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SUMMARY:Temple Theology
DESCRIPTION:Tutor: Margaret Barker\n \nTemple Theology is a fast-growing new way of biblical study\, rediscovering the roots of Christianity in the world of the Jerusalem temple. We shall explore how temple symbolism\, belief and practice shaped Christian faith and culture. Temple Theology is changing how we understand Christian origins and our relationship to Judaism. \nMargaret Barker has developed an approach to Biblical Studies now known as Temple Theology. Margaret Barker read theology at Cambridge and went on to pursue her research  independently. She was elected President of the Society for Old Testament Study in 1998\, and edited the Society’s second Monograph Series\, published by Ashgate. She has so far written 17 books\, which form a sequence\, later volumes building on her earlier conclusions. Since 1997\, she has been part of the symposium Religion\, Science and the Environment\, convened by His All\nHoliness Bartholomew I\, the Ecumenical Patriarch. \nThis work has led her to develop the practical implications of Temple Theology as the basis for a Christian environment theology. In July 2008 Margaret Barker was awarded a Lambeth Degree  of Doctor of Divinity by Rowan Williams\, the then Archbishop of Canterbury\, ‘in recognition of her work on the Jerusalem Temple and the origins of Christian Liturgy\, which has made a significantly new contribution to our understanding of the New Testament and opened up important fields for research’. \nMargaret Barker is a mother and grandmother\, a retired Methodist preacher and was involved for over 30 years with the work of a women’s refuge.
URL:https://www.parcevallhall.org.uk/event/temple-theology/
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SUMMARY:Teaching spiritual practices: new possibilities
DESCRIPTION:Leader: Dr Rupert Sheldrake \nTeaching Spiritual Practices: new possibilities for cathedrals\, churches & church schools \nRecent scientific research has shown that\, in general\, people who have regular religious or spiritual practices are happier\, healthier\, and live longer.  I have written two books on the scientific study of spiritual practices\, Science and Practices and Ways to Go Beyond and Why They Work\, each of which explore seven different practices. Nowadays\, a range of spiritual practices are taught in secular settings\, like mindfulness meditation\, yoga\, and spiritual openings through psychedelics.  What I would like to explore with the participants in this Parcevall Hall weekend is how spiritual practices could be taught more widely through Christian institutions.  Can churches\, cathedrals and church schools help to promote practices which can give stronger personal experiences of spiritual connection?  In particular I would like to explore new possibilities for pilgrimage\, and for the teaching of prayer\, Christian meditation\, and chanting\, as well as the revisioning of festivals and holy days. This workshop will be based on both theory and practice\, with plenty of time for discussion and will also\, hopefully\, include a short pilgrimage. \nRupert Sheldrake\, PhD\, is a biologist and author of more than a hundred technical papers and nine books\, including The Science Delusion. As a fellow of Clare College\, Cambridge\, he was Director of Studies in Cell Biology\, and was also a research fellow of the Royal Society. He worked in Hyderabad\, India\, as Principal Plant Physiologist at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)\, and also lived for two years in the Benedictine ashram of Fr Bede Griffiths in Tamil Nadu. From 2005-2010\, he was Director of the Perrott-Warrick Project for the study of unexplained human and animal abilities\, funded by Trinity College\, Cambridge. He is currently a fellow of the Institute of Noetic Sciences in Petaluma\, California and of Schumacher College in Dartington\, Devon. He lives in London and is married to Jill Purce\, with whom he has two sons. His web site is www.sheldrake.org. \nFULLY BOOKED –  Waiting List available \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.parcevallhall.org.uk/event/teaching-spiritual-practices-new-possibilities/
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SUMMARY:Living the Contemplative Life: What gets in the way?
DESCRIPTION:Tutor: Jill Benet\n\nWhat do we understand by The Contemplative Life? What expectations do we hold of ourselves and those around us? Rooted in the practice of Centering prayer and drawing on the work of  Thomas Keating\, Cynthia Bourgeault and others\, as well as our experience\, Jill will help us explore how the Contemplative Life has meaning in the everydayness of our lives. Much of the  weekend will be spent in quiet with extended periods of silent prayer. It is an invitation to find inner rest within a small community for a weekend\, and individually\, beyond. \nJill is a teacher of Centering Prayer\, and has attended retreats led by her two key influences\, Thomas Keating and Cynthia Bourgeault\, and Richard Rohr\, amongst others. She trained in the US and UK and is co-founder of the ‘Silence in the City’ series of talks on the contemplative life.
URL:https://www.parcevallhall.org.uk/event/living-the-contemplative-life-what-gets-in-the-way/
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