Monday, October 20, 2008

BEYOND THE CONVERSATION STOPPERS

Public debate about religion, non-religion and much else is in a mess right now - bogged down by confrontational politics, personal anger, intellectual cul de sacs and simplistic dualisms. But it doesn't have to be this way. On Thursday 23 October (this week!) I'm leading a practical seminar at St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace (78 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG) entitled Conversion, Conversation & Co-existence: Living in a Multi-conviction Society. It runs from 6.30pm - 8.30pm, and entry is free. You are more than welcome. If you can't make it, please pass on the information to those you know in the London area who might be interested. You don't have to say in advance that you're attending - but it would help the organisers if you did! Notes to enquiries@stethelburgas.org

2 comments:

Jane said...

So now I need to know whether you have read Theodore Zeldin's An intimate hisotry of humanity - wonderful book - irritatingly I can't find my copy but just the chapter titles are brilliant something like how men and women finally managed to have interesting conversations etc
And then there's this from his 74th birthday
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6958227.stm
hope it all goes well
J

Simon Barrow said...

I haven't, but I will. Thanks. x