Space in the City

Spring 2008

at St Lawrence Church, The Square, Winchester
Wednesdays 12:30 – 13:00

What can Christianity do for you?

30^th April	Discovering meaning in the mystery of the cosmos Bishop John Baker formerly Bishop of Salisbury Bishop John’s talk (introduced by Canon David Scott) is available here to play or download * (15 Mb MP3) The text of the talk is available here * (104 Kb PDF)
7^th May	Finding hope in the midst of suffering Canon David Scott Rector, St Lawrence with St Swithun Canon Scott’s talk (introduced by Graham Rolfe) is available here to play or download * (14 Mb MP3) The text of the talk is available here * (173 Kb PDF)
14^th May	Bringing healing into human evil Canon Paul Townsend Parish Priest, St Peter’s Church Canon Paul’s talk (introduced by Denis Archdeacon) is available here to play or download * (14 Mb MP3) The text of the talk is available here * (243 Kb PDF)
21^st May	Building community in a world of division Reverend Dr Howard Mellor Minister, United Church Dr Mellor’s talk (introduced by Reverend Amanda Goulding) is available here to play or download * (13 Mb MP3) The text of the talk is available here * (389 Kb PDF)

Wednesdays 12:30 – 13:00 : Admission free : Sandwiches available
Donations welcome

* Copyright of each recording and text belongs to the speaker. Recordings and texts are made available here, by kind permission of the speakers, for personal, non-commercial use only. To play a recording, click on the link. To download, right-click on the link and choose “Save Target As ...” The texts are the speakers’ scripts, not transcripts of the talks. Speakers often digress from their scripts to amplify, give examples or even add extra points, so the texts and the recordings may differ.

Listening Lord,
help us to find in mystery, your meaning,
in suffering, your hope,
in evil, your healing heart,
and in division, your oneness:
so that in Christianity we may discover
a way that speaks to our age,
powerful to save, eager to love,
and bound in the spirit of Jesus Christ.
Amen

Previous series

The January 2008 series of Space in the City comprised 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 in the series.
The Autumn 2007 series was titled “Spirituality & ...”. The programme page has recordings of all the talks in the series.
The May 2007 series was titled “After Anne Frank”. The programme page includes the recording of Prof. Michael Taylor’s talk.
In January-February 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.
A few years ago Bishop John Baker (formerly Bishop of Salisbury) gave a series of four talks on the Lord’s Prayer. The texts of those talks are on the Kingdom Living web site.
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 also on the Kingdom Living web site.

Space in the City is organised by members of the churches of St Lawrence with St Swithun, St Peter’s and the United Church, in conjunction with the School of Spirituality.