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CALL FOR PAPERS: There is still time to submit an abstract if you’re interested in presenting at our exciting symposium Public Theology for Digital Society in Durham, 16-17 April 2020. Get in touch for more information! Please see this link for further information.

The Talking Theology Podcast is ten episodes old this week. Since its launch in January, Talking Theology has welcomed a range of theologians and church leaders covering topics ranging from comedy to suffering, science to religious freedom. People have listened in across the globe to conversations which seek to join the dots between theology, church and the world. The tenth […]

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Revd Dr Will Foulger as Director of Mission and Evangelism at Cranmer Hall, St John’s College, Durham.   Before starting training at Cranmer Hall in 2013, Will was a secondary school teacher in Kent; during his time at Cranmer Hall he undertook doctoral studies entitled ‘Present in Every Place: The Church of […]

We are delighted to announce the appointment of the Revd Steve Muneza as the new Director of Formation and Mixed-Mode Training at Cranmer Hall, St John’s College, Durham. Steve is currently Associate Minister in the North Durham Team and is also completing a PhD in Ethics and Entrepreneurship. Steve will oversee the existing placement programme at Cranmer Hall which enables […]

Cranmer Hall has collaborated with the Department of Theology and Religious Studies of Kings College London to hold a conference entitled ‘The Desecularisation of the City: London’s Churches, 1980 to the Present’. This takes place on 25 January at Kings’ Waterloo Campus. The speakers include Professors Grace Davie (Exeter University), John Wolffe (Open University) and Eric Kaufmann (Birkbeck College) and […]

Press Release – Cranmer Hall, Durham Launches the Talking Theology Podcast Cranmer Hall, the theological college within Durham University, is today launching a new podcast to connect theology, church and the world. Talking Theology will feature Philip Plyming, Warden of Cranmer Hall in conversation with a range of prominent theologians and church leaders. The opening season will include interviews with […]

Philip Plyming, Warden of Cranmer Hall, writes: We are delighted to hear of the appointment of Bishop Libby as Bishop of Derby.  Bishop Libby has a longstanding relationship with Cranmer Hall and St John’s College, having trained here with her husband George in the 1990s, and more recently served on College Council and as Chair of Cranmer Committee.  She has […]

Are you aged 18-30 and interested in ordained ministry in the Church of England? If so this day conference is for you. Saturday 2 March 2019 at Bishopthorpe Palace in York, hosted by the Archbishop of York. To book and for more information please visit http://www.stepforwardanglican.org.uk/

Theology for Everyone on Audio! The recordings of most Theology for Everyone sessions from 2017 and 2018 are now available to purchase on CD or via digital download from Essential Christian media at bit.do/tfe-recordings. Ideal for anyone interested in accessible, lively, engaging talks on key topics in theology – both for those who attended TfE but missed or would like […]

“Closer than a Brother”: A Theology of Friendship with Lina Toth Saturday 10 November, 9am-1pm, at Stockton Baptist Church, The Square, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1TE. What does it mean to have friends – or to be a good friend? Is Christian friendship distinctive, and if so, how? In a culture where loneliness is on the rise, how could the church respond? […]