Lectures

Mark Oakley and Malcolm Guite read and reflect on poems and explore poetry’s capacity to open our hearts and minds to deeper truths, with Revd Catherine Duce chairing the evening.

Music is the unseen language which speaks to head, to heart and to life itself. This lecture will unite music and voice, to experience the quality of mercy with speakers Bob Chilcott and Lucy Winkett, performances by St Martin’s Voices

Micheal Morpurgo speaks on The Quality of Mercy in Story and gives a reading from his new book Boy Giant: Son of Gulliver.

What part does ‘mercy’ play in social justice? Winnie Varghese, a priest in New York, speaks about mercy and race, Bishop James Jones speaks about mercy and justice for all.

Three renowned thinkers and communicators, with very different perspectives, choose their own Bible passages to preach on ‘The Quality of Mercy’ and it’s meaning for us today

Being with

In the last of our Encounter Series Revd Dr Sam Wells, Vicar of St Martin’s asks the Most Revd Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, about how he has encountered God, in his own life.

I have seen the sun break through to illuminate a small field for a while, and gone my way and forgotten it. But that was the pearl of great price, the one field that had treasure in it.

Encountering Jesus of Nazareth with Mark Oakley, Rose Hudson-Wilkin and Brother Sam SSF.

The first of our 2018 Autumn Lecture Series, Encounter. Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rt Revd Rowan Williams speaks on the topic of Encountering the Other, followed by a Q&A from the audience.