Ebor Lectures

Organisers

• York Minster
• York St John University
• The York Institute for Community Theology
• The Carmelites
• The Churches Regional Commission for Yorkshire and the Humber

  History

2006–2007 Series

• Uncovering the Purposes of God
• * The Most. Revd. and Rt. Hon. Dr John Sentamu - Archbishop of York
• God and our Public Life: A Scriptual Wisdom
• * Prof. David Ford - Regius Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge
• Text and Context: Making Sense of Islam in the Modern World
• * Dr Ataullah Siddiqui - Director, Markfield Institute of Higher Education
• Sacred Text and the Transcendence of Tradition: The Bible in a Pluralist Society
• * The Revd. Professor Francis Young - Emeritus Professor, University of Birmingham
• The Bible and Modern Israel
• * Rabbi Professor Dan Cohn-Sherbok - Professor of Judaism, University of Wales, Lampeter
• Religious Traditions in the Context of a Liberal Democracy
• * The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Williams of Crosby

  2007–2008 Series

• Christian Identity amidst Global Contradictions: A Christian Humanist Perspective
• * Professor John de Gruchy - University of Cape Town
• William Blake 250 years on - Prophet for our Time?
• * Professor Christopher Rowland - University of Oxford
• Patterns of Religion in Modern Europe: A Global Perspective
• * Professor Grace Davie - University of Exeter
• Poverty and Prophets: Faith based Agencies and Social Justice
• * Dr Daleep Mukarji - Director, Christian Aid
• Globalisation and Muslim Identity in Europe
• * Professor Tariq Ramadan - President, European Muslim Network/University of Oxford
• Apocalypse Now – Global Equity and Sustainable Living, the Preconditions for Human Survival
• * The Rt. Hon. Clare Short MP

  2008–2009 Series

• Hope, Hype and Honesty Reporting Global Change: A Still Point on a Turning Planet
• *Mr Martin Redfern - Senior Producer, BBC Radio Science Unit
• Silence in Heaven: Reading Climate Change Through the Book of Revelation
• *Professor Tim Gorringe - Professor of Theological Ethics, University of Exeter
• Creation, Ecological Crisis and the Global Poor
• *Dr Elaine Storkey - President, Tearfund
• Renewing the Face of the Earth: Human Responsibility and the Environment
• *The Most Rev & Rt Hon Dr Rowan Williams - Archbishop of Canterbury
• Disturbing the Present
• *Mr John Sauven - Executive Director, Greenpeace UK,
• ‘Consider the lilies of the field’: How Luke’s Gospel Could Save the Planet
• *Professor Mary Grey - Professor Emerita, University of Wales, Lampeter
• The Science of Climate Change
• *Professor Nicholas Owens - Director, British Antarctic Survey