Wisdom is both a private and a public aspect of Christian faith and practice. Privately, wisdom can be associated with spirituality and mysticism, and sought through music, the arts, or meditation. Publicly, wisdom can be associated with the communication of divine truths sought through study and contemplation. Holy Scripture compels us to follow after and cherish wisdom and to see her as a spiritual gift or a divine virtue.
By calling upon a host of international scholars from a range of traditions within the Christian Church, this symposium will consider the multifaceted role played by wisdom within Christian thought and practice and reflect on ways in which wisdom can inform the mission of the Christian churches today. Our purpose in organising such a wide symposium on wisdom is to carefully discern how wisdom can help our churches to interrelate theology, spirituality and Christian practice.
Sarum College's international symposium will consider the multifaceted role played by wisdom within Christian thought and practice and reflect on ways in which wisdom can inform the mission of the Christian churches today. Our purpose in organising such an event is to carefully discern how wisdom can help our churches to interrelate theology, spirituality and Christian practice.
The College is hosting a number of events to celebrate 150 years of theological education and 15 years since the founding of Sarum College as an ecumenical centre for Christian research and study.