At KLC, Public Theology means the joyful and rigorous attempt to explore and provide answers to the question how then shall we live? Following Lesslie Newbigin we believe that “Christ is the clue to all that is.” This means pursuing Christ-the-clue in all of life.
As an academic research centre concerned with public theology we seek to do rigorous scholarship across the disciplines addressing the great issues of our day from a Christian view point. We also seek to foster and nurture Christian scholarship that is rooted in spirituality and practised in community, all with Christ-the-clue at its heart.
KLC seeks to build a nurturing and collaborative community of Christian scholars from across the disciplines by means of:
KLC’s vision of nurturing Christian scholarship rooted in spirituality and practiced in community is expressed in online and in-person events, including:
Gerard Manley Hopkins famously wrote: “Christ plays in ten thousand places”. Public theology is of little use if it does not take centre stage in every area of life. The Big Picture is our magazine in which as a community we give expression to our celebration of life and explore the question, how then shall we live? In The Big Picture you will find discussions covering theology, Scripture, economics, food, nature, art, poetry, film, music, sport, medicine, education, spirituality, science, and even motorcycles!
TBP is beautifully designed and printed, and distributed in the UK by KLC. Our international sales are now handled by Amazon. Our early issues are currently available as posts or as a free digital download, and selected free articles from our newer issues are available online.
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Jordan Pickering suggests some important implications of the 2024 Nobel prize in economics, which indicates that the accumulative mindset that is promoted in the West may be a route to
Craig Bartholomew discusses the growing tolerance for lies as the native language of politics, how darkness masquerades as the light, and the Christian calling to live according to the truth.
Craig Bartholomew discusses how violations of the ninth commandment continue to load hardship onto Ukraine.
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