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Relocating Religion: Cultural and Spiritual Re-Alignments (2022)

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Relocating Religion: Cultural and Spiritual Re-Alignments (2022) course

This module is primarily concerned with equivocations and uncertainties that surround the concepts and practices of religion in the modern period, including contemporary and popularly expressed preferences for ‘spirituality’.

As regards ‘religion’, this module will draw upon previous historiographical and philosophical discussions but will focus mainly on how religion can be conceived and understood within the fields of theological and cultural anthropology.

As regards the ‘relocations’ of religion drawn attention to in the title, the module will examine the different modalities in which religious practices have migrated or relocated – wittingly or unwittingly, willingly or unwillingly – in contemporary western society.

This is a postgraduate course open to ‘auditors’ e.g. those not enrolled for academic credit.

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The teaching team:

Jenny Leith is Dean of Studies at the Cambridge Centre of Christianity Worldwide. Prior to her current role, she completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Roehampton and a PhD in political theology at Durham University. Her research centres on the question of how Christian ethical and political formation takes place, with a particular focus on how this happens in the context of the Church of England. Her first monograph is shortly to be published under the title Political Formation: Being Formed by the Spirit in Church and World (SCM Press, 2022). This research grew out of several years spent working as a parliamentary researcher and in social policy. She is also a visiting lecturer at King’s College London and the College of the Resurrection.

Karen O’Donnell is the programme leader for the MA in Christian Spirituality at Sarum College. She is a feminist practical theologian with particular interests in trauma and in the relationship between theology and spirituality. Her most recent publication is The Dark Womb: Re-Conceiving Theology through Reproductive Loss (SCM Press, 2022).

Eve Poole writes and teaches on leadership, capitalism and consumerism. She has a BA from Durham, an MBA from Edinburgh, and a PhD in theology and capitalism from Cambridge. She was Third Church Estates Commissioner from 2018-2021, following earlier careers at Deloitte, Ashridge Business School and Gordonstoun. Her recent books are Leadersmithing, Capitalism’s Toxic Assumptions and Buying God.

Jayme R. Reaves is a public theologian, specialising in both the public impact of theological debates as well as supporting and providing a theology and theological methodology for the public(s). Jayme is Director of Academic Development at Sarum College.

Caroline Starkey is Associate Professor of Religion and Society in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds, UK.  She has taught on multiple undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the sociological study of religion, including research methods. Caroline’s research focuses primarily on the establishment, adaptation and development of minority religions in Britain.  She was involved in the first national survey of Buddhist buildings (funded by Historic England, with Professor Emma Tomalin) and she is particularly interested in gender, authoring Women in British Buddhism: Commitment, Connection and Community (published by Routledge) in 2020, and is co-editor of The Routledge Handbook of Religion, Gender and Society (with Emma Tomalin), published in January 2022.

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Dates & Times

25 - 28 Apr 2022
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Day 1 - Starts at 2pm, Day 2 & 3 - Full days, Day 4 - finishes at 4pm

Location

Sarum College

Category

Theology, Imagination & Culture
Contemporary Spirituality

Tutor(s)

Guest Tutors

Course code

2613

Other Notes

This is a postgraduate course open to those not enrolled for academic credit. It will be held onsite at Sarum College.

All ticket options include lunch and refreshments on each day of the course.

Residential tickets include an evening meal along with B&B.

Tickets for current students are at a discounted rate.

What our students say

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.

 

 

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What is Successful Ageing? led by James Woodward

I enjoyed the course immensely from beginning to end – the seamless interweaving of knowledge, ideas and research and the linking with belief and faith.

The content was stimulating, challenging, thought provoking and I was greatly appreciative of the contributions and questions from other participants, your considered and sensitive responses and integration with your presentations.

Thank you!

 

 

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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.’

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Five years ago, I told my Warden of Readers that I would not be renewing my licence when it expired in 2019, as I thought my faith was becoming too unorthodox for a Church of England licensed lay minister. As someone who knew me well, she challenged me to actively explore what I did still believe. Thus started the journey that ended last August with the dissertation completing my MA in Theology Imagination and Culture (MATIC) at Sarum College.

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