The annual Theological Lectures at Queen’s are on 20th & 21st February. Revd Dr Graham Tomlin is the lecturer.Time: 6pm,
Venue: Main Lecture Theatre, Geography Building, Elmwood Avenue, Belfast
Refreshments served in The Hub Cafe from 5pm on both days and following the lectures
THE CHURCH AND THE CRISIS OF CHARACTER
Monday 20th: Culture and Character
Tuesday 21st: Community and Virtue
“Whether binge drinking, domestic violence, MP’s expenses or boardroom greed, like many modern nations today we face a crisis of character. How do we encourage socially responsible and constructive behaviour? And what does the church have to contribute in this area? These lectures will explore how the church might need to change and what it might have to offer and in the context of these vitally important social questions.”
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The Revd Dr Graham Tomlin is the Dean of St Mellitus College, London. He studied English Literature and Theology at Oxford University, and was curate of a church in Exeter, before returning to Oxford to be Chaplain of Jesus College and tutor in Historical Theology and Evangelism at Wycliffe Hall, where he eventually became Vice Principal. He moved to London in 2005, to start up the St Paul’s Theological Centre based at Holy Trinity Brompton, which is now part of St Mellitus College. He was a member of the Theology Faculty of Oxford University for seven years and is a member of the Church of England’s College of Evangelists. He is the author of many articles and several books, including ‘The Power of the Cross: Theology and the Death of Christ in Paul, Luther and Pascal’ (Paternoster 1999), ‘The Provocative Church’ (SPCK 2002), ‘Luther and his World’ (Lion 2002), ‘Spiritual Fitness: Christian Character in a Consumer Culture’ (2006), and ‘The Prodigal Spirit: The Trinity, the Church and the Future of the World’ (SPTC 2011). He is married to Janet and has two grown-up children. He is a keen follower of various kinds of music and sport, especially football, rugby and cricket.