The 2022 Newbold Diversity Lectures begin next month.
This term’s theme is faith and environmental action – diverse responses.
The first session is on Tuesday, February 8, starting at 7.30pm.
Professor David Clough, a professor in theology and applied sciences at the University of Aberdeen will be the guest speaker, and he will explore the theme of Christianity, Animals and the Environment Crisis.
A lay preacher in the Methodist Church, he describes his central concern as ‘the place of animals in Christian theology and ethics’.
An interactive Q&A will follow the lecture – please note, only registrants to the webinar will be able to submit their questions.
On Tuesday. March 8, it is International Women’s Day.
Dr Zivayi Nengomasha, the programs and planning director of ADRA Africa, will visit.
The topic will be The Environmental Crisis – Through the eyes of a Christian woman in Africa.
And on Tuesday, April 12, to mark Earth Day, Ruth Valerio, the global advocacy and influencing director for international aid agency Tearfund will speak.
Her subject will be Life is for Lifestyle – Christian choices that don’t cost the earth.
Sessions start at 7.30pm, and can be watched online
For more details, or to book a place, log on to https://www.newbold.ac.uk/diversity-centre/
