Tag: Reading the Bible today
W.C. Dobbs Endowed Lectureship in Applied Christianity, 2016-17
On Thursday 17 November 2016, Professor Burridge delivered the 2016-2017 W.C. Dobbs Endowed Lectureship in Applied Christianity at the George W. Truett Seminary at Baylor University, Waco, Texas. The lecture was entitled ‘Finding the One Jesus through Reading the Four Gospels’ and a video of the lecture (complete with his powerpoint slides and a scrolling
How Can the Academy Help the Church with the Bible?
On Monday 7 November 2011, Richard gave a talk entitled, ‘How Can the Academy Help the Church with the Bible?’ in the Chapel on the Strand Campus at King’s College London.
The Year of the Bible
As part of the celebrations marking the 400th Anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible, Richard preached on two successive Sundays in October 2011 at Southwark Cathedral and Westminster Abbey. Read transcripts of the two sermons here: Southwark Cathedral – 23 October 2011Westminster Abbey – 30 October 2011
Inaugural Lecture as Professor of Biblical Interpretation
Richard’s inaugural lecture as Professor of Biblical Interpretation at King’s College London was entitled: ‘(Re-)tell Me the Old, Old Story: Narrative, Genre and the Bible’. The lecture was given on Thursday 12 May 2011 in the Edmund J Safra lecture theatre at King’s. Listen to a podcast of the lecture on the link below. The
Year of the Bible
On Friday 12 February 2010, Richard spoke to the General Synod of The Church of England as part of an important debate on the Bible. He presented the case, which was unanimously ratified by the Synod, to declare 2011 The Year of The Bible. Click the PDF link for the transcript of the speech, and
