Norwich Cathedral

"Text and gloss":
a series of talks and discussions open to all
in the library reading room, 10.00am - 12 noon

April, Tuesday 15
Margaret Barker and Temple theology
Leader: Canon Jeremy Haselock, Norwich Cathedral

May, Tuesday 13
Science, Dawkins and Christian theology
Leader: The Rt Revd David Atkinson, Bishop of Thetford

June, Tuesday 17
The Antiquarian tradition and the History of Norwich
Leader: Professor Carole Rawcliffe, School of History, UEA

July, Tuesday 15
What are they saying about Paul?
Leader: Christine Amjad-Ali, Principal of Diocesan Ministry Course, St Edmundsbury and Ipswich

			The Parker Sermon The Parker Preacher Sermons were instituted in 1567 when Matthew Parker was Archbishop of Canterbury under Queen Elizabeth I, initially to keep the peace in the Eastern Counties (the Thetford and Norwich Cathedral sermons) and then also to commemorate Mrs. Parker (the Mattishall sermon), and ultimately Parker himself (the St. Clement's, Fye Bridge sermon). For further information on the foundation of the Parker Sermons, see: J. Masters, History of the College of Corpus Christi...... reissued with additions by J. Lamb (Cambridge & London, 1831), pp 97-8 (Parker founds them in 1567), 108-9 (Mattishall sermon added by Mrs. Parker's gift) For the background see: V.J.K. Brook, A Life of Archbishop Parker (Oxford, 1962) pp 222-7 (Parker makes a Visitation of Norwich Cathedral in 1567, in a setting of unrest over recusancy, Puritanism and immigration). The Parker Preacher is presented by Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. This year's preacher, the Revd Yazeed Said, is Honorary Assistant Chaplain to Corpus Christi College.


	Artist's impression of the Norwich riot of 1272 © Norwich Cathedral		Church history lectures in Norwich Cathedral Library By the Canon Librarian, the Archdeacon of Norwich Tuesday 1 April, 1pm - Bishops, monks and the towns they owned In 1272 the townsfolk of Norwich caused considerable damage to the monastic buildings. But this was no isolated incident. As the economy grew in medieval England and merchants prospered they looked for greater autonomy from the owners of the towns. So who were the owners? How did they come to have such important assets and who were the eventual winners? Tuesday 27 May, 1pm - Anglo-Saxon councils and the search for Clofesho When Theodore of Tarsus became Archbishop of Canterbury in 669 the Church in England was in disarray. To impose some semblance of order he introduced regular meetings of all the bishops. Most of the places where they met have been identified, but one, arguably the most important, is still unknown. Or is it? All will be revealed.

			"Text and gloss": a series of talks and discussions open to all in the library reading room, 10.00am - 12 noon April, Tuesday 15 Margaret Barker and Temple theology Leader: Canon Jeremy Haselock, Norwich Cathedral May, Tuesday 13 Science, Dawkins and Christian theology Leader: The Rt Revd David Atkinson, Bishop of Thetford June, Tuesday 17 The Antiquarian tradition and the History of Norwich Leader: Professor Carole Rawcliffe, School of History, UEA July, Tuesday 15 What are they saying about Paul? Leader: Christine Amjad-Ali, Principal of Diocesan Ministry Course, St Edmundsbury and Ipswich

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