On Saturday 28 January 2017, Richard led a study afternoon as part of the St Paul’s Cathedral ‘How to read the Bible’ series. The Gospels are ancient biographies, each with a different portrait of Jesus. Matthew portrays Jesus as the new Moses, the new leader of Israel, come to fulfil the law and the prophets.
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
Richard Burridge · Beyond Belief: Storytelling in Christianity In a special programme recorded at the the Bloxham Festival of Faith & Literature, William Crawley and guests, including Richard, explored the rich history of Judeo-Christian storytelling. How old are some of the most popular and familiar biblical stories, and where did they come from? How important
On Sunday 2 March 2014, Richard spoke at St Paul’s Cathedral Sunday Forum on his book Four Gospels, One Jesus? The St Paul’s Forum is a Sunday lunchtime series in which some of the liveliest contemporary theologians and spiritual teachers speak about the challenges, contradictions and joys of being a Christian in the world today.
On Thursday 17 October 2013, Richard, as Dean of King’s College London, gave the sermon at the service welcoming the Revd Stephen Stavrou as Chaplain to the Guy’s Campus. The sermon was entitled ‘The Physician’s Gospel’.
In late 2009, Richard two talks on the Gospels of Luke and John. See the videos above and below for these talks.
