- God on the Move: Gypsy Traveller Theology and Ministry
Thursday 7th March, 13:00 – 14:30
Register for free here: WEBINAR: God on the Move: Gypsy Traveller Theology and Ministry Tickets, Thu 7 Mar 2024 at 13:00 | Eventbrite
Join your host Dr Selina Stone (Durham, Common Awards) for a conversation with Dr Steven Horne, about Gypsy Traveller life and faith in Britain. Dr Horne has for the first time, articulated in writing, theologies which emerge from the life, faith and ministry of Gypsy Roma communities, an often overlooked group. Gypsies and Jesus: A Traveller Theology, was published in 2022.
Steven Horne is the first Romany Gypsy from the UK to be awarded a PhD in Theology (November 2020). He is an Ordinand in the Church of England, and is scheduled to be ordained in June 2024. Previous to this, he worked as a Licensed Lay Minister, leading a 'fresh expressions' outreach mission in a major town. He also delivers lectures and training in Universities, Theological Seminaries, Churches and more, to Clergy, Students, Teachers, Healthcare professionals and government - both local and national. Also, he is an Archbishop's Council Member for CMEAC - again, the first Romany Gypsy to do so. Closer to home, his mother is a gorger (non-Gypsy), and his late-father is Romany Gypsy.
- Knowledge is Power: Justice and Theologising in the “Global South”
[NB this was due to take place in December 2023 and was postponed – existing registrations are still valid, or can be cancelled]
Tuesday 7th May, 13:30 – 15:00
Register for free here: WEBINAR: Knowledge is Power: Justice and Theologising in the "Global South" Tickets, Tue 7 May 2024 at 13:30 | Eventbrite
Dr Eve Parker is Lecturer in Modern Christian Theology at the University of Manchester. She also researches abuse in religious contexts as part of an AHRC-funded project through the University of Kent. Her recent publications include: Trust in Theological Education: Deconstructing ‘Trustworthiness’ for a Pedagogy of Liberation (London: SCM, 2022) and Theologising with the Sacred ‘Prostitutes’ of South India: Towards an Indecent Dalit Theology (Brill: 2021)
Rev Dr Carlton Turner is a Caribbean Contextual and Practical Theologian working at the Queen's Foundation, Birmingham. He is the author of the upcoming book Introduction to Caribbean Contextual Theology (SCM, January 2024) and Overcoming `Self-negation: The Church and Junkanoo in Contemporary Bahamian Society (2020).
Dr Selina Stone is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Theological Education at Durham University with the Common Awards team. She is the author of the upcoming book The Spirit and the Body: Towards a Womanist Pentecostal Social Justice Ethic (Brill/Schöningh: 2023).
With best wishes
The Common Awards Team