2 October | Introduction: “Why Talk About Liturgy?” | The Rev’d Dr James Steven |
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9 October | In tune with Heaven? – Why do we sing hymns and songs in worship? | The Rev’d Canon Gary Philbrick |
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16 October | Sacred Space – learning from the past to fit us for the future | The Rt Rev’d David Stancliffe |
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23 October | Buried and Raised: Why Baptists Insist on Believers’ Baptism | The Rev’d Grenville Overton |
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30 October | The Eucharist – To clap or not to clap? | The Rev’d Canon Peter Seal |
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6 November | Accessibility, Quality, Depth: Exploring worship with children | Margaret Withers |
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13 November | ‘A time to die…’ (Eccles. 3.2): Funeral Ministry | Richard Steel (of Richard Steel and Partners) |
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Series prayer: |
Lord, our thoughts turn in upon ourselves:
turn them upward to you and outward to other people, that we may forget ourselves in worship of you and in love of others. Amen. |
adapted from a prayer by Bishop George Appleton (1902–1993) |
Future series
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Previous series | |
May 2013: | “A Spiritual Toolkit” – five talks on tools that may assist us in our spiritual journeys. The programme page has recordings of all the talks, and some texts. |
Jan-Feb 2013: | “If Jesus is the Answer, What is the Question?” – four talks by Dr Jane Williams. The programme page has recordings of all the talks, and Dr Williams’ notes. |
Autumn 2012: | “Hope Beyond Loss.” Six talks from eminent speakers who engaged with the subject of loss in a number of its guises – but recognising that beyond loss there is hope to be found. The programme page has recordings of all the talks, and some scripts. |
May 2012: | “Going for Gold: Spiritual Greats of the Twentieth Century.” Four talks on great spiritual thinkers of the last century who ‘ran with endurance the race set before them’ (Hebrews 12.1). The programme page has scripts and recordings of all the talks. |
Spring 2012: | Bishop Christopher Herbert: four talks on Perception, Belief and Ethics. The programme page has scripts and recordings of all the talks. |
Autumn 2011: | “400: The King James Bible – past, present and future.” The programme page has recordings of all eight talks. |
May 2011: | “The World as Gift?”: four talks exploring our relationship with the world as a gift from God. The programme page has recordings of all the talks. |
January 2011: | “Pie in the Sky?”: four talks by Dr Paula Gooder exploring the themes of Life, Death, Heaven and Hell in the Bible. The programme page has recordings of all the talks. |
Autumn 2010: | “Sanctuary”: eight talks in which various speakers explored their differing experience and understandings of sanctuary. The programme page has recordings of all the talks. |
Spring 2010: | “Aspects of Alfred”: Four talks by Rev’d Canon Dr David Scott. The programme page has recordings of all four talks. |
Lent 2010: | “Mammon’s Revenge”: Four talks by Rt Rev’d Dr Peter Selby. The programme page has recordings of all four talks. |
Autumn 2009: | “Prophets for our Time”: Seven talks by different speakers. The programme page has texts and recordings of all of the talks. |
Spring 2009: | “Inspired”: four reflections on the nature of Inspiration and Place. The programme page has recordings of two of the talks. |
January 2009: | “The Audacity of Hope”: four talks by Rev’d Dr Martyn Atkins. The programme page has recordings of all the talks. |
Autumn 2008: | “When I’m Sixty-Four … A Celebration of the Third Age!” The programme page has recordings of all the talks. |
Spring 2008: | “What can Christianity do for you?” The programme page has recordings of all the talks. |
January 2008: | Four talks by Bishop Richard Harries (Lord Harries of Pentregarth) under the overall title “The Re-Enchantment of Morality: Wisdom for a Troubled World”. The programme page has recordings of all the talks. |
Autumn 2007: | “Spirituality & …” The programme page has recordings of all the talks. |
May 2007: | “After Anne Frank”. The programme page includes the recording of Prof. Michael Taylor’s talk. |
May 2006: | Ann Lewin spoke on “Josephine Butler and Sexual Law Reform.” The text of her talk is here. |
Jan-Feb 2006: | Rev. Joel Edwards gave four talks under the general title “Respect”. The texts of his talks have been made available by the Evangelical Alliance. |
New Year 2005: | Four talks by Bishop John Baker (formerly Bishop of Salisbury), “Between Faith and Doubt”: about God, about Jesus, about Good and Evil and about Life and Death. The text of those talks is available here. |
2004: | Bishop John Baker gave a series of four talks on the Lord’s Prayer. The text of those talks is here. |
Jan-Feb 1999: | Convictions: Here I Stand: a series of six talks by Archbishop Donald Coggan. |
Lent 1998: | Four Settings of the Passion: a series of four talks by Dr Cyril Rodd. |
Feb-Mar 1997: | Four for the Gospel Makers: a series of four talks by Bishop Simon Burrows. |
January 1997: | A Brief Guide to the End of the World: a series of four talks by Rev’d Dr Colin Morris. |
Autumn 1995: | Yes to God’s Earth: seven talks on the theme of Creation. |
Space in the City is an ecumenical venture organised by lay, licensed, ordained and associate members of Winchester’s city churches: St Bartholomew and St Lawrence with St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate, St Peter’s and the United Church.