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Johannine Spirituality: Its Centre, Background and Foreground
A seminar held jointly by the Institute for Spiritual Studies and the Trinity College Theological School.
This seminar will explore aspects of the spirituality of the Gospel of John. By 'spirituality' we mean the biblical sense of the role of the Spirit in engagement with the human spirit. This definition makes it clear that we are dealing with theology and with the biblical text in its objectivity, as well as with faith. Spirituality, in this sense, is part of the substance of the Bible and not simply a matter of its application.
The first session will focus on St John and his spirituality. The seminar will also offer a second session on the Pentateuch and aspects of its spirituality, especially as this provides a significant background for the Fourth Gospel. In particular it will look at the figures of Abraham and Moses, ancestral figures who are important for John's spirituality. From there, the seminar will offer a third session, exploring one eminent interpretation of Johannine spirituality, through a very different medium: that of music. This session will focus on Bach's St John Passion as a way of interpreting the spirituality of the Gospel of John.
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Saturday 13 October
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| Time |
9.30 am – 12.30 pm
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| Venue |
St Peter's Hall, Eastern Hill
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| Cost |
$15 (concession: $12)
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| Speakers |
The seminar is presented by three faculty members of the Trinity College Theological School.
The Revd Dr Dorothy Lee is Dean of the Theological School and Frank Woods Distinguished Lecturer in Biblical Studies, a Johannine scholar.
The Revd Dr Andreas Loewe is Gavan Lecturer in Theology in the Theological School, as well as Chaplain to Trinity College, and an historian of the period of the Reformation.
Ms Meg Warner is Bromby Lecturer in Biblical Studies in the Theological School, and a Genesis scholar.
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