4 Mar 14 · The Annual Gore Lecture: The Faithfulness of God (Westminster Abbey, London)

• Thu 27 Feb 14 · British Israelism and it's Continuing Influence (The Bell, London)

• Wed 26 Feb 14 · Ancient, Medieval and Modern Views of Astrology (The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, London)

• Sat 22 Feb 14 · " A Heart Capable of Every Form"- atheism, agnosticism and belief (The Quaker Meeting House, London)

• Thu 6 Feb 14 · Towards Reforming the International Financial and Monetary Systems (LSE Campus, venue TBC to ticket holders, London)

• Tue 28 Jan 14 · “Is a ‘Christian businessman’ an oxymoron?” (JustShare, Londn)

• Tue 28 Jan 14 · Rights, Law and Religion in a Liberal Society I (Gresham College, London)

• Sun 15 Dec 13 · A Secular Society? (Conway Hall, London)

• Wed 27 Nov 13 · Margaret Harris Lecture on Religion (Dalhousie Building, Dundee)

• Tue 26 Nov 13 · Liberalism: A Challenge to Religion (Gresham College, London)

• Mon 18 Nov 13 · Faith on the Frontiers: On the Frontiers of Atheism (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Mon 11 Nov 13 · Faith on the Frontiers: On the Frontiers of Modern China (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Wed 6 Nov 13 · Telling the Truth about Religious Identity in Britain (Westminster Abbey, London)

• Tue 29 Oct 13 · A Disturbing Truth: the Church, the poor and Oscar Romero (Westminster Abbey, London)

• Sat 26 Oct 13 · Halloween Special: Ghosts, Zombies and Vampires! (Conway Hall, London)

• Thu 24 Oct 13 · Alchemy: ubedo Stage (Treadwell's Books, London)

• Wed 23 Oct 13 · "Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here": the human rights struggle against Muslim fundamentalism (Old Theatre, London)

• Tue 22 Oct 13 · An Anatomy of Truth: conversations on truth-telling with a politician, a journalist, a scientist and (Westminster Abbey, London)

• Mon 21 Oct 13 · Faith on the Frontiers: Stanley Hauerwas in conversation with Sam Wells (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Mon 7 Oct 13 · On the Frontiers of a Male Church (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Mon 23 Sep 13 · On the Frontiers of a World City: a Panel Discussion (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Thu 29 Aug 13 · Building the Forth Pyramid - Magic and Art (Treadwell's Books, London)

• Sun 30 Jun 13 · Spirits on the brain: Insights from psychology and neuroscience (Conway Hall, London)

• Sun 9 Jun 13 · One Law for All (Conway Hall, London)

• Sat 8 Jun 13 · Can science solve every mystery? (Conway Hall, London)

• Sat 8 Jun 13 · Can science solve every mystery? (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 21 May 13 · Faith, Reason and the Reading of Texts (Heythrop College, University of London, London)

• Sun 19 May 13 · Sunday Lecture - Inside Britain's Creationist Schools (SPES, London)

• Sun 12 May 13 · Sunday Lecture - When religions fall apart (SPES, London)

• Thu 2 May 13 · Constantine's Vision and the Church Today (Westminster Abbey, London)

• Thu 18 Apr 13 · AGM + How to be a Medieval Monk (Grosvenor Museum, Chester)

• Sun 7 Apr 13 · Sunday Lecture - ‘Just Suppose’ (SPES, London)

• Thu 28 Mar 13 · Evidence about God: What Apologists Don't Want You to Know (SPES, London)

• Sun 24 Mar 13 · Sunday Lecture - What Every Parent Needs to Know about Steiner Schools (SPES, London)

• Thu 14 Mar 13 · Mystery and Play: God in Mysticism and Play (Westminster Abbey, London)

• Sun 10 Mar 13 · Breaking Their Will: Religious Child Maltreatment (SPES, London)

• Thu 7 Mar 13 · Transcendence and Perfection: God in classical (Westminster Abbey, London)

• Thu 28 Feb 13 · Drama and Dialogue (Westminster Abbey, London)

• Sat 23 Feb 13 · Bath and the Roman Empire (Roman Baths, Bath)

• Wed 30 Jan 13 · Religion and the Evolving Vampire Myth (The Bell, London)

• Tue 8 Jan 13 · Religion in Question (Conway Hall, London)

• Thu 6 Dec 12 · With Good Reason: a debate on the foundations of ethics (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Wed 21 Nov 12 · Islamists in Power: governing the Arab world? (Hong Kong Theatre, London)

• Mon 12 Nov 12 · Secularism, Religion and Sexuality: A Postcolonial Genealogy (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Thu 8 Nov 12 · Salafi Islam, Online Ethics and the Future of the Egyptian Revolution (Old Theatre, London)

• Tue 9 Oct 12 · Pope Hadrian IV 1154-1159;The most important Englishman of the Middle Ages (Grosvenor Museum, Chester)

• Wed 6 Jun 12 · At the Origins of Modern Atheism (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, London)

• Thu 31 May 12 · Love and Surveillance: Politicised Romance in Peter Kosminsky’s The Promise (The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide, London)

• Thu 10 May 12 · Secularism, difference and the family in Roschdy Zem’s Mauvaise foi/Bad Faith (The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide, London)

• Tue 1 May 12 · Faith and the Constitution (Westminster Abbey, London)

• Tue 24 Apr 12 · Faith, Gender and Equality (Westminster Abbey, London)

• Tue 17 Apr 12 · Faith, Reason and Science in the Public Arena (Westminster Abbey, London)

• Sat 14 Apr 12 · Hajj curator's introduction (British Museum, London)

• Sat 31 Mar 12 · Open University study day: introducing religions (British Museum, London)

• Thu 15 Mar 12 · Critical Rationalism and Religious and Political Reform in Iran (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, London)

• Thu 8 Mar 12 · TRANSFORMING THE PRESENT: Future Hope in the Here and Now (Westminster Abbey, London)

• Thu 2 Feb 12 · Religion for Atheists (Old Theatre, London)

• Sat 28 Jan 12 · 'Blasphemy!' - blasphemy, religious hatred, and human rights: who speaks for the sacred? (Conway Hall, London)

• Thu 29 Dec 11 · Death: Southbank Centre's Festival for the Living - Sunday Festival Day Pass (Southbank Centre, London)

• Tue 6 Dec 11 · Whose Morality is it Anyway? (Bishopsgate Institute, London)

• Wed 16 Nov 11 · Terry Eagleton: Compassion and Power (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Sun 13 Nov 11 · Kierkegaard On Courage - before and after God (Conway Hall, London)

• Sat 12 Nov 11 · Patterns of Apocalyptic Thought: 2012 and other prophecies (Holborn Bars, London)

• Mon 31 Oct 11 · Nicola Slee: Compassion and Empowerment (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Thu 20 Oct 11 · Is There A Future For Multiculturalism? (Old Theatre, London)

• Mon 3 Oct 11 · Revd Clare Herbert: Compassion and Protest (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Mon 19 Sep 11 · Nicholas Sagovsky: Compassion and Justice (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Fri 26 Aug 11 · Beyond the Brain IX: The Science of Empathy and the Spirit of Compassion (University of Winchester, Winchester)

• Wed 6 Jul 11 · Good News for the Poor? Christianity and Overseas Development (JustShare, Londn)

• Thu 12 May 11 · DOES SCIENCE SUPPORT BELIEF IN GOD? (Conway Hall, London)

• Sun 8 May 11 · Intellectual Black Holes (Conway Hall, London)

• Sun 24 Apr 11 · Creationism, Intelligent Design and Science Education in Britain (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 29 Mar 11 · What Is The Role Of Religion in US Political Life? (The Wheatsheaf, London)

• Tue 22 Mar 11 · Inherit the Wind (1960) on the Big Screen (JZ Young Lecture Theatre, London)

• Tue 22 Mar 11 · The limits of science (The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London)

• Sat 19 Mar 11 · Drama and the Soul (The Fintry Trust, nr Godalming)

• Wed 2 Mar 11 · Good Life in Hard Times (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Sun 27 Feb 11 · The Teutonic Shift from Christian Morality – Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 21 Feb 11 · Jerusalem: Tales of a City (London Jewish Cultural Centre, London)

• Sun 20 Feb 11 · Robert Beckford: Compassion and Freedom (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Sun 20 Feb 11 · Science, humanities, religion: how many conflicts? (Conway Hall, London)

• Sat 12 Feb 11 · An Introduction to Celtic Mythology (The Fintry Trust, nr Godalming)

• Fri 28 Jan 11 · Maximus the Confessor & the Mystical Vision of Creation (Hilderstone College, Broadstairs)

• Sun 23 Jan 11 · Religious Education and the Floodgates of Impartiality (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 11 Jan 11 · The Transformation of Christianity? An interpretation of the 20th Century (Catrin Finch Centre, Glyndwr University, Wrexham)

• Wed 8 Dec 10 · Dangerous Knowledge: film, media and politics (National Media Museum, Bradford)

• Tue 30 Nov 10 · What Is The Role Of Religion in US Political Life? (The Wheatsheaf, London)

• Tue 30 Nov 10 · PROF KEITH WARD on "The God Virus" (Conway Hall, London)

• Wed 24 Nov 10 · Science in the Islamic World (Asia House, London)

• Mon 22 Nov 10 · Being Biblical, Really, Truly, Biblical (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Mon 8 Nov 10 · Being Biblical, Being Broken and Blessed (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Wed 3 Nov 10 · Stop Bashing Christians!: An Intelligence Squared Debate (Royal Geographical Society, London)

• Mon 25 Oct 10 · Being Biblical, Being a Woman (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Sat 23 Oct 10 · THE GOD VIRUS, WITH AUTHOR DARREL RAY (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 18 Oct 10 · The Quest for Meaning (LSE Campus, venue TBC to ticket holders, London)

• Sat 16 Oct 10 · Between Heaven and Earth (The Fintry Trust, nr Godalming)

• Mon 11 Oct 10 · Being Biblical, Being Gay (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Thu 7 Oct 10 · Papal plots, burqa bans: what does it mean to be secular today? (Foyles, London)

• Mon 27 Sep 10 · Being Biblical? Slavery, Sexuality and the Inclusive Community (St Martin-in-the-Fields, London)

• Sun 26 Sep 10 · Problems for Humanists? (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 20 Sep 10 · Buddhism for every day (New Acropolis, London)

• Sat 18 Sep 10 · "The New Atheism and the War on Terror" Terry Eagleton (Newington Green Unitarian Church, London)

• Wed 8 Sep 10 · The Case of the Pope: Vatican Accountability for Human Rights Abuse (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Sun 11 Jul 10 · Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth? (Conway Hall, London)

• Tue 29 Jun 10 · Was Jung a Mystic? The Occult World of C.G. Jung (The October Gallery, London)

• Tue 22 Jun 10 · Paths To Extremism (Wolfson Theatre, London)

• Thu 17 Jun 10 · John Flaxman as a Religious Sculptor (Chadwick Lecture Theatre, London)

• Tue 8 Jun 10 · ZSL Wildlife Conservation series: Conservation, values and religion (The Meeting Rooms, London Zoo, London)

• Tue 8 Jun 10 · On the Soul in the Platonic Tradition (New Acropolis, London)

• Wed 2 Jun 10 · Jerusalem: Tales of a City (London Jewish Cultural Centre, London)

• Thu 27 May 10 · On the Soul in the Platonic Tradition (New Acropolis, London)

• Mon 17 May 10 · On the Soul in the Platonic Tradition (New Acropolis, London)

• Fri 14 May 10 · On Narrative and Ritual (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Wed 12 May 10 · Atheists on Religion (Old Theatre, London)

• Sun 9 May 10 · How Atheists Can Take Ethics Seriously (Conway Hall, London)

• Sun 2 May 10 · Jesting Pilate: The Problem Of Religion And Truth (Conway Hall, London)

• Mon 19 Apr 10 · Reinventing the Sacred: Science and Spirituality in our Time (Maria Assumpta Centre, London)

• Mon 12 Apr 10 · The Forces that Created the Jewish World Today (London Jewish Cultural Centre, London)

• Thu 1 Apr 10 · Scintillations in Mauve: An Introduction to the Work of Kenneth Grant (The Britons Protection, Manchester)

• Tue 23 Mar 10 · The Small Question of Religion: Faith and Rights in the Workplace (Queen Mary, University of London, London)

• Thu 18 Mar 10 · Religion and Pluralism in a Divided World (Sheikh Zayed Theatre, London)

• Tue 16 Mar 10 · Radicalisation and Counterradicalisation (Old Theatre, Old Building, London)

• Thu 11 Mar 10 · Who do we think we are? Religious and national identities (The Museum of London, London)

• Sun 7 Mar 10 · Religion Without Belief - Is it possible and does it matter? (Conway Hall, London)

• Wed 3 Mar 10 · Basic Human Rights: the Enlightenment battle over the place of God and religion (1770-89) (Taylor Institution Library, Oxford)

• Thu 11 Feb 10 · Law and Morality (The Museum of London, London)

• Fri 15 Jan 10 · Encounter with Charles Taylor (Fyvie Hall, London)

• Thu 14 Jan 10 · Does God Believe in Human Rights (The Museum of London, London)

• Tue 12 Jan 10 · Muslims in Modern Europe (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Thu 29 Oct 09 · DOES THE NATURAL WORLD POINT TO GOD? ALISTER MCGRATH AND STEPHEN LAW (Conway Hall, London)

• Thu 29 Oct 09 · Does The Natural World Point To God? (SPES, London)

• Sat 17 Oct 09 · A Place for the Sacred in Today's World? (The Essex Church, London)

• Thu 15 Oct 09 · Speaking for God in a Secular Society (The Museum of London, London)

• Wed 14 Oct 09 · Islam: what I believe (Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science, London)

• Tue 13 Oct 09 · Divining art? Culture and the sacred in the 21st century (University of Notre Dame, London)

• Thu 8 Oct 09 · The Egyptian body of knowledge (All Souls Clubhouse, London)

• Thu 1 Oct 09 · Egyptian Mythology (All Souls Clubhouse, London)

• Wed 23 Sep 09 · Catholic Social Teaching: A Vision for our Times? (JustShare, Londn)

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