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LIVING THEOLOGY 2013

At Edinburgh - Glasgow - Liverpool - York

BREAKING NEWS FROM LIVING THEOLOGY: Details of 2013 Programmes for Edinburgh, Liverpool and York now available and open for booking.

LATEST NEWS ABOUT LIVING THEOLOGY

Dear Friends,

We are delighted to announce that the first Living Theology event of 2013 has now taken place in Glasgow (Wednesday May 1st to Sunday May 5th) and was very popular.

Details of the Edinburgh (Monday 22nd July to Friday 26th July) and Liverpool (Monday 22nd July to Friday 26th July) Living Theology events can be found by clicking the relevant links on the left.

Likewise, the new 3 day non-residential York Living Theology which was a great success last summer, will happen again in 2013 at the Bar Convent (Saturday 27th to Monday 29th July). Details may be found on the link on the left.

Please help us to spread the word by telling your friends about Living Theology, and if you would like to be added to our Emailing list, or would prefer to receive details of future Living Theology events for yourself or friends by post, please Email your postal details to us at lt@heythrop.ac.uk Alternatively, it is suggested you please contact the relevant local organiser.

The various organisers look forward to seeing you at a future Living Theology event, where you can be assured of a very warm welcome. Why not also bring a friend?

WHAT IS "LIVING THEOLOGY" ?

Overview

For over forty years Jesuits and their associates have supported a residential summer school of Christian Faith in the Catholic tradition. In recent years, in addition to the annual residential summer school, various non-residential events have also taken place at several other venues.

We seek to provide opportunities for Christians of all denominations

  • to deepen their knowledge of the Christian faith,
  • to learn new and helpful ways of looking at the whole Christian tradition,
  • to develop their personal reflection on Christian living and belief.

We strive to create an environment in which

  • liturgies of prayer, Eucharist and reconciliation enrich the experience of the reflecting community,
  • real questions of Christian living can be discussed frankly, intelligently and without prejudice.

The courses are taught by Jesuits and their associates - some university lecturers, some engaged in academic study and some involved in a variety of pastoral work.

Important announcement about the Residential Summer School

Regrettably for the first time since it began, there was no Residential Living Theology Summer School in 2012. Unfortunately it proved impossible to arrange this at Mount St. Mary's, and there was insufficient time to make alternative arrangements at another venue.

This sad development with the 2012 Living Theology Residential Summer School has stimulated the Committee to think very hard about the central question - "What should Living Theology look like in the 21st Century?" Residential Living Theology was originally devised as a means to inform and educate the laity about the developments of Vatican II. The question is, what should Living Theology be doing in the modern Church? The Committee invited those who have attended recent Residential Living Theology Summer Schools to participate in the discussion, and those on our database were contacted.

It was decided that for the time being at least, local regional Living Theolgy events tailored specifically to the needs and circumstances of local people may be preferable to longer residential courses. These have of course taken place regularly over the years at Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool etc, in London, and in York. Suggestions for venues, topics and offers to be local organisers are welcomed.

We wish to say that this does not mean an end to Residential Living Theology Summer School altogether, and should circumstances permit, we may well hold these again in the future. We do want to emphasise and assure you that other exciting local Living Theology events are still taking place in 2013 and hopefully will continue to do so for many years to come.

Although the main Residential Living Theology Summer School Committee is no longer operational, this website is remaining operational to provide a central reference point for local Living Theology events.


The text of the Plenary Lecture given by Fr Brendan Callaghan SJ at Mount St Mary's 2011 Living Theology entitled "A Safe Church - Lessons from the Child abuse events and how they have been handled" can still be read by clicking here (Word format) or here (PDF)



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OTHER NEWS ITEMS

Read all about it! Reports of all four 2010 Living Theology
Summer Schools on pp 4&5 of the August edition of "S.J" on http://www.jesuit.org.uk/SJ/SJ1008.pdf

 

For interesting articles and current book and film reviews visit http://www.thinkingfaith.org/index.htm
the on-line Journal of the British Jesuits.

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