Beer and Theology Cambridge
by Graham Kings
Date added: 13/12/2020
Beer and Theology Cambridge
Six Mondays a year, two each 'term', on the third Monday of the month, from 8.00pm-9.30pm
at the Fort St George Pub, Midsummer Common, Cambridge CB4 1HA
Beer and Theology Cambridge (@beertheologycam.bsky.social) was founded in October 2020 as an informal seminar. We have two items on the agenda: drink beer (or another preference); discuss theology.
It is co-sponsored by Fulcrum and the Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide and is a branch of the original Beer and Theology London, the details of which are here.
It is open to all. Just turn up.
2025, future dates, speakers and subjects 33. Mon 21 Jul 2025, Revd Prof Alastair Coles (Dep Head Department for Clinical Neuroscience, Cambridge), 'Belief and the Brain'. 34. Mon 15 Sept 2025, Dr Alastair Lockhart (Fellow, Senior Postgraduate Tutor, Churchill College, Cambridge), 'God and Nagasaki' 35. Mon 17 Nov 2025, Revd Dr Philip Jenson (Ridley Associate, and former OT Lecturer, Ridley Hall, Cambridge), 'Incomparable God and Monotheism'. 2026, dates, speakers and subjects36. Mon 19 Jan 2026, Catherine Nancekievill (PhD student, Faculty of Divinity, Cambridge), 'Self-Realisation in the Thought of Karl Rahner'. 37. Mon 16 Mar 2026, Revd Dr Matthias Grebe (Lecturer in Theology, St Mellitus College, London), 'God's Self-emptying and Human Suffering and Glory'. 38. Mon 18 May 2026, Revd Dr Arabella Milbank Robinson (Dean of Chapel, Selwyn College, Cambridge), 'Medieval Women Theologians in England’. 39. Mon 20 July 2026, Dr Suzanne Paul (Keeper of Rare Books and Early Manuscripts, Cambridge University Library), 'Medieval Manuscript Sermons: Lessons for Today?'. 40. Mon 21 Sept 2026, Professor Andrew Bush MD FHEA FRCP, (Professor of Paediatrics and Paediatric Respirology, Imperial College, London), 'God did not create them all male and female'. 41. Mon 16 Nov 2026, Sr Jane Livesey CJ, (Former British Superior-General of the Congregation of Jesus), '"They are but Women"'? Nuns Worldwide.' 2027, dates, speakers and subjects 42. Mon 18 Jan 2027, Prof Stephen Barclay MD (Professor of Palliative Care, University of Cambridge), 'God and Palliative Care'.
2020-2025, past speakers and subjects
32. Mon 19 May 2025, Prof Simon Peyton Jones FRS (Disinguished Affiliate Scholar, Pembroke, Cambridge), 'God's Creativity and Computer Coding'.
31. Mon 17 Mar 2025, Revd John Proctor (former NT Lecturer, Westminster College, Cambridge and Gen Sec of the URC), 'Holy Week in Luke'.
30. Mon 20 Jan 2025, Dr Eeva John (Vice Chancellor, Episcopal University in South Sudan), 'Episcopal University in South Sudan: Theological Reflections on Joys and Challenges.'
29. Mon 18 Nov 2024, Dr Ralph Lee (Orthodox Missions tutor, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies), 'Ethiopian Christian Thought'.
28. Mon 16 Sept 2024, Revd Dr Mark Smith (Dean, and Director of Studies in Theology, Clare College, Cambridge), 'Preparing for 2025: 1700th Anniversary of Nicene Creed'.
27. Mon 15 July 2024, Revd Dr Mike Thompson (Retired Vice Principal and Lecturer in New Testament, Ridley Hall, Cambridge), 'The Synoptic Gospels in the Holy Internet'.
26. Mon 20 May 2024, Sr Dr Gemma Simmonds CJ (St Edmund's College and Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology), 'Talking in the Air? Prayer and God talk'.
25. Mon 18 Mar 2024, Dr Gareth Atkins (Fellow and Director of Studies in History, Queens' College, Cambridge), 'Charles Simeon's Bible'.
24. Mon 15 Jan 2024, Dr Philip Johnston (Life Fellow Hughes Hall, Cambridge), Affiliated Lecturer, Faculty of Divinity, 'Aloneness in the Psalms'.
23. Mon 20 Nov 2023, Revd Dr Jonathan Holmes (Queens' College, Cambridge, former University Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomy), 'God and Animals'.
22. Mon 18 Sept 2023, Terry Barringer (Dep Editor, Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Senior Research Associate, Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide), 'Commonwealth: no Wealth and not much in Common?'
21. Mon 17 July 2023 Sr Dr Pavlina Kasparova (Academic Coordinator, Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide), ’Art and Theology in Practice’.
20. Mon 15 May 2023 Dr Jonathan Chaplin (Wesley House, Cambridge) ‘Disestablishing the Church of England’.
19. Mon 20 Mar 2023 Dr John Walker (Emeritus Reader in German Intellectual History, Birbeck College, London) 'Humboldt: Translation, Humanity, Faith and Dialogue'.
18. Mon 16 Jan 2023, Lucy Sixsmith (PhD student, Trinity College, Cambridge), 'Henry Martyn's Annotated Bible'.
17. Mon 21 Nov 2022, Dr Hannah Swithinbank (Ordinand, Westcott House, Cambridge), 'Effects of Empire: Israel’s Identity and Jeremiah’.
16. Mon 19 Sept 2022, Dr Graham Kings (Hon Assistant Bishop, Diocese of Ely), ‘Elizabeth The Gracious’.
15. Mon 18 July, Revd Dr Tim Jenkins (Reader in Anthropology and Religion and former Dean of Jesus College, Cambridge), ‘Reports of Flying Saucers’.
14. Mon 16 May 2022, Hannah Fytche (PhD student, Clare College, Cambridge and youth worker at St Andrew’s Chesterton), ‘Body of Christ in the Letters of Paul’.
13. Fri 4 Mar 2022, Silvia Dimitrova, (Artist and Icon writer, Bath), 'Art: Sacred and Secular'.
12. Fri 4 Feb 2022, Dr Simeon Zahl (University Associate Professor of Christian Theology, Cambridge), 'Justification Embodied: Cranmer's Liturgies'.
11. Fri 3 Dec 2021, Esslie Hughes, (Chief of Finance and Operations, Episcopal Diocese of New York), 'Spirituality and Economics'.
10. Fri 1 Oct 2021, Simon Barrow, (Director of Ekklesia), 'Against the Religion of Power'.
9. Fri 3 Sept 2021, Dr Elaine Storkey, (author of Women in a Patriarchal World and broadcaster), 'Myths and Fruitlessness: Trump and QAnon'.
8. Fri 2 July 2021, Revd Dr Matthias Grebe, (Associate Vicar, St Edward King and Martyr, Cambridge) 'Revisiting the Problem of Evil'.
7. Fri 4 June 2021, Revd Prof Jeremy Begbie, (Professor of Theology and the Arts, Duke University), 'Pneumatology at the Piano'.
6. Fri 7 May 2021, Dr Cathy Ross, (Head of Pioneer Mission Leadership, Church Mission Society), 'Mission: Adventure of the Imagination'.
5. Fri 5 Mar 2021, Canon Dr Gordon Giles, (Canon Chancellor, Rochester Cathedral), 'Hymns: Ancient and Modern'.
4. Fri 5 Feb 2021, Dr Jennifer Wallace, (Fellow and Director of Studies in English, Peterhouse, Cambridge), 'Witnessing Tragedy'.
3. Fri 4 Dec 2020, Revd Dr Muthuraj Swamy, (Director, Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide), 'Esau's Magnanimity: Dialogue Directions'.
2. Fri 6 Nov 2020, Dr Jenny Leith, (Encounter Co-ordinator, Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide), 'Racism: Conviction of Sin'.
1. Fri 2 Oct 2020, Sam Richardson (CEO, SPCK), 'Digital Age: Theological Publishing'.
