The Record 2009 - Keble College - University of Oxford

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London. The title of his talk was ‘Religious and Scientific Faith:
The Case of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species.’ The year ended
with a farewell service and a party to thank all the leavers.
The Sanctorum, a spiritual discussion group organized by the
Chapel wardens, had a successful year with some interesting
series. In Michaelmas Term, four discussions were organized
on the theme ‘Ite missa est: Christianity outside the Church.’
Dr Philip Kennedy, Senior Theology Lecturer from Mansfield
College led a discussion on ‘Go out quickly into the streets and
alleys of the town’ (Luke 14.23). This was followed by Caron
Bell and Andy Cuff who gave presentations on their voluntary
work experience in Africa, and Brother Kentigern John, an
Anglican Franciscan, who gave a talk on his spiritual journey
and work among the poor. The series ended with a discussion
on the work of Christian AID led by Caroline Stocks. The
Hilary Term series was on the topic of ‘Jesus in the Abrahamic
Faiths.’ The speakers included Rabbi Dr Norman Solomon,
Emeritus Fellow in Modern Jewish Thought at the Oxford
Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Mr Timothy Winter
(Abdal-Hakim Murad), Sheikh Zayed Lecturer in Islamic
Studies and Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge, and Dr
Dave Leal, Supernumerary Fellow in Theology, Brasenose
College, Oxford. In Trinity Term the discussions were held
around the hot topic of ‘Women and the Church.’ Dr Sarah
Apetrei, British Academy Fellow in Theology, kicked off with
a session on ‘A Historical Perspective’, followed by ‘Women in
the New Testament’ led by The Revd Dr Helen-Ann Hartley,
Lecturer in New Testament, Ripon College, Cuddesdon, and
ended with The Revd Canon Dr Charlotte Methuen, University
Research Lecturer in Ecclesiastical History and Assistant
Chaplain who tackled the topic, ‘The Ordination of Women:
Current Challenges.’
The pre-Advent Quiet Day in Michaelmas was led by
Professor Tony Phelan, our German Tutor and member of the
Advowsons Committee on the theme of ‘Justice and Christian
Spirituality.’ It was held at Community of St Mary the Virgin,
Wantage. The Lenten Quiet Day was led by The Revd Canon
Dr Charlotte Methuen at All Saints Convent on the theme of
‘Summon out what I shall be: time and space to reflect on what
God wants of my life.’ The Mitre Club Dinner, the annual black
tie dinner in Hilary Term, once again brought out the creative
and wild side of the Chapel members with all sorts of hats and
headgear. Kelly McMullon, the outgoing president of the club,
had the pleasure of handing the mitre to Gregory Tucker, firstyear
theologian who will be a Chapel warden next year.
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