One of our Ph D cohort, Basilius Kasera from Namibia, has composed these video diaries of the Introductory Ph D Seminar in Stellenbosch University in October 2018.
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Chris Sugden, 24 January 2019 ‘Left’ and ‘right’ political and economic categories cannot be applied to the bible’s economic understanding, and are of little use in addressing society. So concluded a seminar in Campion Hall Oxford on January 16th where biblical scholars and professionals in law and business examined “The Social and Economic Teaching of the
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African Christian Leadership, Realities, Opportunities and Impact Edited by Robert J Priest and Kirimi Barine ( Orbis Books for the American Society of Missiology, 2017). $30 USD. This book, with fifteen contributors, has a clear and openly stated purpose – to assist those investing funds in education and training of leaders for Africa’s churches to
More than seventy heads of university theology faculties, principals of theological colleges and directors of national Christian fellowships from twenty countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa met for the nineteenth annual conference of the Network for African Congregational Theology (NetACT) at St Paul’s University Limuru, Kenya, from July 1-5. They gathered to develop their understanding of Islam which is
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Vinay Samuel and Chris Sugden On Tuesday June 18, the Governing Body of Murray Edwards College Cambridge met to consider the findings of the Charity Commission into allegations of misconduct by Oxfam’s staff involved in its humanitarian response in Haiti 2011. The College’s President, Dame Barbara Stocking, was Chief Executive of Oxfam in 2011. The
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During the recent Stellenbosch DPhil research and methodologies seminar, Professor Patrick Sookhdeo presented a paper on his research methodologies. This paper outlines his approach to research, information, and teaching, and then focuses on two key stages of research: locating and testing the source of information, and then analysing the information. Professor Sookhdeo’s particular methodology draws
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Available from Isaac Publishing Hated without a Reason: The Remarkable story of Christian persecution over the centuries Patrick Sookhdeo, Isaac Publications, April 2019. 272pp £10.00 In his interim report on the persecution of Christians, commissioned by the Foreign Office (CEN report February 8th) and published on May 3rd, the Bishop of Truro likened the current persecution
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Available from Barnabas Fund Meditations and Prayers This book of 98 meditations and prayers is intended to help the reader encounter God and His love in a variety of situations, whether joyful praise or sorrow, loneliness, rejection, despair or even imminent death.
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Available from Isaac Publishing Spirituality, Structures, Society and Sects A detailed study of the practices, family life, social structures, spirituality and sects of Muslims today. Including extensive quotations from Islamic sources, the book is especially suitable for those seeking an in-depth understanding of Islam, and covers the range from conservative and political Islam to folk Islam
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Available from Grove Books Limited Over the last 6 months our Co-Dean of Graduate Programmes, Canon Dr Chris Sugden edited the following 28 page booklet which was published last week. It has been reviewed by a leading palliative care doctor. COVID-19 Where is God in all this? Greg Forster, Caris Grimes, James Haslam, Michael Langrish, John Pilling
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