Former Archbishop of Canterbury to Speak at BGU
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, The Rt Rev Rt Hon Lord Rowan Williams, will be in Lincoln next month to give a lecture at Bishop Grosseteste University.
He has been invited to speak by the Lincoln Theological Society on Tuesday 7th April and the subject of his talk will be Centenarians, Teresa of Avila and Thomas Merton.
Lord Rowan Williams was Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012 and is now Master of Magdelene College, Cambridge. His lecture will take place at 7.30pm in the Robert Hardy Building at BGU.
Bishop Grosseteste University is also staging a series of lectures to mark the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta.
Magna Carta itself will be the subject of a talk by Dame Pauline Green on Wednesday 29th April at 2pm. Dame Pauline is the first female president in the 120-year history of the International Co-operative Alliance.
Tickets for the Lord Rowan Williams lecture cost £5 and include wine, juice and car parking.
To book visit the Lincoln Minster Shop, send an email to shop@lincolncathedral.com or visit Unicorn Tree Books in Lincoln Central Market.
To book a place at Dame Pauline Green’s lecture contact Jessica Lyons by calling 01522 583681 or emailing jessica.lyons@bishopg.ac.uk. This lecture is free of charge and refreshments are provided.
Notes to editors:
• Bishop Grosseteste University was established in January 1862 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2012.
• It is an independent higher education institution based in Lincoln which awards its own undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
• It changed its name from Bishop Grosseteste University College to Bishop Grosseteste University in November 2012.
• Magna Carta, signed by King John in 1215, is one of the most enduring legal documents in the world. It is known as the first charter to limit the power of the king and to uphold the rights of the individual.
• When King John agreed to the barons’ demands for peace at Runnymede in 1215, copies of the charter were made and sealed. They were distributed to sheriffs, cathedrals and important religious houses throughout England. Lincoln Cathedral’s Magna Carta is one of only four surviving originals.
• Since 1993 Lincoln’s Magna Carta has been on display at Lincoln Castle. Next month a new home and visitor cente for Magna Carta will be opened as part of the Lincoln Castle Revealed project.
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