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Rev Joel Edwards – ‘Unity with Intent’ Wednesday, 27th May 2015, 7pm Leech Hall, St John’s College All welcome Evangelicalism has been typified by a doctrinal exclusivism which has made us nervous about alloyed relationships. However, in the last three decades, talk of ecumenism once regarded as a synonym for liberalism and apostasy has become the norm for many evangelicals. In […]

Cranmer Hall is excited to announce the launch of a new course: ‘Consultancy for Mission and Ministry’. This is a part time programme leading to a Postgraduate Diploma or Masters Degree. The course allows you to develop your practice in context with support from experienced consultants. Over two years there will be six residentials in Durham at which core teaching […]

We are delighted to learn of the appointment of Canon Alison White, graduate and former tutor of Cranmer Hall, as Suffragan Bishop of Hull in the Archdiocese of York. Alison studied at Cranmer Hall in the 1980’s and returned in 1993 to serve for five years as Director of Mission and Pastoral Studies. She has been highly influential in the […]

Named, Known and Called is a day conference for women exploring ordination. God’s calling looks different for everyone. If ordination in the Church of England is something that God might be nudging you about, why not spend a day thinking, praying and reflecting on leadership in the Bible, calling, and all its practicalities? The conference is free of charge but […]

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu is to deliver the St John’s Annual Borderlands Lecture entitled ‘God’s Mission is Restorative Justice’. The lecture will be delivered by the Archbishop on Friday 6th March at 1pm in The Leech Hall, St John’s College. To book a place, or for more information, please contact Clare Towns at prin.exec@durham.ac.uk The Archbishop’s public lecture […]

Theos think tank has asked Cranmer staff to debate the future of religion in Britain. For more information see:  http://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2015/01/20/secularisation-from-above-resacralisation-from-below

On Monday 23rd February Rev Canon Dr James Steven will give the annual public liturgy lecture in memory of Michael Vasey in the Chapel of St John’s College, Durham. His subject will be ‘Anabaptist Daily Prayer: A 21st Century Synthesis of Liturgical and Evangelical Traditions’. James is the Academic Dean and Programme Leader for the MA in Christian Liturgy at […]