Talks

We are pleased to offer a rich programme of adult learning events designed to explore faith, history and culture from many different angles.

Faith in Science

Monday 2 January, 7:30-9pm, Online via Zoom Webinar From Covid to cosmology, from Darwin to Dawkins, and from James Webb to Young Sheldon, David Wilkinson discusses the role that faith plays within science and the role that science can play in faith.

Speaker: Rev’d Professor David Wilkinson Tickets £10 (students £6), available from our website.

The Gospel according to Matthew

Wednesday 18 Jan, 7.30-9pm, Alban Room & Online via Zoom Explore treasures old and new in Matthew’s gospel with Canon Kevin Walton. Speaker: Canon Kevin Walton Tickets £10 (students £6), available from our website.

Healing Light in Medicine: Exploring the Science and the Spiritual

Thursday 26 January, 7:30-9pm, Alban Room & Online via Zoom Webinar Explore how light is used in medicine and catch a glimpse of what it holds for future therapies. Speaker: Rev’d Nick Goulding Tickets £10 (students £6), available from our website.

The Deathbed Faith of Henry VIII

Monday 6 February, 7:30-9pm, St Albans Cathedral & Online via Zoom Webinar In what faith did King Henry VIII put his trust as he prepared his soul to meet his Maker? Join Professor Suzannah Lipscomb to discover how this most enigmatic of English kings understood the ineffable. Speaker: Professor Suzannah Lipscomb Tickets £25 (students £15), available from our website.

18 Queer Holiness: The Gift of LGBTQI People to the Church

Date TBC, St Albans Cathedral Join author, Reverend Charlie Bell, as he gives an insight into the role of scripture, tradition and reason in understanding the gift of the LGBTQI people to the church. Speaker: Rev’d Charlie Bell Tickets £10 (students £6), available from our website.

Return & Redemption: The Religious Origins of Modern Zionism

Tuesday 21 February, 7:30-9pm, Alban Room & Online via Zoom Webinar Join Rabbi Adam from St Albans Masorti Synagogue (SAMS) for a look at the long history of Jewish desire to return to their ancestral homeland.

Speaker: Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet Tickets £10 (students £6), available from our website.

The Orthodox Church of Ukraine

Thursday 2 March, 7:30-9pm, Alban Room & Online via Zoom Webinar Explore the historical and cultural context of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine with Professor Tim Boatswain. Speaker: Professor Tim Boatswain Tickets £10 (students £6), available from our website.

An Archbishop, the Vikings and Fears of the Year 1000: the life and career of Wulfstan II, Archbishop of York (1002-23)

Thursday 9 March, 7:30-9pm, Alban Room & Online via Zoom Webinar Explore the life of Archbishop Wulfstan of York and his role as a church leader and bishop under Æthelred and Cnut. Speaker: Professor Katy Cubitt Tickets £10 (students £6), available from our website.

Breakspear: the Pope from St Albans

Saturday 11 March, 7:30-9pm, Alban Room & Online via Zoom Webinar Drawing upon his book, Breakspear: The English Pope, join Adrian Waddingham to follow Nicholas Breakspear’s remarkable journey from St Albans through 12th century Europe. Speaker: Adrian Waddingham Tickets £10 (students £6), available from our website.

Light and movement: Debussy, music and the book of nature

Thursday 30 March, 7:30-9pm, St Albans Cathedral Join us for an evening of live performances of Debussy’s music with talks exploring his use of poetry, art and ‘the book of nature’, and asks how this could speak to Christians today. Musicians: Iain Lane and Florian Mitrea Tickets £12.50, available from our website.

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Speaker: Professor Suzannah Lipscomb Tickets £25 (students £15), available from our website.

Speaker: Professor Suzannah Lipscomb Tickets £25 (students £15), available from our website.

Explore the historical and cultural context of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine with Professor Tim Boatswain.