Events http://www.cis.org.uk/forum/categories/cis-events/feed.rss Thu, 17 May 12 01:54:28 +0100 Events en-CA Christian Postgraduate Conference, 22-24 June 2012 - Transforming the Mind: Wisdom and Wonder http://www.cis.org.uk/forum/discussion/37/christian-postgraduate-conference-22-24-june-2012-transforming-the-mind-wisdom-and-wonder Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:05:05 +0000 AnthonySmith 37@/forum/discussions Any postgrads or postdocs out there might well be interested in this...

Transforming the Mind: Wisdom and Wonder
The Tenth Annual National Conference for Christian Postgraduates and Postdoctoral Researchers.

This year's conference is scheduled for 22-24 June, in the picturesque setting of Dovedale House, in the Derbyshire Dales.

Speakers: Prof Sir Colin Humphreys and Prof Alison Phipps.

The conference flyer is available here:
We also have a Poster:

The conference

We believe that this event is unique in the UK, providing space for students and academics of many disciplines and nationalities to share fellowship, ideas and experiences in a really inspiring setting.

The conference challenges us to 'offer [our] bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God' and 'to be transformed by the renewing of [our] minds' (Romans 12:1). As students, researchers and academics, we meet to encourage each other and explore what God is calling us to be and to do in the university and outside. As we ask questions about our faith, our work, our relationships and our world, we seek to share wisdom and learn from each other by God's Spirit.

Registration
 
• Cost: £80 per person (including all meals and accommodation, and transport from Derby rail station if requested.)
• Discount: Students and the unwaged get a £15 reduction by booking before 30 April.
• If the cost is a problem for you, please email enquiries@christianpostgrad.org.uk with a brief explanation of your circumstances and we will do our best to help.

For more information and registration, see:

Facebook event page:

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London Conference 2011 http://www.cis.org.uk/forum/discussion/16/london-conference-2011 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:35:08 +0000 Simon 16@/forum/discussions
I was, however, slightly puzzled by Bob White and John Bimson's objection to Polkinghorne's "Open theism", especially the chess game analogy - an analogy that I rather like. Their objection (in the panel discussion) seemed mostly based upon it being unhelpful pastorally, but I can't quite see why this must be so. Surely knowing that we both have free will - and God is always in control - is comforting?]]>