Scattered as the church is among the nations, we cannot but reflect on our relationship to the societies of which we are a part. In 1989 as a young Anglican minister in apartheid South Africa, Craig Bartholomew gave a keynote address at the Church of England in South Africa (now REACH SA) Synod on The Church in […]
Real Presences is an extraordinary book by George Steiner, which every thinker should be familiar with. Steiner argues that the waters have been thoroughly muddied in our engagement with art and literature, provides a profound diagnosis of the causes, and proposes a surprising, theological solution. In this event, KLC Research Fellow in Media, Journalism and […]
John Wyatt and Stephen Williams recently co-edited a volume entitled, The Robot Will See You Now: Artificial Intelligence and the Christian Faith, in which they along with their co-authors explore the intersections between AI and Christianity and the plethora of questions and implications that arise. In this KLC Online Event Dr Wyatt and Dr Williams […]
In this presentation Craig Bartholomew, Director of KLC, engages deeply with Psalm 82 with a view to opening up the unique view of law and justice in OT Israel, and its implication for today. https://youtu.be/SOkcdzYjca4
Kierkegaard & Spirituality: A Dialogue with C. Stephen Evans C. Stephen Evans is a world authority on Søren Kierkegaard and in this series of lectures we engage with his most recent work, Kierkegaard and Spirituality: Accountability as the Meaning of Human Existence, as well as explore Kierkegaard’s contribution to Christian Spirituality more broadly. https://youtu.be/eUti6UM0hrc 1. […]
If you are looking for biblical interpretation that opens out onto all of life, then Leon Kass’s work is in a class of its own. In this event Kass introduces us to his new book, On Founding God’s Nation, followed by a number presentations by biblical scholars and theologians all engaging with his excellent work. […]
In this event Chris Wright and Craig Bartholomew engage with and reflect on each other’s recent work on Exodus in an effort to help us read Exodus better. Wright reflects on Bartholomew’s God Who Acts in History: The Significance of Sinai (Eerdmans, 2020), and Bartholomew reflects on Wright’s Exodus (2021). In the final part of the event Robby Holt, Senior […]
In this event Craig Bartholomew, Director of the Kirby Laing Centre and co-author of the recently published The Doctrine of Creation: A Constructive Kuyperian Approach, explores the significant and pervasive impact a healthy doctrine of Creation should have on pastoral ministry. https://youtu.be/nwZEue0Vdws
Robert Tatum is Professor of Economics and Cary Caperton Owen Chair in Economics at the University of North Carolina, Asheville. In this KLC online event he reflects on the “anthem of economic growth [that] has been sung loudly by economists” along with some of its impacts, for good and for ill, and then begins to […]
The Doctrine of Creation “Apart from the doctrine of God, no doctrine is as comprehensive as that of creation. It is woven throughout the entire fabric of Christian theology. It goes to the deepest roots of reality and leaves no area of life untouched.” In this event hosted by the Kirby Laing Centre eight scholars […]
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