SPACE IN THE CITY

Spring 2012

at the United Church, Jewry Street, Winchester
Wednesdays 12:30 – 13:00

Bishop Christopher Herbert

Bishop of St Albans, 1995-2008

Four talks on Perception, Belief and Ethics

11 January	Seeing and believing: is religion just a point of view? Script for the talk (PDF). † Recording of the talk. †
18 January	Catching our attention: making decisions about priorities in life Script for the talk (PDF). † Recording of the talk. † Note: Recordings are now being uploaded to the “Internet Archive”: the link above opens (in a new window) a page where you may play or download the recording in different ways. To play, simply click the Play button (white triangle) in the player on the right-hand side; alternatively, on the left-hand side under “Listen to audio”, click “VBR M3U”. To download, right-click on the link to the MP3 file lower down the page, in the box under the heading “VBR MP3”, and choose “Save Target As ...”.
1 February	Out of sight and therefore...? Older people in society
8 February	Double vision: the ethics of assisted suicide and euthanasia

Wednesdays at 12:30
Sandwiches available after each talk
Admission is free, but we rely on donations to fund expenses.

† Copyright of each recording or text belongs to the speaker. Recordings and/or texts are made available here, by kind permission of the speakers, for personal, non-commercial use only. Texts are not transcripts of the talks. Speakers often depart from their scripts to amplify, give examples or even add extra points, so the texts and the recordings may differ.

Series prayer:

Open my eyes that I may see
Incline my heart that I may desire
Order my steps that I may follow
the way of thy Commandments.
Amen.

Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)

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Future series

Early Summer 2012:	“Going for Gold: Spiritual Greats of the 20^th Century”. 9, 16, 23 & 30 May at St Lawrence Church, Winchester.
Autumn 2012:	“Finding hope beyond loss”. 10, 17, 24 October and 7, 14, 21 November at the United Church, Winchester.

Previous series

Autumn 2011:	“400: The King James Bible – past, present and future.” The programme page has recordings of all eight talks.
May 2011:	“The World as Gift?”: four talks exploring our relationship with the world as a gift from God. The programme page has recordings of all the talks.
January 2011:	“Pie in the Sky?”: four talks by Dr Paula Gooder exploring the themes of Life, Death, Heaven and Hell in the Bible. The programme page has recordings of all the talks.
Autumn 2010:	“Sanctuary”: eight talks in which various speakers explored their differing experience and understandings of sanctuary. The programme page has recordings of all the talks.
Spring 2010:	“Aspects of Alfred”: Four talks by Revd Canon Dr David Scott. The programme page has recordings of all four talks.
Lent 2010:	“Mammon’s Revenge”: Four talks by Rt Revd Dr Peter Selby. The programme page has recordings of all four talks.
Autumn 2009:	“Prophets for our Time”: Seven talks by different speakers. The programme page has texts and recordings of all of the talks.
Spring 2009:	“Inspired”: four reflections on the nature of Inspiration and Place. The programme page has recordings of two of the talks.
January 2009:	“The Audacity of Hope”: four talks by Revd Dr Martyn Atkins. The programme page has recordings of all the talks.
Autumn 2008:	“When I’m Sixty-Four ... A Celebration of the Third Age!” The programme page has recordings of all the talks.
Spring 2008:	“What can Christianity do for you?” The programme page has recordings of all the talks.
January 2008:	Four talks by Bishop Richard Harries (Lord Harries of Pentregarth) under the overall title “The Re-Enchantment of Morality: Wisdom for a Troubled World”. The programme page has recordings of all the talks.
Autumn 2007:	“Spirituality & ...”. The programme page has recordings of all the talks.
May 2007:	“After Anne Frank”. The programme page includes the recording of Prof. Michael Taylor’s talk.
May 2006:	Ann Lewin spoke on “Josephine Butler and Sexual Law Reform”. The text of her talk is here.
Jan-Feb 2006:	Rev. Joel Edwards gave four talks under the general title “Respect”. The texts of his talks have been made available by the Evangelical Alliance.
2004:	Bishop John Baker (formerly Bishop of Salisbury) gave a series of four talks on the Lord’s Prayer. The text of those talks is here.
2004:	Another series of talks by Bishop John Baker, “Between Faith and Doubt” (about God, about Jesus, about Good and Evil and about Life and Death), is available here.

Space in the City is an ecumenical venture organised by lay, licensed, ordained and associate members of Winchester’s city churches: St Bartholomew’s, St Lawrence with St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate, St Peter’s and the United Church.