Unlock is a brilliant charity helping churches and local communities engage the Bible in creative and relevant ways. Book your place now for this practical and insightful training event hosted at Queen's in a few weeks.
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📅 Monday 3rd November 2025⁠
⏰ 6-8 pm: Lecture Premiere on www.youtube.com/queensfounda...
⏰ 8-9 pm: Live Q&A with Prof. Robert Beckford, moderated by Dr. Dulcie Dixon McKenzie. Register now: bit.ly/RBLIVE2025

Following the thrilling in-person event last week, we are delighted to premiere the inaugural lecture and host an online evening with Prof. Beckford.
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Participants left inspired to take small creative steps, bringing imagination and art into their spiritual life and their church communities.

Led by Nigerian-born and Birmingham based acclaimed visual artist Eddy Aigbe, the workshop “Seeing the Sacred: Creativity as a Path to Spiritual Growth” allowed participants to engage with visual art as a way to reflect on personal and collective faith journeys.

Carlton is speaking as a Faith and Order Commissioner representing the Caribbean, specifically the Church in the Province of the West Indies. He is also running a workshop on decolonisation for participants.
For more information, see: www.oikoumene.org/events/nicae...

Queen’s tutor Dr Carlton Turner is a keynote speaker at the international conference, speaking on Decolonisation and the Inward Journey of the Church: Reflections from the Caribbean.

We look forward to sharing the recording of this special event soon.
Event info: www.queens.ac.uk/blackhistory...

📅 Date: Thursday 23rd October 2025
6.30pm: Arrival & light buffet
7.30pm: Lecture with Professor Robert Beckford
📍 Venue: Queen's Foundation, Somerset Road, Birmingham B15 2QH
For more info, please visit www.queens.ac.uk/blackhistory...

Before the inaugural lecture by Professor Robert Beckford, we will be hosting a pre-lecture reception with a complimentary light buffet for all. Booking in advance is essential. queens.jotform.com/252553830352...

Bishops Michael and Esther left us with words of encouragement for the work happening at Queen’s and renewed prayers, particularly for the ministry of all those currently in training.

With the new academic year now in full swing, this visit was an opportunity to meet with students and staff and share in worship and lunch with our community.

Together, Fass and Ginnal open a fresh theological grammar for our age: one that insists on prophetic boldness while navigating the deceptive terrains of racial politics, memory, and power. You can read more on the event's page here: www.queens.ac.uk/blackhistory...

Fass names audacity, the disruptive courage to speak truth in contexts that demand silence. Ginnal signals cunning, the capacity to discern and resist duplicity in political, cultural, and ecclesial life.

The inaugural Robert Beckford Lecture is a free in-person event, open to the public, and preceded by an optional dinner at 6:00 pm.

For more information, please visit www.queens.ac.uk/blackhistory...

Marking three decades of pioneering scholarship and activism in the intersection of faith, popular culture, and justice, this lecture asks what kind of Christian thought is vital in a world marked by the resurgence of neofascism and the emergence of cryptic forms of reparations.