Emmanuel Theological College is delighted to announce that The Very Revd Dr Kelly Brown Douglas has been appointed Honorary Professor of Global Theology. Dr Brown Douglas currently serves as Interim President of the Episcopal Divinity School, New York, and has a long career as a theologian, priest, activist, and community leader. Welcoming her appointment, the […]
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Lent 2023: Easter Sunday
Who shot JF Kennedy? Was there ever a King Arthur? Who was Jack the Ripper? History is full of unsolved conundrums. It’s very easy to treat the resurrection in the same way and reduce it to a mere matter of historical speculation. Was the tomb really empty? Had the body been stolen? If so, by […]
Lent 2023: Week 6
‘We all have our cross to bear’ or ‘that’s my cross to bear’ are likely phrases that many of us have heard used regularly. Such phrases seem to suggest that to carry one’s cross means to cope with some hindrance to living a fuller, happier life. However, when we look at Jesus’ instruction to take […]
Lent 2023: Week 5
The Sunday night adrenaline crash… It’s a common experience for those of us in church leadership to experience a serious dip in our emotional state following our regular Sunday services. We have planned carefully, crafting sermons, praying for people who are struggling, making sure all the practical arrangements are in place. We give our all […]
Lent 2023: Week 4
A few years ago I went to Malta for the first time. It was a special holiday for my husband’s birthday, and the first time we had been on a holiday abroad which wasn’t a visit to family or friends. It was a mix of rest, relaxation and exploring new places. One of those places […]
Lent 2023: Week 3
Long before I became a Christian, I remember attending a ‘Lent Lunch’ at a village church with my grandmother. I have visceral childhood memories of the grainy texture of the salty powder-based soup served in a polystyrene cup (it was the nineties), and the dry sponginess of the accompanying bread roll. No cake, either, which […]
