Beer and Theology London
by Graham Kings
Date added: 12/12/2020
In 2016, I founded the informal, monthly, Friday seminar 'Beer and Theology' (https://bsky.app/profile/beerandtheology.bsky.social) at the Angel Pub, Rotherhithe, near Bermondsey, on the south bank of the River Thames, London.
Two items on the agenda: drink beer (or another preference); discuss theology.
It meets on Fridays, 6.30-8.00pm.
Opposite, on north bank of the Thames, the Centre for Theology and Community and the Hurtado Jesuit Centre, joined Fulcrum in co-sponsoring it.
It is now organised by Guido de Graaff and Deborah Halling and is open to all. Just turn up.
email: beerandtheologylondon@gmail.com
The list of dates, speakers and subjects is here
86. Graham Kings. 27/02/2026. Helen Waddell and Heloise: Resonances and relations.
85. Sharon Moughtin. 23/01/2026. Responding to the challenges of climate change and the biodiversity crisis.
84. Sarah White. 21/11/2025. Performing the (Un)believable: Thinking Between Dance and Faith.
83. Charlotte Gauthier. 17/10/2025. Learning from the difficult parts of church history.
82. Alistair Cutting. 19/09/2025. New Zealand’s Three-Tikanga Anglicans.
81. Chris Henriette. 11/07/2025. Reimagining Multicultural and Intergenerational Worship in South-East London: ‘South-East London can be my little bit of heaven where I fit in, but why doesn’t Sunday feel the same?’
80. David Lappano. 16/05/2025. Technologies of Attention: Spiritual practices in our technosocial world.
79. Andrew Jones. 21/03/2025. A Long Obedience in the Same Direction?
78. Jeremy Worthen. 21/02/2025. Questioning the Priority of Mission.
77. David Cooke. 24/01/2024. Restorative Justice in Prison.
76. Hannah Swithinbank. 06/12/2024. Useful or Abuse-ful? A conversation about the value and effects of theology.
75. Sarah Pawlett Jackson. 01/11/2024. On Hope.
74. Andrea Campanale. 27/09/2024. Spiritual and not religious?
73. Alison Tsang. 12/07/2024. Jesus, the Church and the Welfare State.
72. Elizabeth Oldfield. 07/07/2024. Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times.
71. Duncan Dormor. 19/04/2024. Reparations: In Search of a Theology.
70. Phillip Dawson. 16/03/2024. Common Prayer or Cultural Particularity?
69. Joshua Rey. 19/01/2024. ‘Strength Made Perfect in Weakness’: Reflections on British Constitutional Monarchy.
68. Elaine Colechin. 13/10/2023. Participation in the worship of God when you have no order but freedom.
67. Sam Rylands. 22/09/2023. Bonhoeffer: Church, Politics and the Church of England.
66. Richard Jordan. 18/08/2023. Finding God by Drawing: Prayer and Attention (Summer Special).
65. Leanne Sedin. 21/07/2023. ‘My Life Flows On In Endless Song… How Can I Keep From Singing?’
64. Jenny Corcoran. 23/06/2023. Deuteronomy and Community.
63. Anita Justice. 19/05/2023. A year living in Christian community.
62. Jodi Hinds. 21/04/2023. A Theology of Food.
61. Richard Jordan. 17/03/2023. Mark’s Gospel: good news for a church in numerical decline.
60. Jon Kuhrt. 17/02/2023. Why we need to get better at saying what we mean and meaning what we say.
59. Natasha Klukach. 20/01/23. Imago Dei from the Margins: A new orientation for the ecumenical movement?
58. Julie Gittoes. 21/10/22. Reflections on the Menopause.
57. Andrew Bishop. 23/09/22. ‘Both waking and sleeping’: a theological look at sleep.
56. Charlie Watkins. 22/07/22. ‘Silence is Kept’: Considering the Role of Silence in Life and Faith.
55. Jarel Robinson-Brown. 10/06/22. Prayer in Early North Africa.
54. Lia Shimada. 08/04/2022. Mapping Faith: Theologies of Migration and Community.
53. Joshua Penduck. 04/03/2022. The Forgotten Revolution: Or, how pop culture reshaped the Western heart.
52. Alianore Smith. 28/01/2022. A Christian response to modern day slavery and violence.
51. Gary Jenkins. 26/11/2021. The Church’s engagement with people from working class Communities.
50. Kerry Yong. 29/10/2021. From recitation to improvisation: reflections on musical practice, reading scripture and ad-libbing life.
49. Richard Gatti. 24/09/2021. ‘The Church as Building.’
48. Stanley Njoka. 23/07/2021. Hospital Chaplaincy during Covid.
47. Rachel Noel. 21/05/2021. Theology at the Borders of Psychosis: Transcendence of the artificial borders of sanity.
46. Alan Gregory. 23/04/2021. ‘Does the Church need Futurology as well as Eschatology?’
45. David Clough. 19/03/2021. Pandemics, deforestation and animal agriculture: How is animal agriculture connected with pandemic risks, biodiversity loss, and the climate crisis?
44. Daphne Clifton. 19/02/2021. Well-being, delegation and conflict: exploring the powerful mix of faith and work.
43. Rosemarie Mallett. 15/01/2021. ‘Mum, are we there yet?’ Race, Gender and Class in the Mother Church – a testament to staying power and resilience.
42. Corin Pilling. 13/11/2020. ‘Jesus, Remember me, when you come into your kingdom.’ Exploring what dementia teaches us about personhood and the heart of God.
41. Murray Macaulay. 16/10/20. 'We have no art, we do everything as well as we can’ (Sister Mary Corita).
40. Julie Gittoes. 25/9/20. Great Realisations: the Church and Covid.
39. Graham Kings. 17/7/20. ‘Nourishing Connections’, poems on women in the Bible.
38. James Mumford. 19/6/20. Vexed: Ethics Beyond Political Tribes.
37. Margaret Pritchard Houston. 22/5/20. Children, Childhood, God and Church.
36. Jay Colwill, 24/4/20. What are we learning about mission and the church during Covid 19?
35. Simon Hughes. 28/2/20. Politically and academically - is the UK a first class country any more?
34. Sarah Howard-Jones. 24/1/20. From Civil Service to Ordination.
33. Stephen Godsell. 22/11/19. Wittgenstein and Newspapers Today.
32. Peter Welby. 18/10/19. Engaging with Islam.
31. Maria Wyard. 13/9/19. The State of Public Service Today.
30. Jane Steen. 19/7/19. Dr Johnson: Lay Theologian.
29. Adrian and Tom Greenwood. 14/6/19. Civil Society Futures.
28. Margaret Cave. 10/5/19. Being an Evangelist in the Parish.
27. Mark Clavier. 29/3/19. Consumer Culture: Insights from Augustine.
26. Muthuraj Swamy. 22/2/19. Reconciliation.
25. Hannah Swithinbank. 11/1/19. International Development and Lifestyle Choices.
24. Dr Frank Curry. 23/11/18. Jesus, the Church and the Poor?
23. Jemma Gilbert. 27/10/18. Social Prescription.
22. David Atkinson. 7/9/18. Climate Change.
21. Simon Stocks. 29/6/18. Lament.
20. Rose Waite. 25/5/18. Women and Power in the Workplace.
19. Loretta Minghella. 20/4/18. Power and Vulnerability.
18. Buki Fatona. 2/3/18. The Mind
17. Elizabeth Adekunle. 19/1/18. Feminism.
16. Guido de Graaff. 1/12/17. Friendship.
15. Dan Warnke. 27/10/17. A Disabled Church?
14. Julie Gittoes 08/09/17. Singleness.
13. Prof Joanildo Burity 14/07/17. Religion and Politics in Brazil.
12. Dr Rachael Burke 16/06/17. Personhood, Death and the NHS.
11. Richard Sudworth 05/05/17. Christian-Muslim Relations.
10. Simon Lewis 17/03/2017. A Christian's Heart for Art.
9. Jamie Klair 17/02/17. London's Nigerian Pentecostal Proliferation.
8. Dr Muthuraj Swamy 06/01/17. Inter-Faith Dialogue: Is it Worth It?
7. Lily Zareefs 02/12/16. What Happened to the Arab Spring?
6. Andy Walton 04/11/16. Strike A Happy Media.
5. John Moffat SJ 16/09/16. Eucharistic Economics.
4. Angus Ritchie 01/07/16. Brexit Bravado.
3. Jos Downey 13/05/16. Science and Theology.
2. Rebecca Gormally 18/03/16. Crisis in Children’s Care & Education.
1. David Barclay 05/02/16. How churches talk about money.
