Culture Short Courses in London
Explore criminology, sociology, religious studies and more in our short courses. No previous experience is needed.
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The Quakers: an introduction
Course Date: Sat 2 Feb 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetQuakers listen for the inner voice within that speaks truth and love, without making use of priests, ancient rituals or creeds. Find out why people today are re-discovering Quakerism.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
Miriam the prophetess, Ruth the migrant, and Queen Esther: stories and afterlives of biblical women
Course Date: Sat 9 Feb 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore the biblical stories of three women, each representing an aspect of religious, political and social life of ancient Israel. These stories have inspired many writers, and been transformed to adapt to the social, political and religious concerns of the times.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
'Glimpses of heaven': the role and development of the English cathedral in the 19th century
Course Date: Sat 9 Feb 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe 19th century was a tumultuous period for English cathedrals and bishops. Aspects covered include their role in society, expansion, (re-) building and restoration of cathedrals together with changes in worship, governance and public access.Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £23.00Concession: £15.00 -
Spiritualism: faith between science and religion
Course Date: Sat 9 Mar 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetSince Victorian times Spiritualists, from eminent scholars to ardent Christians, have been convinced that we can talk to the dead. Explore some of the scientific techniques and religious arguments that have been used to test the reality of the spirit world.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
Introduction to Islam: historical emergence, current issues
Course Date: Sun 17 Mar 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWhat is Islam? Who is a Muslim? Explore these questions through a study of the Quran, the Prophet and the socio-political and religious developments in the early history of Muslims.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
Children's Bibles and the Bible in children's books
Course Date: Sat 1 Jun 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis course focuses on the impact of the Bible on children’s literature, looking at examples taken from the earliest illustrated children's Bibles, and analysing their impact within the socio-cultural milieu from which they emerged. We will also consider some well-known children’s books in which biblical stories have been used and transformed.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
The priest as poet
Course Date: Sat 8 Jun 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetFrom Shakespeare’s time to our own, priest-poets have given particularly forceful and poignant expression to both the rewards and the difficulties of faith. This innovative course will illuminate both their visions and their tribulations.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
An introduction to Jainism
Course Date: Sat 22 Jun 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe Jain religion is non-theistic and believes in an everlasting soul and a material body. Its morality is based on non-violence. Jains metaphysics extend to 6 substances with correspondence to some aspects of Western Philosophy.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00
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