Sarum College logo
  • All learning
    • Short Courses
      • Exploring Theology
    • Prospective Students – Ways to Learn
    • Postgraduate Study
      • Postgraduate Study in Christian Spirituality
      • Postgraduate Study in Theology, Ministry and Mission
      • Guided Independent Research
    • Sarum College Course in Spiritual Direction
    • Private Stays, Retreats & Study Breaks
    • Sarum College Bursaries
    • Library
      • Guide to Library Services
    • Learning Resources
  • Ministry
    • Ordination
      • Undergraduate Award
      • Postgraduate Award
      • Rural ministry
      • Parish-based pioneer ministry
    • Licensed Lay Ministry / Readers
    • Independent Study
  • Stay, Meet & Eat
  • Courses & Events Diary
  • Join the mailing list
Sarum College logo
  • Course brochure
  • About Us
    • Our People
    • Governance
    • Work with us
  • Safeguarding
  • News
  • Support the College
  • Contact
  • All learning
    • Short Courses
      • Exploring Theology
    • Prospective Students – Ways to Learn
    • Postgraduate Study
      • Postgraduate Study in Christian Spirituality
      • Postgraduate Study in Theology, Ministry and Mission
      • Guided Independent Research
    • Sarum College Course in Spiritual Direction
    • Private Stays, Retreats & Study Breaks
    • Sarum College Bursaries
    • Library
      • Guide to Library Services
    • Learning Resources
  • Ministry
    • Ordination
      • Undergraduate Award
      • Postgraduate Award
      • Rural ministry
      • Parish-based pioneer ministry
    • Licensed Lay Ministry / Readers
    • Independent Study
  • Stay, Meet & Eat
  • Courses & Events Diary
  • Join the mailing list

Start your learning journey at Sarum College

Lesson in progress
Home Learning

Learning to Nourish the Human Spirit

Sarum College is a learning community open to all.

Sarum College offers diverse courses, consultancy, conferences and research opportunities to suit different styles of living and learning.

Course and programme structures vary widely, from evening lectures to day and residential courses – at varying levels, from academic to experiential, intensive to leisurely.

Life experience feeds into our tailored approach to learning and theological exploration within a community of people who want to develop as thinkers and leaders.

Our mission is fulfilled when students and guests come away from their time here spiritually and intellectually nourished, refreshed in wisdom and courage.

 

In a time when formal religion seems to struggle to connect with people — Sarum, in its message and its methods, offers a special place and a series of imaginative communities for nourishing the soul, growing wholeness, and giving confidence for a richer future.

— The Rt Revd Alastair Redfern, Chair of Trustees

Ministry Pathways for Ordination & Reader/LLM

Autumn 2025 Course Brochure

Find out more

Theology, Imagination & Culture

Pursue theological enquiry and its relationship to culture and creativity. Wide range of courses to support a thoughtful engagement with society, the arts, mission, and contemporary challenges.

labyrinth-spirituality-walking-sea-rocks
Find out more

Christian Spirituality

Explore society’s search for spirituality and its role in church life and public values. Wide range of interdisciplinary programmes to study for interest and vocational development.

Sarum College Spiritual Direction
Find out more

Spiritual Direction

The two-year Sarum Course in Spiritual Direction prepares those called to this ministry to competently and confidently accompany others. Blends personal and spiritual formation with skill development.

Human Flourishing

Human Flourishing

The centre for human flourishing aims to inspire fresh thinking on how we live together. We interrogate the common good via themes such as wholeness, healing, suffering, playing, work, eating, loving and blessing.

Find out more

Leadership & professional development

Leadership courses, development, research and consulting services for area, regional and national church bodies, organisations and for individuals. Practical effectiveness with theological and theoretical rigour.

Bible & Sacred Texts main photo
Find out more

Bible & Sacred Texts

Read, explore, discuss and interpret biblical and sacred texts from diverse perspectives for historical information, moral guidance, spiritual wisdom, to encounter each other and God, and for the sheer pleasure of it.

Private Stays, Retreats, Study Breaks

Find out more

Student Blogs

View all news

Ministry student blog, Student Blog

Disability Justice and Church Inclusion – Relational God, Relational Church

The Revd Holly Newton shares insights from a recent ministry day on disability justice and church inclusion.

Read more

Ministry student blog, Comment

Robyn Golden-Hann: Vulnerability is My Calling

The Revd Robyn Golden-Hann, a former Sarum Ministry student, on vulnerability as a calling.

Read more

Ministry student blog, Comment

The best prayer God didn’t answer

Sarum graduate David Reed and journalist Sonia Sodha grapple with moral issues around prenatal screening.

Read more

Study at Sarum

View all courses
  • Postgraduate Study
  • Ministry
  • Spiritual Direction
  • Short Courses

Forthcoming courses

Women of the Word: Abigail Sold Out

27 September 2025

An art and prayer online workshop Women of the Word: Abigail Explore the faces and ...

View course

Modern Mystics: Dag Hammarskjöld

29 September 2025

The second session of the Autumn 2025 Modern Mystics series is on Dag Hammarskjöld, the ...

View course

Time for a prayer “MOT”?

30 September 2025

Prayer can become predictable, tough, or even dry up. All of us struggle, at one ...

View course

Exploring Theology Autumn 2025

30 September 2025

Exploring the Bible A 10-week term on the Hebrew Bible to read and encounter the ...

View course
No event found!

Riveting!

Book of Revelation course

Someone on the course said it was ‘riveting!’ This was exactly what I felt. The course was a total joy because of the tutor’s handouts, excellence and Sarum College hospitality.
Mark Oakley

Faith is an imaginative adventure

The Very Revd Dr Mark Oakley

I admire the work and tone of Sarum College very deeply. It is a community that takes theology and spirituality seriously, not as hobbies but as pursuits into understanding, and engaging in, a complex world.

Sarum College reminds us that faith is an imaginative adventure and that it is shaped by a questioning joy.

Vibrant approach to theology

Fr Azariah France-Williams

I’ve been particularly struck by the refreshing approach to theological education here. In a world, and indeed within parts of the church, where faith can sometimes feel stagnant or out of touch, Sarum offers a vibrant and relevant alternative. The courses encourage a bold exploration of profound ideas, connecting with truths that lie beneath the surface and fostering genuine personal growth, which feels particularly significant as I approach my 50th year. This counter-cultural spirit, which embraces depth and challenges ageism and fear, is truly remarkable. Sarum is a place where individuals can be transformed by engaging with a living and breathing faith.

 

 

Well worth taking the time

Disability Theology: Theory and Practice

I took time to attend the course out of a busy working week and it was well worth taking that time. I have so many things to ponder and reflect on from this course and a helpful further reading list to keep me going for a few months! Thank you Sarum College

 

Netflix, Theology and Pastoral Practice

Peter Butchers on his MA in Theology, Imagination and Culture student experience

How do cultural tropes, like those found in Black Mirror, help bridge the gap between what academic theology espouses and what the everyday Christian believes? In his research as a student on the MA in Theology, Imagination and Culture, Peter Butchers explored platonic philosophy, digital theology and eschatology, and pastoral practice around death and dying.

Read more 

Rewarding Sabbatical Stay

The Revd Greg Syler, is Rector of Ascension & St. George’s, Resurrection Parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, DC USA, spent part of his ministry sabbatical at Sarum College in spring 2022.

His account of the experience begins: ‘I loved spending nearly three weeks of my ministry sabbatical at Sarum College earlier this year.

Not only did I rest, and rest well in the comfortable care of the Sarum College staff, I experienced very significant renewal and fresh insights.’

Read more

Sarum College logo

Get in touch

  • info@sarum.ac.uk
  • 01722 424800

Find us on maps

  • Sarum College, 19 The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EE, UK

Stay in the know

Sign up to our newsletter

Learning

  • Prospective Students – Ways to Learn
    • Grantmaking Trusts
  • Christian Spirituality
  • Bible & Sacred Texts
  • Exploring Theology
  • Human Flourishing
  • Leadership Learning
  • Spiritual Direction
  • Learning Resources
    • Grantmaking Trusts
    • SarumLearn login

Postgraduate study & research

  • Postgraduate Study in Christian Spirituality
  • Postgraduate study in Theology, Ministry and Mission
  • Library
  • SarumLearn

Ministry

  • Ordination
  • Licensed Lay Ministry / Readers
  • Independent Study
  • Parish-based pioneer ministry
  • Postgraduate Award
  • Rural ministry
  • Undergraduate Award

The College

  • About Us
  • Travel to Sarum College
  • Our People
  • Governance
  • Hospitality
  • Private Stays, Retreats, Study Breaks and Sabbaticals
  • Work with us

Terms & Conditions|Privacy Policy|Accessibility

© 2025 Sarum College|Registered Charity No. 1161253|Company No. 9510356|Sarum College's trading subsidiary is Sarum College Services Ltd, Company No. 1931038|Website by blue bee

Sign up to our newsletter

Fill in and submit the form below and we'll add you to our mailing list for news about Sarum College.

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
What are you interested in?