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Monday, 27 February 2006
2006 Whitley Lecture
The annual Whitley lecture was delivered at NBC last Thursday. I was not able to be present, because I was giving a paper of my own, but by all accounts it was a good event.
This year's lecture was given by Kate Coleman, who is also the BUGB President for 2006-7. The title was "Being Human" A Black British Christian Woman's Perspective". Quoting from the synopsis, Kate's work, which is based on her recent Birmingham PhD develops "...a Christian anthropology based upon the epistemological exigencies of black women" and uses Genesis 3 as a key resource in the process.
If anyone wants a printed copy then I guess you would need to go to the BUGB Publications Department or email me and we may have a few lying around at around £5.00 a go,.
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Obviously high inflation rates in Manchester or a good 'get rich quick' scam - I'm sure Anne only charged £3 last week!
Posted by: Catriona | Tuesday, 28 February 2006
Hi Sean,
I am a Canadian from Ontario who is trying to do some research on Baptist intercessory prayer. I googled those keywords and your blogsite came up. There seemed to be an good link (posted September 2005) to an initiative regarding this topic, but the page has since expired.
I am seeking this information because I have the privilege of enjoying a friendship with a woman from Tennessee whom my husband and I met close to thirty years ago. She is 85, and a devout Southern Baptist; I am 57 and a devout Roman Catholic.
In the past year her health has deteriorated steadily and now she lives a very restricted sedentary life. Always a woman of great cheer, hope, initiative, and boundless energy, she now finds her days long and difficult.
In all our email correspondence over the years I have never noted her mentioning intercessory prayer - and I began to wonder if that was part of the Baptist faith. I try to spend about an hour a day in intercessory prayer, and have the peace of knowing, not only that God answers prayer, but that all intercessors can quietly help change the course of the world through prayer interventions. Also, as a Catholic, I have discovered the many delicious layers of intercessory prayer.
Of course I am not wishing to impose all things Catholic onto my dear old friend; I just needed to know if intercessory prayer was part of the Baptist lexicon of faith, and whether a good Christian friend could nudge her into the peace of using her remaining sedentery years to intercede for the world.
Best regards,
Donna Procher
Ontario, Canada
Posted by: Donna Procher | Tuesday, 21 March 2006
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