Annual Gatherings
3rd June to 5th June 2025
Hinsley Hall, Leeds LS6 2BX
Speakers: Bishop David Walker, Visitor
The Reverend Pan Conrad, Warden of North American Province
The Reverend Lucas Mix, Warden
They will share a bit about their exciting work and reflect on the role of the Society in a fractious world.
9 June to the 11 June 2026
Launde Abbey
Speaker TBC
The retreat was held in Richmond, VA, from the 8 to the 11 January, 2018, for the North American Provence of the Society. The Rt. Rev. Nicholas Knisely, Bishop of the Diocese of Rhode Island, shared his life and experiences of being a physicist, parish priest and now a Diocesan Bishop.
18th June to 20th June 2024
Launde Abbey, Launde Road, Launde, Leicestershire, LE7 9XB
Speaker: Nicholas Spencer. Nick is Senior Fellow at Theos
Nick Spencer is the author of a number of books and reports, including ‘Magisteria: the entangled histories of science and religion’ (Oneworld, 2023), The Political Samaritan: how power hijacked a parable (Bloomsbury, 2017), The Evolution of the West (SPCK, 2016) and Atheists: The Origin of the Species (Bloomsbury, 2014). He is host of the podcast Reading Our Times. Outside of Theos, Nick is Visiting Research Fellow at the Faiths and Civil Society Unit, Goldsmiths, University of London and a Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion. He tweets @theosnick
13th June to 15th June
Hinsley Hall, Leeds LS6 2BX
Speaker: Revd. Mark Bratton
He will be inviting us to reflect on the fascinating and complex interplay of ethics and theology with the rapidly advancing scientific and medical innovations of the modern day, and the challenges they bring.
Mark did his PhD at Warwick University explored judicial understandings of autonomy in ethically-contentious medical law cases. Following a short career as a barrister, which included a stint as a project research assistant at the Law Commission
Tuesday 7th June to after lunch on Thursday 9th June
Launde Abbey, East Norton, Leicestershire LE7 9XB
Speaker Margaret Barker
Meditations on Creation Theology, The Temple, and the Environment
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