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The Value of Heritage and the Heritage of Value

There was a time when old places were valued simply for their beauty and interest, but now this is not enough. Are calculations of the financial contribution of our history adding to the value of our heritage or have they fundamentally devalued it?

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and Poetic Technique

In the line, 'The Western wave was aflame', the 'Western wave' refers to the sea. But is it this simple? What do forms of substitution, synecdoche for example, lend to this magnificent and shadowy poem?

Respecting and Transcending Nature

Science and technology creates moral problems in being able to both improve life and destroy it. How might Tolkein's 'Lord of the Rings' offer us reflections on scientific and religious frameworks which enable us to respect nature on the one hand, while transcending its limits on the other?

Affairs of the Heart: An Exploration of the Symbolism of the Heart in Art

A celebration of the heart for St Valentine’s Day. How is it that a simple pump has become a symbol of the highest human emotions of love, truth, conscience and moral courage? How have artists represented this? An interdisciplinary presentation.

Perfection or Pastiche? New Buildings in Old Places

The blight of the concrete municipal buildings of the 1960s and 70s in the historic centres of our cathedral cities is all too familiar. Everyone wants to avoid the same mistakes being made again, but can we reconcile old and new in our historic cities?

To What Extent Did The Adventists Bring Stability To A Changing World?

A question from the lecture 'America's Advents' by Professor Alec...

Alec Ryrie's Thoughts On Self-Deception

A question from the lecture 'America's Advents' by Professor Alec...

Was Miller Influenced By The Deism Of The French Revolution?

A question from the lecture 'America's Advents' by Professor Alec...

Shakespeare's Sonnets and the Use of Personification

'When well-appareled April on the heel / Of limping winter treads'. A calendar month cannot dress, nor can a season walk. This lecture will explore the magic of personification in Shakespeare's poetry.

Is Reality Limited to what Science can Uncover?

Is science complete in itself, or does it act as a pointer or signpost to matters beyond its boundaries? C.S. Lewis argued that nature bears witness to the existence and nature of God, and developed the idea in works such as 'Miracles' and 'The Chronicles of Narnia.'

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The Value of Heritage and the Heritage of Value

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and Poetic Technique

Respecting and Transcending Nature

Affairs of the Heart: An Exploration of the Symbolism of the Heart in Art

Perfection or Pastiche? New Buildings in Old Places

To What Extent Did The Adventists Bring Stability To A Changing World?

Alec Ryrie's Thoughts On Self-Deception

Was Miller Influenced By The Deism Of The French Revolution?

Shakespeare's Sonnets and the Use of Personification

Is Reality Limited to what Science can Uncover?

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