Divine Action in Hebrews and the Ongoing Priesthood of Jesus is the title of the second volume in our Scripture Collective Series, published by Zondervan Academic in October 2023. In the same month we held an event via Zoom, to introduce readers to the book and to hear from many of the contributing authors regarding […]
In 2023 the Kirby Laing Centre hosted Bill Browder for an event in Cambridge exploring his life and work. This video consists of the interview portion of the event between Bill Browder and KLC Director, Rev Dr Craig Bartholomew. It begins with a reading of George Hobson’s poem, Afgan Woman, read by KLC Fellow and […]
In late 2022 Craig Bartholomew’s The Old Testament and God was published, the first in a projected four volume series on Old Testament Origins and the Question of God. Designed as something of a companion to N. T. Wright’s big series on the New Testament, in this book Craig calls for a paradigm shift in OT studies, […]
On 15 March 2023 KLC hosted this Zoom gathering to hear retired UK diplomat, Michael Shipster, reflect and update us on his important article in The Big Picture Issue 05, “Hinges of History”: How the War In Ukraine Has Changed the World. His reflections were then followed by a response from KLC Director, Craig Bartholomew. […]
Modern society is complex and if we are to engage it as salt and light then we need an understanding, a theory, of how society works. Catholics have developed a sophisticated theory of society that we all need to be familiar with. Thus, we are delighted to partner with Catholic Conscience, our Canadian friends, for this event. The […]
What is the proper relationship between Scripture and Doctrine? How are we to conceive of the precise relationship between biblical exegesis and Christian dogmatics? For several decades, theologians and biblical scholars alike have explored what it would mean to reintegrate these crucial disciplines. But attempts at a reunion have sometimes been characterized by a lack […]
In this KLC Online Event, authors Michael Goheen and Timothy Sheridan introduce us to their new book, Becoming a Missionary Church: Lesslie Newbigin and Contemporary Church Movements. In this recording of the event, held on 18 August 2022, KLC Director Craig Bartholomew provides an introduction followed by Mike and Tim as they present the central […]
Erich Auerbach’s book Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Thought is a classic and one that all Christian thinkers should be familiar with. We are delighted that in this video Dr Andrew White, a literary scholar and Fellow of KLC, introduces us to the argument and relevance of this extraordinary book. https://youtu.be/VC5C4Cc82QU
Senator David Coltart has vast and exceptionally courageous experience as a human rights lawyer and politician in Zimbabwe. He set up one of the two organisations that documented the genocide in Matabeleland in the early 1980s and later served as Minister of Education in the unity government under Mugabe. His riveting book, The Struggle Continues: 50 […]
The Kirby Laing Centre hosted a special event on the psalms of lament. In light of the ongoing tragedy in Ukraine, this event could not be more timely as we consider how, as Christians, we respond faithfully to crisis and tragedy. Organised by the Scripture and Hermeneutics Seminar, this event focused on hearing and interpreting […]
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