SATURDAY STUDY DAYS HILARY TERM 2010
at St Theosevia House, 2 Canterbury Road, Oxford OX2 6LU

An Ecumenical Centre for Christian Spirituality in Oxford


Saturday, 23 January, 10.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m
The Practice of Spiritual Direction in East and West

with Revd Dr Liz Carmichael, Revd Georgie Simpson and Alexis Torrance

Alexis Torrance will present his research on two Desert Fathers from Palestine “I offer myself as a sacrifice for your souls”: spiritual direction according to Barsanuphius and John of Gaza’. Dr Liz Carmichael shares her research on the method of spiritual direction practiced in C20th England by Reginald Somerset Ward. Georgie Simpson will speak out of her experience of learning and practising ‘Spiritual Direction from an Ignatian Perspective’


Saturday, 27 February, 10.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m
The Song of Songs in the Early Fathers, in Music, and in a Recent Study

with Dr Jane Baun, Sr Edmée Kingsmill SLG and Dr Julia Konstantinovsky

Sr Edmée SLG speaks on ‘The Song of Songs and the Eros of God: A Study in Biblical Intertextuality’, Dr Julia Konstantinovsky on 'the Song in early Christian tradition', and Dr Jane Baun on ‘Quam pulchra es’: live musical settings of the Song of Songs


POETRY EVENING

Tuesday, 2 March, 8pm
Poetry Evening on the Theme “Heaven and Hell”

with Metropolitan Kallistos

All are invited to bring and share poetry on this theme.
A glass of wine will be provided.



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PLEASE NOTE:

St Theosevia House, 2 Canterbury Road, off Banbury Rd, left just after North Parade.

Fee for study days is £5 (pay at the door) but
FREE for students with card. No booking needed, just come, for all or part of the day. Study day lunch break is 1-2pm (please provide your own lunch).

Assistant Director of Studies - Revd Steffen Weishaupt

steffen.weishaupt@chch.ox.ac.uk 01865 310341

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