Science and the Language of Prayer is a series of five seminars to be held at Bramhall Methodist Church in the autumn or 2019. These will explore how a modern understanding of Science might influence the way we think about God and the language we use to express our prayers.
Seminars (click on titles to explore further)
‘Lost in wonder, love and praise’: Prayer and the road from crime.
Dr Ruth Amstrong, Co-Director of ‘Learning Together’, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge.
All Creation Praises God! – Science and worship in action
Dr Ruth Bancewicz, Church Engagement Director, Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, Cambridge
The psychology and neuroscience of prayer
Revd Canon Dr Joanna Collicutt, Karl Jaspers Lecturer Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Ripon College, Oxford
Healthy Intercessions
Professor Peter Howdle, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Medicine, The University of Leeds.
Earthquakes, Volcanoes and God: Praying in response to Natural Disasters
Revd Prof David Chester, Department of Geography and Environmental Science,Liverpool Hope University
