Elaine Storkey

Biography

Elaine Storkey is a philosopher, sociologist and theologian, having held posts at the Open University, King's College, London, and the University of Oxford.

In 1997 she became President of Tearfund, and has since been involved in monitoring aid, relief and advocacy work in countries of the Global South.

Qualifications

BA hons: Philosophy (University of Wales, Aberystwyth 1966)
MA Philosophy (McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario 1967)
DD Sociology and Theology (Lambeth 1998)
PhD (honorary: Cheltenham and Gloucester College 2000)
Fellow of Aberystwyth University 2013

Career

Academic, research and teaching posts, from 1966 to 2007.

An Oxford college quadrangle of honey-coloured stone

2003–2007: Senior Research Fellow, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University
2001–2002: Research Director, Zacharias Trust.
1999–2001: Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies, King’s College, London(part-time; supervising MA and PhD students.)External Moderator in Philosophy and Sociology, Birkbeck College, London.
1992–1999: Executive Director of London Institute for Contemporary Christianity.Director of twenty staff; lectured and structured diploma programme (philosophy, sociology, ethics and theology) validated by the University of London.Worked in conjunction with King’s College and Birkbeck College, London
1987–92: Lecturer in Social Sciences, and Chair of Pedagogy panel, Open University.
1982–87: Lecturer in Philosophy and Sociology, Oak Hill College.
1981: Visiting Professor in Sociology (p/t) Covenant College, Chattanooga, Tenn.USA.
1980–1981: Visiting Professor in Sociology (p/t), Calvin College, Michigan USA
1976–87: Tutor-Counsellor and Courses Co-ordinator, Social Sciences, Open University. (p/t)
1974–80: Lecturer in Sociology, North Nottinghamshire College and Eaton Hall, Retford. (p/t)
1968–69: Research Fellow in Sociology, University of Stirling.
1967–68: Tutor (p/t) in Philosophy. Manchester College, Oxford
1966–68: Research Fellow in Philosophy, York University

A vintage microphone and headphones in a dimly lit radio studio

Media and journalism

Elaine has broadcast on BBC radio since 1986, and has contributed to Thought for the Day since 1987.

Newspaper journalism

Regular columnist: The Independent, Church Times, Dagen (Sweden). Christian Herald
Occasional contributor: Times Educational, The Guardian, Catholic Herald, CEN, Third Way, The Table, Anvil, Woman Alive

Regular broadcasting

Radio since 1986: BBC Radio 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; Radio Wales, Radio Scotland, Radio Ulster and the World Service. Open University: presenter of Social Science programmes.
Regular contributor to ‘Thought for the Day’ (since 1987), ‘Woman’s hour’, ‘Nightwaves’, ‘All things Considered’, ‘Late Night Live’, ‘Sunday’ ‘Words of Faith’, ‘Pause for Thought’, ‘Meditations’ ‘Afternoon Shift’, ‘The Arts Programme.’, ‘Front Row’, ‘The Moral Maze’, ‘Beyond Belief’, and to many programmes on regional output.
Regular presentations on issues of aid and relief work on Thames Radio, Leicester Sound Radio, Seven Counties Radio, and BBC Local stations.

Radio documentaries: scriptwriter and presenter

The First Good Friday – Radio 4 1998
George Herbert – World Service 2000
John Bunyan – World Service 2000
Review of the Year -BBC Wales 2002
Faiths in Conflict: series writer and presenter, World Service (2008)

Television

Programme Contributor to Everyman, Heart of the Matter, First Light, Credo, Sunday Review (GMTV), Sunday Morning (GMTV). Songs of Praise. Occasional contributor to Newsnight. Six O’Clock News

Television discussion programmes

Ultimate Questions TV Channel 3 series 1: 2000, series 2: 2001, series 3: 2002
Soul of Britain BBC TV 2000
Debate with Richard Dawkins on sociobiology and personal identity 2000
Presentation/interview: consumerism and worldviews GMTV 2001
The Resurrection – Easter Sunday BBC 4 TV with Rowan Williams and Don Cupitt 2002
The Heaven and Earth Show BBC 1, April 2005, Jan 2006
The Big Question BBC 1 Dec 2007

Television documentaries: scriptwriter and presenter

‘Who does Television Represent ‘ – Network BBC1 1990
Immigration, Prejudice and Ethnicity- Open University, BBC 2 1991
The Good Book Guide, BBC 1994
British Society – Change or Chaos – Radio Telefis Eireann, 1996
Historic Creed in Contemporary Culture – Elidir for Channel 4 Wales 1996
Barclay at the BBC BBC Scotland, 2000
St Paul: A Documentary BBC 2 (filmed Morocco January 2003)

Other media

Video presentations include: ‘Matters of Life and Death’ with Professor John Wyatt,(1997) ‘Living the Word in Today’s World’ with John Stott (1996)
Interviews and biographies include: The Daily Telegraph (1997), The Independent (1993-2001) Saga Magazine (1999), Soundings(1998) Sunday Times(1999) Dagen 1995- present, Church Times 2003 -present

Publications

Books, chapters, articles and reports, from 1985 to 2020.

See the books

1980s

1985: ‘The Production of Social Divisions’, Social Sciences: A Foundation, Open University Press
1985: What’s Right With Feminism, SPCK (seventh impression 1994: new edition 2001)
1986: ‘The Future of the Family?’ in Men,Women and God, Editor Kathy Keay, Marshall-Pickering.
1986: ‘The Future for Women’, The Search For Christianity, ITV ‘Credo’, Waterstone Publications.
Undated: ‘What will happen to God?’, Scottish Journal of Theology
1987: ‘Sex and Sexuality in the Church’, Mirror to the Church, Editor Monica Furlong, SPCK.
1987: ‘Mary from a Feminist Perspective’,Chosen by God, Editor David Wright, Marshall-Pickering.
1989: ‘Philosophical Directions in the Social Sciences’, Social Science and Society, D103, Open University Press.
1989: Losing a Child, Lion Press.
1989: ‘Nuns, Witches and Patriarchy’, Anvil Journal.

1990s

1990: ‘A case study:-Black women in Britain’ (Gender, Race and Class) in Society and the Social Sciences. Open University Press
1990: Faith in the Countryside, Report of the Archbishops’ Commission on Rural Areas, co-author. Churchman Publishes.
1990: ‘Change and Decay in British Society’? in The Gospel in the Modern World editor Wells and Eden, IVP.
1992: ‘Developing Study Skills’, Running the Country, D212 Open University Press.
1994: ‘Sexual Behaviour in Britain Today’, Review Article of National Survey on Sexual Attitudes and behaviour, Third Way.
1994: Mary’s Story, Mary’s Song, Harper-Collins.
1994: ‘Modernity and Anthropology’ in Faith and Modernity, edit Sampson, Sugden, Samuel, Lynx.
1994: ‘Feminism and Atonement’ Anvil Journal.
1994: Heritage and Renewal Report of the Archbishops’ Commission on Cathedrals, co-author.
1995: The Search for Intimacy, Hodder and Stoughton.
1995: Contributions, C I. publications
1995: ‘Dooyeweerd’s Anthropology – The Male-Female Dimension’ in Christian Philosophy at the Close of the Twentieth Century, Assessment and Perspective, Sander Griffioen, Bert M. Balk, ed. Uitgeverij kok Kampen
1997: ‘Sexuality and Spirituality’ in David Torrance, Family, Sexuality and Spirituality Hansel Press, Edinburgh
1997: Magnify the Lord – Second Edition of Mary’s Story Harper Collins
1998: ‘The Vatican and the Virgin Mary’ in The Tablet
1999: Conversations: with Margaret Hebblethwaite: Catholic-Evangelical Conversation on Women and Christianity. Harper-Collins
1999: ‘Still Moving? Women’s writing from the Women’s movement at the end of the century’ Third Way
1999: ‘The Significance of Abraham Kuyper for the Anglo-American Tradition’ in Kuyper- A Centenary: Eerdmans

2000s

2000: Created or Constructed: The Great Gender Debate – University of New South Wales Press.
2001: Origins of Difference. Baker Books USA
2002: Working with Integrity: Ethics for Business Leaders: Salford University
2003: ‘Who is the Christ? Issues in Christology and Feminist Theology’ in Gospel and Gender: Campbell; t & t Clark
2004: Word on the Street Old Hall Press, Herts
2007: ‘Evangelical Theology and Gender’ in Cambridge Companion to Evangelical Theology: Timothy Larsen and Daniel J. Treier; Cambridge University Press

2010s

2010: ‘Kuyper’
2015: Scars Across Humanity SPCK
2018: Scars Across Humanity (revision) IVP Academic USA

2020s

2020: Women in a Patriarchal World SPCK

Boards and commissions

Boards, commissions and councils Elaine has served on.

Boards and commissions

1971–present: Founder Member, Ilkley Group, Research Sociologists
1987–present: Member of General Synod of the Church of England
1988–91: Member: Archbishop’s Commission on Rural Areas
1990–91: Member of Crown Appointments Commission
1992–94: Archbishop’s Commission on Cathedrals
1991–1997: Member, International Lausanne Theology Working Party
1992–2000: Advisor to Religious Studies Department, Birkbeck College, London.
1992–1999: Oasis Trust Council of Reference
1993: Social Workers Fellowship Council of Reference
1994–1998: Richard Baxter Institute for Ministry Council of Reference
1994–1998: Northern Baptist College/Spurgeons College/Oasis Course – Council of Reference
1995–2000: Lee Abbey, Council member
1996–1998: The Open Book Advisory Council
1995–: Habitat for Humanity Great Britain, Patron
1995–1999: Forum for the Future, Council member
1996–: Vice-President, Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education
1996–2000: The Core Network – Counselling Centres, steering group
1996–1999: Member World Council of Churches Orthodox Churches Consultation (Egypt 1996, Hamburg 1998)
1997–2000: World Council of Churches Mission Advisory Group.
1997–: U.K. President, Tear Fund
1998: World Council of Churches Assembly, Zimbabwe
1999: Board Member, John Ray Initiative.
1999–2002: Board member, Youth For Christ
2000–present: Advisory panel, MA Philosophy programme Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
2001–present: International Advisor, Micah Challenge
2002–2008: Member Crown Nominations Commission
2007–2008: Chair, Church Army Review Group
2008–: Member of High Table, Newnham College, Cambridge

Media boards

1991–98: Member of Central Religious Advisory Committee of the BBC and ITV.
1994–96: Member of European Working Party on Public Broadcasting.
1989–96: Editorial Board, Transformation
1986–: Associate Editor, Third Way
1990–: Trustee Church of England Newspaper
1996–: Trustee, Elle M. Theatre Company
1998–: Chair: Christian Arts Alliance
2000–present: Member, advisory group on media, Archbishops’ Council
2008–2009: Selector, Michael Ramsay Prize

Public lectures

207 published and unpublished lectures, from 1991 to 2008.

200816 lectures

Calvin College, Michigan USA. Annual Regathering lecture: ‘Ethics of Climate Change’
Haiti: Port au Prince: Conference of Church Leaders: Eight lectures on Integral Mission
Derby Diocesan lecture: ‘Faith and discouragement’
Oxford Diocesan Curates Conference: ‘Contemporary Apologetics’
Corpus Christi College, Oxford. ‘Receiving revelation’
University of Bristol lent Lecture: ‘Working with integrity: management and ethics’
Crichton University, Dumfries: ‘Building Bridges with the Gospel’
Veritas Forum, Cambridge University: ‘Faith in the Public Square’
Chelmsford Cathedral, Montgomery Trust Lecture
Baptist Union Annual Conference: Bible Readings from Isaiah
Norwich Diocesan Conference: ‘Mission and Witness’
Exeter Diocesan Conference: Bible Readings in 2 Corinthians
Wisconsin USA: International Alliance on Prostitution: Bible Readings – Luke
Association of Church Schools Head Teachers, Baliol College, Oxford – ‘Measuring success’
Lichfield Diocese Renewal Conference, Lichfield Cathedral – ‘Springs of Hope’
Edinburgh: Climate Change Conference: ‘Seeing climate change in faith perspective’

200716 lectures

Church of Scotland Re-energise Conference: ‘Meanings of Grace’
Churches Together in Oldham annual lecture: ‘Looking outward in faith’
Churches Together in St Albans annual lecture: ‘Uniting for Justice and Peace’
Bradford Diocesan Conference: ‘Global Poverty and Climate Change’
Chelmsford Diocesan Social Responsibility Conference: ‘What is social about responsibility?’
St Andrew’s University, Scotland: ‘Peace but not as the world gives.’
International Micah Conference lecture ’ Integral mission’
Ely Cathedral: Ethelreda Lecture: ‘Women of the Global South’
St Johns College. Cambridge: ‘Our Frying Planet’
Ridley Hall Cambridge, ‘Pioneer Ministry’
The Didsbury Lectures, Manchester – Four lectures on ‘Sin and Social Relations’
Gartmore House Fife Scotland, Women’s Retreat series: ‘A call to transformation’
Free Church of Scotland Day Conference: Edinburgh, ‘Gender and Grace’
Free Church of Scotland Highlands College, ‘Compassion and Ethics’
University of Gloucestershire: ‘The Word Made Flesh’
St John’s College Nottingham, annual guest lecture and sermon.

200619 lectures

Rochester Diocesan Conference: “Proclaiming the Faith Afresh”
RAF Conference, Andover: ‘Identity and Service’
Education Conference, Swanwick; ‘Film and Theology’
Delhi, India: lectures on ‘Gender and Culture.’
Colombo, Sri Lanka: ‘Faith and Cultural Resistance’
‘Stop Climate Chaos’ Conference –Westminster Central Hall: keynote speaker
Wembley Arena: New Wine Women’s Day: ‘Gender and Identity’
University of Wales, Aberystwyth: ‘A Christian Perspective on Global Poverty’
Aviemore, Scotland, Scottish Church leaders Conference. ‘Shaped by the Gospel’
Labour Day: Royal Exchange: ‘Just Shares’
Christian librarians annual conference: ‘Who reads and why?’
Leicester Diocese: Big Day Out: ‘Why not believe?’
Belfast: Summer Madness Youth Conference – lecture series on Identity
Thailand, Chiang Mai. International Micah Conference. Four Bible readings
Diocese of Bath and Wells, annual readers conference: ‘Challenges of faith today’
Chicago: Annual Kuyper Lecture: ‘Issues in Human Sexuality’
Swansea University, Montgomery Trust Lecture: ‘Faith in Britain today’
Exeter Cathedral. Conference on liturgy: ‘Liturgical imagination’
Media Advisers Conference: ‘Shifting from word to image’

200513 lectures

Jesus College, Oxford: ‘Faith at Work’
Pittsburgh USA Jubilee Conference: “When faith and life collide”
Messiah College, Pennsylvania USA: Lecture series: ‘Christianity and Global Issues’
William Booth College Lecture: “Christian Perspectives in Counselling”
Hungary: International Trafficking Conference: “The Theological response to Trafficking”
Holland. Reformed Churches Conference. ‘Knowing and Believing.’
Lichfield Diocesan Clergy Conference: “Handling the Bible in the 21st Century Church”
Counsellors Conference: “Faith and sexuality in contemporary context”
Wellspring 2005: “Sexuality and the media / Marriage in England today”
Stirling, Scotland: Africa Seminar: ‘Post-colonialism’
DRC Congo: Churches talks: ‘A biblical call to peace and love.’
Bridge Pastoral Foundation Annual Conference: “Sexuality and Spirituality”
Hertfordshire Fellowship of Baptist Preachers: “Preaching- the bigger picture”

200417 lectures

Youth for Christ Annual Conference: ‘Where are we going? Being sent out by Jesus’
Fellowship of Christ the Healer Conference: ‘Towards being healed persons’
Queens University Belfast Annual Theological Lectures: ‘Relatavisms’
House of Lords Consultation: ‘Confronting the crisis’
London Bible College Weekend: ‘Evangelical Identity and Future’
Social Workers Christian Fellowship Ruby Jubilee Conference: ‘Intimacy’
Cliff College Centenary Lecturers: ‘Discipleship in Contemporary Culture’
Diocese of Lincoln Clergy Conference: ‘A Kingdom Calling – Church and Society’
Salvation Army Leadership conference: ‘Gender Issues in relation to the Church’
Reading Blue Coat School Malthus School: ‘Incarnation’
Armed Services Chaplains’ Conference at AFCC: ‘Cultural Shifts’
Coventry Diocesian Summer School: “Discipleship within a Trinitarian framework”
Green Lakes, Wisconsin USA, Lecture series “Identity and sexuality’
St John’s College, Durham Conference: “Biblical Feminism – 20 yeas later”
Newcastle Diocesan Education Board conference: “Justice and Serving the Common Good”
CARE – ‘Does the future have a family’ conference: ‘Family Dynamics’
HTB School of Theology: “Christianity and Culture”

200316 lectures

William Booth College – Salvation Army lecture: ‘Christian Perspectives in Counselling’
Christ for the Nations UK, Easebourne: ‘In the World, but not of it?’
Trinity College, Bristol: Three lectures on Globalisation
University of Surrey Theol. Society Lecture: ‘Who are today’s theological educators?’
Church Army Staff Conference: ‘Travelling on – equipped for the calling’
Bishop of Guildford’s Lawyers’ Dinner: ‘Faith in Law?’
Professional Council for Religious Education: ‘The Future of God: a feminist perspective’
Oxford Union Debate: ‘This house believes that Jesus is God’
TISCA May Meeting: ‘Understanding Education from a Christian Perspective’
Cardiff Uni. R&TS Dept. Pastoral Studies Day: 3 Talks on Family, Community and Mission
Chichester University Theology lectures: ‘Youth/Children within Church/Society’
Wycliffe Hall Summer School: ‘Creation and Creativity’
Soroptimist International: ‘Social and Trade Justice’
Tearfund LIVE Supporters tour: ‘Life in all its fullness?’
Rhebona Baptist Church, Cardiff: ‘Engaging Gender’
HTB School of Theology Lecture: ‘Christianity and Culture’

200210 lectures

University of Nottingham, New Theatre address: ‘Film and Theology’
Cliff College Derbyshire: Centenary Addresses.
WCC Hamburgh, Germany: ‘European Resistance to Christian belief’
Francis College, Speech Day Address: ‘’A Case for Celebration?’
Swaledale International Music Festival: Theologian in Residence: ten events.
Eastbourne Civic Leaders Address: ‘Ethics, faith and Accountability’
Association of Head Teachers: ‘Christian Education for a Postmodern Age’
Hull University Founders Day: ‘Building on Firm Foundations’
Conference of Anglican Sec. School Heads: ‘Church Schools leading communities’.
Guest lecture Wycliffe Hall, Oxford ‘Gender, the Bible and the Modern World’

20017 lectures

Charleston, South Carolina: Cathedral: ‘Creed and Contemporary Culture’
Los Angeles, California, Presbyterian Leaders Conference, ‘Faith now.’
Ecumenical Institute, Bossey, Geneva, Switzerland: ‘Faith in Contemporary Context.’
University of Hertfordshire, lecture series on education and religion.
RAF Conference, Amport, ‘Human Rights in Perspective.’
Highgate Lectures, London, ‘Christian Belief and Public Life.’
Messiah College, Harrisburg PA USA, guest lectures.

200013 lectures

Social Services Conference: ‘Best practices in a global economy’.
Newcastle University; ‘Globalisation and our Responsibility.’
Edinburgh University: Annual Sermon, University Church, ‘Time and Eternity.’
Lichfield Diocesan Conference: ‘Faith and the Workplace.’
Durham University:. ‘Knowing God’
St Andrew’s University: Valedictory Sermon: ‘Such a thing as Love?’
Atlanta, Georgia, God and the Academy Conference: ‘God and the Academy’
Amsterdam 2000: Theologians working group: Relativism and Theology
Reformational Philosophy Conference, Hoeven, Holland; ‘The Family’
King’s College, Edmonton, Keynote addresses, Interdisciplinary Conference: ‘The Self in Social Science and Philosophy.’
Wilson’s School, Founders Day: ‘The Dead and the Living’
Conference of Army Chaplains, Hanover, Germany: ‘Morality, Minorities and Mission.’
National Prayer Breakfast, Westminster, ‘A Case for Unity

199911 lectures

YFC, Annual Conference: ‘Youth culture in Perspective.’
Pittsburgh Jubilee Conference, USA: ‘The Faith, the Media, the Message’. Four keynote addresses on communicating the faith today.
Allegheny College, Pennsylvania, USA ‘Secular Religion’ – Hubert Memorial Address
Malone College, Ohio, USA: ‘Students and scholars’.
Calvin College, Grand Rapids guest lecture
Geneva College, Pennsylvania, ‘ Futures’: Faculty lecture
The Ecumenical Institute, Bossey, Geneva: ‘Faith in a Post-Modern Media Age’
The European Arts and Media Seminar, Holland: ‘The Media and Cultural Perspectives.’
The Methodist Conference, Annual Address: ‘Postmodernity and the Media’
Latymer School, Founder’s Day Address: ‘Time and Significance.’
The Irish National Prayer Breakfast: ‘Justice and Reconciliation.’

199819 lectures

MBA Masterclasses, Edinburgh University: ‘Working with Integrity
University of Salford series: ‘Working With Integrity.’
Church and Business Leaders Conference: Models of Leadership
Exeter College, Oxford. Women theologians in discussion
All Souls, Langham Place: ‘Speaking to the Nation: Media and Faith.’
Leicester University public lecture: ‘Theology through Film’
Sussex University, ‘Empowerment or Bondage? Christianity and women’
Princeton University, USA Kuyper’s Centenary Conference. ‘Sphere Sovereignty and the Anglo-American Tradition’
Social Workers Fellowship: ‘Intimacy and identity’
New Church Conference, Brighton: ‘Alive To God’
St James and Emanuel, Didsbury. Parish Weekend. ‘The call of God on the Church’ – training in apologetics.
Hamburgh, Germany. Evangelical-Orthodox dialogue: ‘Understanding Mission’
Portugal, Student Conference; keynote addresses: ‘Thinking till it hurts.’
Industrial Mission Association Conference: ‘Towards the Common Good; Partnership or Fragmentation?’
Diocese of Wakefield. Bishop’s Lecture: ‘Representation and Reality.’
Diocese of Wakefield: Re-opening of Chantry Chapel. ‘A living Hope’
Christian Medical Conference, University of Glasgow: ‘Trust me, I’m a doctor’
Diocese of Ely: Readers Commissioning: ‘Leadership and Readership’
Tyndale College, Ontario, Canada and Regent College, Vancouver, Canada: ‘Globalisation’

199714 lectures

St George’s House, Windsor Castle: ‘Church and Community’
Pittsburg Coalition, Jubilee Conference: ‘American or Christian?’
Traidcraft Annual Conference: ‘Trading, Debt and Christian Responsibility’
Geneva, World Council of Churches: ‘A Postmodern Europe?’
St George’s House, Windsor. ‘Training in Apologetics’
Versailles, Anglican Chaplaincy, ‘A Relevant Faith’ -lecture series.
St Andrews University, lecture series: ‘Contemporary Critics of the Faith’
Moorlands Bible College Graduation and Prize Giving, ‘Calling and Obedience’
Canterbury Diocesan Conference, ‘Reaching out to our Culture with the Gospel.’
Dedham Ecclesiastical Lecture: ‘Church History in the present.’
Glasgow Youth Celebration, ‘Release the Power.’
New College, University of New South Wales, Australia: Lecture series on ‘Created or Constructed: The Great Gender Debate.’
Melbourne, Australia. ‘Apologetics and Love.’
Sir D.Owen Evans Lecturer, University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Four lectures on ‘The Crisis of Personal Identity’

19967 lectures

Edinburgh Anglican churches: ‘Brokenness as the Beginning of Healing’
Brussels, European Broadcasters Conference: ‘The Place of Public Broadcasters in a Fragmenting Culture.’
Brussels, Pro-Cathedral Conference: ‘Good News For Europe?’
Ely Diocesan Conference. Bible Readings from John’s Gospel.
Ecumenical Conference, West Midlands: ‘Re-evangelising Britain.’
South Wales Presbyterian Association ‘Young lives, Youth culture.’
Nonsuch High School School. Speech Day and Prize Giving: ‘Time and Significance.’

19957 lectures

St John’s College, Auckland, New Zealand. Lecture series ‘Beyond Beauty and the Beast: Perspectives on Gender’
Wellington University, New Zealand, ‘Belief in an Age of Scepticism.’
Otago University, Dunedin: ‘There’s no such thing as a free-thinker.’
Dunedin Diocese New Zealand: ‘Kingdom Perspectives.’
Derby Cathedral Lecture: ‘Women & Religious Leadership’
Association for Theological Scholarship Canada ‘Rethinking Gender Issues’
Egypt, World Council of Churches Orthodox Consultation: ‘Globalisation and Spirituality’

19948 lectures

University of Newcastle Public Lecture: ‘Christianity, what hope beyond 2000?’
Norwich Diocesan Conference: ‘What must and must not change’
The German Churches Gospel and Culture Conference, Stuttgart ‘The Gospel and Multi-Faith: walking through London today.’ 1994The Herman Dooyeweerd Centenary Conference, Holland. ‘An appraisal of Dooyeweerd’s Contribution to Christian Anthropology’
William Tyndale Conference, Oxford University: ‘Scholarship and Martyrdom’
Drawbridge Lectures: London, Bristol, Leeds: ‘The Trinity and our Search for Intimacy’
Cheltenham and Gloucester College Annual Lecture: ‘The Quest for Self and its impact on Religious Education’
Michael Ramsey Memorial Lectures, Cambridge ‘Arguing for the Faith.’
Henry Martyn Lecture: ‘The other side of 1994.’

19937 lectures

The Australian National Youth Convention, Four addresses on ‘Love in a Dangerous Time.’
Royal Society of Veterinary Surgeons Annual Address: ‘Animals and Meaning’
The Universities of Bristol Vice-Chancellors’ Sermon: ‘On Seeking first’
University of Nottingham Annual Sermon: ‘Contemporary idolatry’
London Lectures in Contemporary Christianity- four lectures on God and Sexuality.
University Chaplains Conference: ‘Students: Faith and Fundamentalism.’ Response to the Archbishop of York and Professor James Dunn
Carlisle Diocesan Clergy Conference Bible Readings on Acts: ‘Conflict in the early church’

19923 lectures

25th Jubilee Conference, Toronto Institute: Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation
Oxford Diocesan Conference: ‘Models of Ministry’
Southwark Diocesan Conference: ‘Challenging the difference: Belief and unbelief.’

19914 lectures

Orebro, Sweden: lecture series ‘Representation and Reality- dilemmas of human personhood’
Architects and Planners Conference, Liverpool ‘A Theology of the City
Conference of Christian Social Workers: three lectures: ‘A Gender Agenda’
The Baptist Union of Great Britain Conference: keynote: ‘The future of the Church’

Church involvement

Member of St Peter’s Church, Coton, parish church council and diocesan synod.

Regular speaker at Christian annual events: Spring Harvest, Soul Survivor, Greenbelt, New Wine.

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