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PANEL DEBATES
6 OCT Money: a crisis of value? FREE
13 OCT Work and Human Flourishing FREE
20 OCT Regulation, Freedom and Human Welfare FREE
27 OCT A New Global Order? FREE
MEDITATIVE SERVICES
SUNDAYS IN OCTOBER Faith and Money FREE
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28 NOV Study day £30 (conc £25) £30 (£25)
RETREAT: 9-12 FEBRUARY 2010
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RELATED EVENTS ST PAUL’S INSTITUTE
St Paul’s InstituteSt Paul’s Institute fulfils the cathedral’s ancient role as a centre ofeducation and public debate. For hundreds of years, peoplegathered at Paul’s Cross in the cathedral’s churchyard to debatethe great issues of the day. Since 2002, thousands have gatheredinside St Paul’s to join in debates on key issues we face today. Ourvision is to stimulate dialogue on contemporary issues within thechurch and also to bring a theological voice to current debate.Recent themes include global poverty, climate change,globalisation, and science and religion. We welcome participationfrom people of all faiths and none.
Patrons of St Paul’s InstituteMelvyn Bragg, Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Richard Chartres, MeghnadDesai, Frank Field, Lesley Griffiths, Paul Judge, Neil McGregor,Paul Myners, Julia Neuberger, Peter Sutherland, Judith Wilcox.
St Paul’s Institute 2010 In 2010, St Paul’s Institute will run a public programme in thespring about theology and spirituality as well as an autumn ethicsprogramme.
Happiness, Evil, Sex, and DeathDuring March St Paul’s Cathedral will host a series of dialoguesand services exploring fundamental themes of existence.Theologians and other distinguished experts will talk frankly aboutthe nature of our experience in the modern world, and confrontsome of the biggest questions and mysteries of human life.
Science and Conscience: does science serve the common good?Our autumn series will challenge science to show how it has orcould serve the common good. How has science contributed toreducing poverty, or climate change? How could science servehumanity’s health? What has science done to promote peace? The series is in partnership with the Royal Society, as part of its350th anniversary celebrations. Speakers will include experts inscience, anthropology, moral philosophy and theology.
For more information, please contact us at St Paul’s Institute, 3b Amen Court, London EC4M 7BU 020 7489 1011 [email protected]/institute
The Root of All Evil? The Church and Money
Bishop’s Study Day forLondon Diocesan ClergySt Paul’s CathedralFriday 25 September
How should churches handlemoney, theologically andliterally? This study dayseeks to equip clergy withthe tools to preach and teacheffectively about money, aswell as offer practicalsuggestions for fundraisingand stewardship. Speakersinclude Alister McGrath,Professor of Theology,Ministry and Education,King's College London; Tim Gorringe, Professor ofTheological Studies, ExeterUniversity; Sabina Alkire,Director of the OxfordPoverty and HumanDevelopment Initiative; andLucy Winkett, Precentor, St Paul’s Cathedral. Thetraining day is a partnershipbetween St Paul’s Instituteand the Diocese of London’sContinuing MinisterialEducation programme.
Admission is free but placesare limited. For moreinformation and to bookplaces, London Diocesanclergy should contact St Paul’s Institute on 020 7489 1011 [email protected]
Values in Economic Life
A Study Day for EconomicsA and AS level studentsSt Paul’s CathedralThursday 19 November
The specifications for A andAS level Economics speak of the need for students tobe aware of the valuesystems that underpineconomic life. This study daywill explore the importanceof ethical values in two keyareas of economic activity –finance and economicgrowth – and also informstudents about the source ofour value systems and howthey influence business andeconomic policy. Speakersinclude Tim Leunig, Readerin Economic History, LondonSchool of Economics; Paul Palmer, Professor ofVoluntary SectorManagement, Cass BusinessSchool; and Claire Foster,Director of The EthicsAcademy and Lay Canon ofSt Paul’s Cathedral.
Admission is free but placesare limited. For moreinformation and to bookplaces, teachers shouldcontact the EducationDepartment on 020 7246 8353 [email protected]
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ST PAUL’S INSTITUTE EVENTS PROGRAMME
ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
Addressing moral questions raised by the financial crisis
September 2009 – February 2010
Money, Integrity,Wellbeing
Money shapes our livesand the world we live in.With the global economy incrisis, can we take thisopportunity to make moneythe servant of humanwellbeing rather than itsmaster?
Money, Integrity,Wellbeing brings togethereminent figures from thefield of economics andpolitics with ethicists andtheologians to explore theurgent moral and practicalquestions of the economictimes we live in.
Addressing moral questions raised by the financial crisis
Money, Integrity,Wellbeing
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PUBLIC DEBATES IN THE CATHEDRAL
Money: a Crisis of Value? St Paul’s CathedralTuesday 6 October 6.30 – 8.00pm
We have become used todescribing human beings asconsumers and to measuringour well-being in terms ofeconomic advancement. At thesame time, we have created aneconomic system that dependson perpetually rising houseprices and cheap credit in orderto sustain it. The financial crisisis ultimately the product ofmillions of individual decisions,not just economic policy orregulatory failure. To whatextent is it about somethingdeeper than money, and whatare the implications for us as asociety going forward?
Panel: Catherine Cowley,Lecturer in Christian Ethics,Heythrop College; AndrewDilnot, economist and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Oxford University;Paul Tucker, Deputy Governor,Bank of England; JohnMicklethwait, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist.
Chair: Richard Chartres, Bishop of London
Admission is free andunticketed, doors open at6.00pm.
Work and Human FlourishingSt Paul’s CathedralTuesday 13 October 6.30 – 8.00pm
The world of work haschanged dramatically in thelast decades, and would beunrecognisable to our parentsand grandparents whoimagined that new technologywould set us free to enjoy aparadise of leisure. Now,faced with the prospect ofworking shorter hours andfewer days, some relish theidea of having more time withfamily and friends and foractivities that bring quality totheir lives, while others areterrified at the loss of status,money and the demands thatkeep them busy. What is thepurpose of work in our lives,and how can we make asociety in which it serveshuman flourishing as well asthe economy?
Panel: Phillip Blond, Directorof the ProgressiveConservatism Project, Demos;Mary Chapman, Chairman ofthe Institute of CustomerService; Giles Fraser, CanonChancellor, St Paul’sCathedral; Julia Neuberger,Rabbi and ethicist.
Chair: Richard Chartres,Bishop of London
Admission is free andunticketed, doors open at6.00pm.
Regulation, Freedom andHuman WelfareSt Paul’s CathedralTuesday 20 October 6.30 – 8.00pm
What is the place of morality inthe marketplace? The role ofregulators has been heavilycriticised, and there have beencalls for much tighterregulation. At the same time,growing dependence of majorfinancial institutions ongovernment support hasbrought governmentsthemselves back into themarket place. Should they andregulatory bodies take a moreprominent role in the marketand, if so, how should theybehave for the good? And whatare the roles of personal andcollective responsibility?
Panel: Vince Cable MP LiberalDemocrat Deputy Leader andShadow Chancellor; BrianGriffiths, Vice Chairman ofGoldman Sachs International;Adair Turner, Chair of theFinancial Services Authority;Nicholas Sagovsky, CanonTheologian, Westminster Abbey.
Chair: Claire Foster, Lay Canon,St Paul’s Cathedral
Admission is free andunticketed, doors open at6.00pm.
A New Global Order?St Paul’s CathedralTuesday 27 October 6.30 – 8.00pm
The financial crisis hasaffected people all over theworld, including the mostvulnerable. The sums ofmoney spent rescuing theeconomy have dwarfed thosegiven in international aid andneeded to realise theMillennium DevelopmentGoals for poverty reduction.What does this mean for goodglobal governance, and do weneed a radical, collectivechange of mind and heart inorder for the world to begoverned for the good? Isthere a role for spiritualleadership? And in this newfinancial world, is povertymore or less likely to be madehistory?
Panel: Douglas Alexander MP,Secretary of State forInternational Development;Elizabeth Koepping, Lecturer,World Christianity, Universityof Edinburgh; Salil Shetty,Director, MillenniumDevelopment Campaign.
Chair: Richard Chartres,Bishop of London
Admission is free andunticketed, doors open at6.00pm.
Faith and MoneySt Paul’s CathedralSunday evening services at 6pmfrom 4 October to 1 November
In a series of meditative services, we explore the connectionsbetween faith and money through key passages in the Bible. Theservices, led by Canon Giles Fraser, will include music, readingsand time for reflection.
4 October Faith and Money:What do we need?Speaker: Canon Giles Fraser,Chancellor of St Paul’sCathedral
11 October Faith and Money:What do we want?Speaker: The Revd JeremyCrossley, Rector of St Mary Lothbury, London
18 October Faith and Money:What makes us good?Speaker: Claire Foster, LayCanon, St Paul’s Cathedral
25 October Faith and Money:What are we worth?Speaker: Canon LucyWinkett, Precentor of StPaul’s Cathedral
1 November Faith and Money:What should we do?Eucharist Preacher: The Revd DrSabina Alkire, Director of theOxford Poverty and HumanDevelopment Initiative
MEDITATIVE SERVICES
Treasure on Earth, Treasure in Heaven: Christianity and MoneySt Paul’s CathedralSaturday 28 November
Why is money so importantthat Jesus taught more aboutit than any other moral issue?This study day explores therole of money in our faith andlives and reflects on what theBible says about money. Inaddition we will consider aChristian viewpoint of thecurrent economic crisis, andhow we can use our personalfinancial choices in ourChristian discipleship.Speakers include Mark DChapman, Vice Principal,Ripon College, Cuddesdonand author of Doing God:Religion and Public Policyin Brown’s Britain (2008), and Canon Giles Fraser,Chancellor of St Paul’sCathedral and author ofChristianity with Attitude(2007).
This study day is open to all,and no specialist knowledgeis required.
Cost: £30 per person (£25conc.), including lunch. Formore information or to bookplaces, please return the formon the back of this leaflet.
Through the Eye of aNeedle? Exploring Faithand MoneyHilfield Friary, Dorset9 – 12 February 2010
Poverty is often said to be thepath to spiritual riches, butwe all have to deal withmoney in our daily lives. Thisresidential retreat will explorewhat the Bible says aboutmoney, and ask questionsabout the value of voluntarysimplicity in our spiritual livesand how money can be ourservant and tool rather thanour master. It will draw on thewisdom of the Franciscantradition and include Biblestudies about the teachingsof the gospels on money.
The retreat will be at HilfieldFriary in Dorset, a Franciscancommunity on the edge of theDorset Downs. We will jointhe community for thisretreat, which will be lead byBrother Samuel SSF, who isthe Guardian of the Friary,Canon Lucy Winkett,Precentor of St Paul’sCathedral, and Canon GilesFraser, Chancellor of StPaul’s Cathedral and Directorof St Paul’s Institute.
Cost: Single room £225 (£200 conc.) per personShared twin room £200 (£175 conc.) per personThe prices include full board. For more information or to bookplaces, please return the form on the back of this leaflet.
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